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At the heart of InConsult is a core team of people you can trust and are passionate about helping build more resilient organisations.

Success is determined by the quality of our people and their ability to work together in high performing teams to deliver results. 

Meet our team.  

Tony Harb

Tony Harb

Tony Harb is InConsult’s founding Director. He leads InConsult’s service delivery covering all 2nd line services including enterprise risk management, cyber risk management, business continuity, climate change and fraud and corruption control.

Tony boasts a distinguished career spanning 35 years in professional services and insurance, with extensive experience in both the private and public sectors. Renowned for his passion for risk management,  Tony has been instrumental in guiding organisations through complex risk management challenges, ensuring robust strategies are effectively implemented to safeguard their interests. His profound understanding of the intricacies and critical success factors required in professional services, strategy formulation and strategy execution has helped position InConsult as a leader and trusted advisor, consistently delivering high quality services that exceed what is delivered by much large consulting firms.

Beyond his professional accomplishments, Tony is deeply committed to volunteering, not-for-profit and community service organisations.  He has been a dedicated volunteer for over 15 years with the NSW State Emergency Service (NSW SES). This reflects his passion for contributing to the welfare of society, particularly in times of crisis. Tony’s dual commitment to professional excellence and community well-being underscores his values and holistic approach to leadership, making him a respected figure both within the consulting industry and the broader community.

Tony is a Fellow member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, an independent member of several Audit and Risk Committees and presenter of One Minute Risk Manager, InConsult’s YouTube Channel.

 

Cameron Parsons

Cameron Parsons

Cameron Parsons is a senior risk professional with over 15 years of experience in delivering governance, risk, compliance and control assurance within the financial services sector. He has considerable hands on experience in developing and implementing enterprise risk management and compliance frameworks in multiple organisations and countries satisfying diverse regulatory requirements.

Cameron has held regional and global roles for QBE Group, Munich Re, Liberty and MLC. He has in-depth technical knowledge and expertise across general insurance, life / non-life reinsurance and wealth management.

 

Kim Edwards

Kim Edwards

Kim Edwards specializes in environment, sustainability, governance (ESG), business continuity and climate risk management. Kim is an experienced lawyer, scientist and compliance professional with over 20 years of legal, risk and compliance experience.

Kim worked for national law and patent attorney firms for over 10 years after starting her career in scientific research and in the medical industry.

Kim sits on the board of a not for profit organisation where she chairs the risk and compliance committee. She is a volunteer Local Unit Commander and Emergency Officer with the NSW State Emergency Service.

 

Lauren Whitfield

Lauren Whitfield

Lauren Whitfield is a dedicated Risk Professional, armed with a unique academic background. Lauren graduated from Macquarie University with a Bachelor of Commerce, with a major in Cyber Security Governance and holds a minor in Accounting.

Lauren’s educational journey has enabled her to develop a broad spectrum of knowledge from business management & processes, governance, fraud & corruption, cybercrime, information technology, and accounting. Lauren brings a fresh perspective to the space as a first-time entrant into the consulting world.

 

Mitchell Morley

Mitchell Morley

Mitchell Morley is a Director of InConsult and has over 35 years’ experience in the NSW public sector covering internal audit, corporate governance, risk management, WH&S, records management, privacy management, insurance arrangements and administrative services.

Mitchell leads InConsult’s delivery of internal audit, assurance and probity services.

 

Dane Parsons

Dane Parsons

Dane Parsons is an Internal Audit Manager at InConsult with 10 years’ experience in completing and managing internal audits, organisational risk management, compiling and reviewing associated reports and presenting financial and operational reports to Boards and Audit Committees on a variety of topics.

Dane has extensive experience in creating and developing audit programs, increasing departmental efficiencies through audit work completed, completing sensitive fraud reviews, convening workshops to resolve common issues and management of organisational strategic risk registers.

Dane has a Bachelor of Commerce degree, Graduate Certificate in Internal Auditing and is a Certified Internal Auditor.

 

Waresa Saiara

Waresa Saiara

Waresa Saiara is an enthusiastic and analytical audit professional with a degree in accounting and finance from the University of Technology Sydney. She is currently completing a graduate diploma of chartered accounting with Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.

Waresa has held a variety of roles in internal audit and financial services. She has experience in various industries including medical insurance, financial analysis, business development, mortgage broking and real estate. Possessing strong analytical and technical skills, Waresa is passionate about helping organisations to implement strong internal control frameworks to better manage their risks.

 

Kerry McGoldrick

Kerry McGoldrick

Kerry is a recognised leader in governance, risk and resilience, with deep industry and advisory experience across the commercial, government and not for profit sectors.

