Robert Quant

Title
National CEO, Grant Thornton Australia

Sector experience
Robert Quant is the National CEO of Grant Thornton in Australia.  Robert has over 30 years experience in Chartered Accounting primarily advising and partnering with large private and small to mid listed entities in the areas of professional services, financial services and technology and communications.

In July, 2008, Robert lead Grant Thornton from being a federation of individually owned practices to one national advisory firm operating as an unlisted public company.

He is  has a “whole of business” solution-based approach to problem solving understanding that clients need the support of a strategic advisor who can bring together the various technical capabilities of audit, tax and other advisory to meet their needs.

Key Expertise

• Strategic business planning and structuring
• Financial structuring
• Merger and Acquisition
• Performance optimisation

Robert is a key industry spokesperson with a strong media and thought leadership presence on issues relating to the accounting profession and business issues.

Professional qualifications and memberships

• Bachelor of Business - Accounting
• Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia
• Member of the Taxation Institute of Australia

T  +61 2 8297 2400
E robert.quant@au.gt.com