Board of Directors

Five directors. Four have served since the company listed in 2017.

Brett Kelly
Brett Kelly BBus, CA, MTax, DipFS, RTA, JP Founder, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Brett founded Kelly+Partners in 2006 with accounting businesses in North Sydney and the Central Coast and has led the group since. He began as a chartered accountant with five years at PwC Australia, then worked at three mid-sized firms. He is the author of six books on life, business and wisdom.

Member, Nomination and Remuneration Committee · Director since 16 April 2017

Stephen Rouvray
Stephen Rouvray BEc, CA Independent Deputy Chairman and Non-Executive Director

Stephen has more than 50 years' experience in financial services. He was Chief Financial Officer, Company Secretary and Manager of Investor Relations for AUB Group (formerly Austbrokers) from 2005 to 2015, and before that General Manager of ING Australia Holdings.

Chairman, Audit and Risk Committee · Chairman, Nomination and Remuneration Committee · Director since 2 May 2017

Ryan MacNamee
Ryan MacNamee BCom, GAICD Independent Non-Executive Director

Ryan is a business technology executive with more than 25 years in IT management and cyber security, including roles as Group Chief Information Officer and Group Chief Information Security Officer. He sits on the board of Thinkproject Australia and New Zealand and is co-founder of ECPPro.

Member, Audit and Risk Committee · Member, Nomination and Remuneration Committee · Director since 2 May 2017

Paul Kuchta
Paul Kuchta BBus, CA, FTIA, DipFP, RTA, JP Executive Director

Paul is a chartered accountant with more than 20 years' experience in compliance, tax and advisory services to private businesses and their owners. He was a founding partner of Kelly+Partners Norwest in 2012 and is managing director of Kelly+Partners Sydney.

Member, Audit and Risk Committee · Director since 2 May 2017

Ada Poon
Ada Poon BCom, MCom, JP, Registered Tax Agent, SMSF Specialist Advisor Executive Director

Ada was one of the first employees when Kelly+Partners opened its doors in 2006 and one of its founding partners. She has more than 20 years' experience in accounting and taxation for private business owners, self-managed super funds and outsourced finance. She leads a team of 50 in North Sydney.

Director since 6 September 2019

Committees and executive

Board committees and officers of the company
Committee or office Members
Audit and Risk Committee
  • Stephen Rouvray (Chairman)
  • Ryan MacNamee
  • Paul Kuchta
Nomination and Remuneration Committee
  • Stephen Rouvray (Chairman)
  • Ryan MacNamee
  • Brett Kelly
Chief Financial Officer
  • Kenneth Ko
Company Secretary
  • Joyce Au

Corporate Governance