Director

Brian joined BDO in 1999 and is a Director in the audit department with specific responsibility for financial services clients. Brian’s huge wealth of experience covers the full range of subsectors under the financial services umbrella. He has a particular specialism in advising his clients in the investment fund audit and aircraft leasing arena. In addition Brian also has many years experience in the provision of audit services to a large number of Special Purpose Securitization Vehicles. Brian’s expertise has been enhanced by his longstanding role of sitting on the firm’s Audit Technical Committee and this has allowed him to develop a network of expert contacts right across BDO’s international network. Brian holds a BComm from UCD and is an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland.

Michael is head of the Business Owner Services team and is a Tax Planning Director. Michael has over 20 years experience in taxation and advisory work and joined BDO in 1999.

Robert, a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland, is a Director in the Audit department of BDO Dublin where he has overall responsibility for financial service audits. Robert has an extensive portfolio of clients in the Financial Services sector ranging from funds to special purpose securitization vehicles. In developing this area close links have been established with counterparts in the BDO international network and in particular the London and Cayman financial services departments with regard to the pooling of information and expertise on fund audits. He has many years’ experience advising on and dealing with a broad range of investment funds both onshore and offshore combining a variety of strategies and structures. Robert is a former member of the Irish Fund Industry Association’s technical committee.