Government-only consulting firm Scyne Advisory has appointed Richard Gwilym as its permanent managing partner as it continues to bed down its corporate structure.
Scyne is the spin-off from accounting firm PwC Australia that was formed after private equity firm Allegro Funds bought the consulting practice for $1.
The fire sale price was in part agreed by PwC to ensure consulting jobs were spared at a time when government consulting work was drying up following the revelation that the firm and its former tax partner, Peter Collins, had shared confidential information related to multinational tax policy changes.
Collins and his former firm were both sanctioned by the Tax Practitioners Board and publicly announced in January 2023.
Gwilym’s permanent appointment to Scyne’s top leadership role is one of three announced this week.
Melissa Wong joins the company as its chief people officer after 20 years of working in human resources roles at MyHealth, Medibank and NAB.
The Scyne board has permanently appointed Sarah Niederle as chief risk officer.
“This appointment recognises the depth and breadth of experience that Sarah has brought to the role during the transition to Scyne Advisory and in the first months of the business,” a Scyne statement reads.
Scyne Advisory board chair John Mullen said the group leadership appointments allow the consulting firm to focus on its business.
“The finalisation of our Group Leadership appointments to our corporate structure ensures we have the right fundamentals in place to achieve our vision and deliver excellence in support of Australia’s public purpose,” Mullen said.
Finalisation of top leadership roles at Scyne Advisory comes at a time PwC, the firm many of its senior management and staff left, has launched its new three-year strategy.
Last week’s release says PwC will confine its operations to several key service lines, including audit and taxation.
Four additional key market areas have been prioritised by the Big Four player — artificial intelligence, climate, business model reinvention and “trust in what matters”.
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