Professional experience
Lana is PKF Australia's dynamic Chief Operating Officer.
Lana brings a wealth of experience in accounting, audit and advisory sectors, having trained within Big 4 environments, and having been a partner of a chartered accounting firm in South Africa.
Lana also has significant experience in governance, consulting and education, having been a non-executive Director of listed groups, as well as an Associate Professor in an accounting department, and committee member of professional accounting and audit bodies.
She is a graduate member of AICD and has been awarded her Fellowship of CAANZ, primarily in recognition of her commitment to education and development of chartered accountants spanning her 30-year career.
Lana’s overriding passion is for people development. This has been evident in her research and involvement in various accounting professional and academic bodies, and has led to her mentoring many young professionals and training mentors on a global level within our sector.
Lana's areas of expertise include:
- Strategy
- Quality management
- Audit ethics
- Training and development
- Technical research and thought leadership
- Provision of audit and assurance services.
Qualifications and memberships
- PhD, Accounting Education
- MBA
- Chartered Accountant
- Fellow, Chartered Accountant Australia New Zealand
- Graduate, Australian Institute Company Directors
