Darryl Camilleri

Professional Qualifications

• Fellow - Institute of Chartered Accountants
• Fellow - Tax Institute of Australia
• Registered Tax Agent
• Registered Company Auditor
• Member - Institute of Company Directors

Career Experience and Partner Profile:

Has been a Partner since 1987.  Responsible for his own Business Services team, which includes tax planning structure reviews, valuation of businesses, management guidance, finance application assistance, and assistance on buying and selling businesses.  Includes audit engagements as engagement and review partner planning, controlling and finalising audit responsibilities for clients in the Sugar Industry, Media, Education and Training.

Community and Honorary

• Mackay Regional Council - Deputy Mayor
• Mackay Whitsunday Regional Economic Development Corporation (MWREDC) - Director
• Regional Development Australia Mackay Whitsunday - Treasurer and Board Member
• Mackay Base Hospital Redevelopment Art Selection Committee
• James Cook University - Mackay Community Consultation Group

Past Roles

• Mackay Chamber of Commerce - Chairman 2002 - 2006
• Mackay District Health Council - Chairman 2003 - 2007
• Institute of Chartered Accountants - Mackay District Group Chairman
• Mackay & Mackay District Life Education Centre - President 1998 - 2006
• Member of Mackay West Apex Club (1987 - 1999) - Life Member
• Mackay Basketball Association - Junior Representative Team Coach 2000 - 2005

Chris Sammut

Professional Qualifications

• Fellow - Institute of Chartered Accountants
• Registered Tax Agent
• Registered Company Auditor
• Commissioner of Declarations

Career Experience and Partner Profile:

Has been a Partner since 1997.  Chris has extensive and diverse experience in Taxation, Accounting and Audit matters for small, medium and large sized businesses and has a particular interest in the area of Self Managed Superannuation. 

Clear business objectives, including the provision of genuinely personalised service and empathy for the individual needs of clients, have seen Chris produce beneficial outcomes for clients in a timely, cost effective manner.  Chris's knowledge and experience allows him to communicate effectively with a diverse range of clients and business associates and has used his expertise to ensure financial growth for his clients.  Chris's goal is to continue to provide high quality and individualised services to meet the current and future needs of his Bennett Partners' clients.

David Watts

Professional Qualifications

• Associate - Institute of Chartered Accountants
• Registered Tax Agent
• Registered Company Auditor
• Justice of the Peace

Career Experience

Has more than 36 years experience commencing with Yarwood Vane & Co (now Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu) in their Brisbane Office and, with the exception of a 2 1/2 year transfer to Deloitte's London Office, remaining with this office until transferred to Mackay in 1984.

He has since spent 2 years as a partner in Deloittes, 9 years as principal of D.N. Watts & Co. and as a partner in Bennett Partners since 1996.

Community and Honorary

Current:    

• Whitsunday Anglican School Board - Chairman since 2009
• Mackay Student Residential College - Treasurer since 1990
• Artspace Mackay Foundation - Treasurer since 2002
• Member Port of Mackay Rotary - Since 2003

Previous:

• Mackay Rugby Union - Treasurer 1984 - 1990
• Mackay Chamber of Commerce - Various positions (Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer & Board Member 1985 - 2000
• Pioneer Kindy & Pre-School Assn. - Treasurer 1995 - 1996
• Whitsunday Anglican School P&F Assn. - Treasurer 2001 - 2005

Paul Hinton

Professional Qualifications

• Associate - Institute of Chartered Accountants
• Registered Tax Agent
• Registered Company Auditor

Career Experience and Partner Profile

Joined Bennett Partners as a Bachelor of Commerce graduate in 1990 and has been a partner since 2001.  Manages the firm's Audit team and also has his own Business Services team.  Audit clients include both profit and non-profit organisations in a variety of industries such as Sugar, Research and Development, Manufacturing, Education, Training, Disability, Aged Care, Local Government, and Motor Vehicle Distributors.  Also controls a large Business Services Portfolio of small to medium size business clients operating in a number of different industries, including building and construction, tourism and hospitality, and labour hire.

Paul's knowledge and experience in both the audit and business services fields allows him to provide clients with an overall accounting and business service.  His goal is to help clients not only achieve financial security, but also their personal and lifestyle goals.