Tony Markwell

Title

Partner - Privately Held Business

Sector experience

Tony Markwell is recognised as an expert on family owned and owner managed business issues. Tony helps business owners to plan and to grow their business and to achieve long term profitability. He is able provide expert advice on succession issues, critical issues planning and developing strategies.

Tony has advised a range of businesses from small start up’s to large multinationals. He also has extensive commercial experience working as an accountant in commerce and owning and operating his own business.

Tony has worked with clients from many industries such as:

• hotels, restaurants and motels
• professional services firms
• construction and building
• retailers and wholesalers
• importing/exporting & freight forwarding
• manufacturing

Tony has expertise in many areas of accountancy including:

• preparation of financial statements and design of management information systems
• Australian taxation and business law
• business benchmarking and financial modelling
• business succession and estate planning
• strategic planning
• business structuring and restructuring
• management buy-outs
• due diligence reviews
• business acquisitions and sales

Qualifications

• Chartered Accountant
• Masters of Business (Accounting)
• Graduate Diploma (Professional Accounting)
• Bachelor of Business (Accountancy)

Presentations and publications

In recent years his expert commentary on family business issues has been featured in a range of media, including The Courier Mail, BRW, Queensland regional radio, Dynamic Business, National Radio, Australian Financial Review and Queensland Country Life.

T  +61 7 3222 0200
E  tony.markwell@au.gt.com