As a skilled communicator who understands the art and science of pragmatic risk management, he brings hands-on experience in engaging with front line staff, senior executive teams and boards to mature their programs and achieve their objectives.

Kerry has substantial professional services experience, including with EY and Deloitte, along with executive leadership experience in building, leading and maturing governance, risk and resilience related programs.

 

William Makdessi

William Makdessi

William Makdessi is a senior IT Professional with over a decade of experience in Networks and Information Technology across a broad range of industries, including insurance, local government, construction, automotive, commercial design, and the public health sector.

William has developed Cyber Security Incident Procedures for major insurers to assist with a dynamic threat that has the potential to permanently damage an organisation.

William is known for his professional approach, highly developed problem-solving and rapid adaptation to new and emerging technologies.

 

Flynn O’Keeffe

Flynn O’Keeffe

Flynn O’Keeffe is an IT Professional who completed his Bachelor of Cyber Security at Macquarie University. Flynn has experience working in cutting edge cyber security research and is a fresh face in the industry.

Being amongst the first to do a cyber security degree at Macquarie University, Flynn has had the opportunity to witness emerging technologies and be on the forefront of the cyber space when learning the skills necessary. Flynn delivers a unique perspective into cyber issues and risk. Having a keen interest in the growing cyber space has allowed him to have a great view of the expanding industry and evolving threat landscape.

 

Flynn Lauridsen

Flynn Lauridsen

Flynn Lauridsen provides a range of software development support services with a particular focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI), data analysis and IT controls testing. Flynn is currently studying software engineering at Macquarie University. He has a particular interest in cyber security frameworks and controls.

During his studies, Flynn has worked in a variety of roles including as a research intern working to build a large and experimental product utilising emerging tools such as Artificial Intelligence (AI).

 

Uttam Mukherjee

Uttam Mukherjee

Uttam is a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Internal Auditor with over 20 years of experience in risk management, compliance, business continuity, internal audit, quality management and strategic management. He has held leadership and senior management roles in a number of leading organisations in Australia including ASIC, CBHS Group and the National Childcare Accreditation Council.

He has held Chief Risk Officer positions for a number of APRA regulated financial institutions and not-for-profit organisations where he was responsible for overseeing and managing the organisation’s risk management strategy, ensuring the identification, assessment, and mitigation of risks to align with the company’s objectives and regulatory requirements.

 

Sara Sivathasan

Sara Sivathasan

Sara Sivathasan is a strategic thinker and successful risk management specialist with over 25 years’ experience in auditing, governance, risk management, assurance, fraud and corruption prevention and investigations in public and private sectors.

Sara has held senior internal audit and business assurance roles in Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) and Deloitte in Singapore, leading organisations achieve its business objectives through well balanced and effective governance and risk management systems and processes.

 

Mike Strong

Mike Strong

Mike Strong has over 30 years’ experience in software design, development and delivery. Mike oversees the successful delivery of InConsult’s GuardianERM.Net web-based risk management and compliance software to clients around the world.

Mike is responsible for directing the development team in the design, development, coding, testing and debugging of InConsult’s web-based applications.

 


Benefit from the Experience of Our Team

InConsult employs very experienced and enthusiastic people with well-developed technical, people and communication skills to enhance our client’s experience and service quality.

To every engagement, we bring a team with over 20 years ‘hands on’ working experience in risk management, financial management, information security, internal audit and assurance.

Our team members also have extensive working experience in small, medium and large private and public sector organisations.  Team members have held senior executive positions that typically included Chief Executive Officer, General Manager, Governance Manager, Chief Risk Officer, Chief Audit Executive, Compliance Manager and Information Technology Manager.

Beyond the technical skills, we understand that issues and problems are not always ‘black and white’ and some areas need softer ’emotional intelligence’ skills. The vast working experience of our team ensures superior liaison, communication, reporting and presentation skills.;

Our Team Qualifications

Be confident in our team’s capabilities. Our team members hold formal tertiary qualifications in relevant disciplines including accounting, economics, internal audit, risk management, law, environmental science, information technology, emergency management and investigations. 

Meeting Professional Standards

As professionals, our team members maintain membership to professional bodies that include the Institute of Internal Auditors, Risk Management Institute of Australia, Australian Computer Society, Business Continuity Institute and Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand. This means that each team member must continue to meet the required level of continuing professional development and standards of professional conduct. 

What Our Clients Say

At InConsult, we value the opinions of each and every client. On completion of every project, we ask each client to complete a survey covering several elements of our service to evaluate project quality and service performance.  This infographic is a visual representation of how our clients scored us.