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75 years and counting!

Baker Tilly Staples Rodway turns 75 this year. From a small Queen Street firm to the sixth largest network in the country, part of one of the top ten global networks, we have grown with our clients. Thank you to those clients, some new and some who have been with us from the start. Here is to the next 75 years of Great Conversations, Great Relationships and Great Futures – now, for tomorrow.

Frank Rodway

Charlie Staples

1945 Charles Staples establishes the firm and Frank joins

1970 John Wadams joins the firm

1986 Name changed to Staples Rodway, Charlie passes away

1987 Frank retires

1989 Staples Rodway joins Summit International (now Baker Tilly)

1999 National network formed with Waikato, Taranaki and Hawkes Bay firms joining

2003 Christchurch and Tauranga join the network

2013 Wellington joins the group

2017 John Wadams passes away

2019 Name changed to Baker Tilly Staples Rodway

Reflecting strong growth across the business in recent years, we have appointed six new directors to boost our senior leadership team.

“The strength of our business is understanding our clients’ needs, goals and objectives, as well as the risks that need to be mitigated for them to succeed. Our six new directors excel at this approach in their respective sectors and have been instrumental in supporting the significant growth of our national network,” said David Searle, Chair of Baker Tilly Staples Rodway.

Audit specialist David Goodall becomes the Taranaki firm’s youngest Director. Goodall, a UK native, fell in love with New Zealand after completing a secondment via the global Baker Tilly network, officially joining the Taranaki office of Baker Tilly Staples Rodway in 2014. He is an expert in protecting businesses from theft and fraud as well as compliance with global reporting standards and works across a range of sectors including oil and gas, education, manufacturing and not-for-profit.

Bevan Condin and Michelle Valler have been promoted to Director, Business Advisory, in the Hawkes Bay firm. Both have more than a decade’s experience supporting clients across diverse industries and sectors from horticulture to construction, hospitality and health. Condin has been with Baker Tilly Staples Rodway since 2007, while Valler joined in 2016 as an Associate.

Sybrand van Schalkwyk is Director, Tax in the Tauranga firm. During a varied career in tax spanning more than 20 years, he has contributed to tax policy for the IRD and the admissions programme for qualifying accountants, working as an examiner for a number of years. He leads Baker Tilly Staples Rodway’s specialist taxation team in the Bay of Plenty.

Angela Dryden is now Director, Business Advisory in the Waikato firm after 19 years with the firm. She has particularly strong experience working with clients in the manufacturing and property development sectors.

In the Auckland firm, Kathryn Cropp has been promoted to Director, Business Advisory. Along with advising clients across a range of sectors, Cropp is Baker Tilly Staples Rodway’s resident expert in accounting and taxation of forestry in the Emissions Trading Scheme.

“I congratulate all our new directors on their appointment and look forward to seeing continued growth across our business in 2020,” said Searle.

PICTURED (top - bottom): David Goodall, Bevan Condin, Michelle Valler, Sybrand van Schalkwyk, Angela Dryden & Kathryn Cropp

Women in Business Auckland

Our Women in Business group celebrated the end of 2019 in style with A Night in Paris event, entertaining our guests with musicians & crêpières. We were delighted to have Tanya Abbott from L’Oréal as our keynote speaker, discussing how the company’s commitment to sustainability is a key part of their business. A chic Parisian evening was enjoyed by all.

Life Education Trust

From April 1 Baker Tilly Staples Rodway becomes an official sponsor of Life Education Trust.

Life Education’s vision is to enable children to reach their full potential. New Zealand research in 2015 Financial Capability of Secondary Schools showed over half of students felt they learnt little or nothing from school around financial capability and only 14% felt they learned a lot. For this reason, Life Education is now going into secondary schools and our sponsorship involves participation at a secondary school level.

Access to: Auckland

Hosted in conjunction with ANZ, Access to: Auckland brought political, transport and economic plans for the continued development of Auckland to our guests. Speakers Nikki Kaye (MP Auckland Central), Karen Lyons (Ministry of Transport) and Pam Ford (ATEED) provided our guests with useful insights to carry into their own business planning.

About Baker Tilly Staples Rodway Baker Tilly Staples Rodway is a national association of independent practices, with eight locations throughout New Zealand.

We are proud to be a member of Baker Tilly International, a top ten global network of independent accounting and business advisory firms, whose member firms share our dedication to exceptional client service. Auckland Level 9, 45 Queen St PO Box 3899 Auckland 1140 auckland@bakertillysr.nz T: +64 9 309 0463

Waikato Level 4, 354 Victoria Street PO Box 9159 Hamilton 3240 waikato@bakertillysr.nz T: +64 7 834 6800

Tauranga Level 1, 247 Cameron Road PO Box 743 Tauranga 3144 tauranga@bakertillysr.nz T: +64 7 578 2989

Hawkes Bay Cnr Hastings & Eastbourne Streets PO Box 46 Hastings 4156 hawkesbay@bakertillysr.nz T: +64 6 878 7004

New Plymouth 109-113 Powderham Street PO Box 146 New Plymouth 4340 taranaki@bakertillysr.nz T: +64 6 757 3155

Stratford 78 Miranda Street PO Box 82 Stratford 4352 stratford@bakertillysr.nz T: +64 6 765 6949

Wellington Level 6, 95 Customhouse Quay PO Box 1208 Wellington 6140 wellington@bakertillysr.nz T: +64 4 472 7919

Christchurch Level 2, 329 Durham Street North PO Box 8039 Christchurch 8440 christchurch@bakertillysr.nz T: +64 3 343 0599