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David Stevens, Founder and Partner

David Stevens

Founder and Partner·DGS Consulting Group

Australia

Bachelor's degree, Accounting and Economics

Work experience

Total years of experience: 24 years, 8 months

Founder and Partner

June 2013 - August 2014

DGS Consulting Group

Australia

June 2013 - August 2014

Founder and Partner DGS Consulting Group, Melbourne Jun 2013 - Present
• On sabbatical leave and undertaking part time private consulting, including for property and hospitality developments.

Company industry:
Business Consultancy Services
Job role:
Management

Regional Leader of Government and Public Sector Industry group

January 2009 - August 2014

PricewaterhouseCoopers Middle East

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

January 2009 - August 2014

• Regional Leader of Government and Public Sector Industry group from 2009, growing revenue significantly year on year.
Government Leader responsible for building cross regional industry client penetration and thought leadership, liaising
closely with PwC UK and Global Government Network.
• Lead partner for new five year Strategies for SAGIA and the economic cities authority in KSA, winning major projects with key government clients in the Middle East involving the analysis and assessment of national financial, fiscal, international
investment, infrastructure projects and economic position to allow development of future strategies.
• Partner responsible for creation of new specialist taxes practices, including indirect taxes, policy, transfer pricing and global
value chain for the Middle East region (covering 14 countries) . Tax HR Partner for the Middle East region.

Company industry:
Accounting
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Partner

January 2011 - January 2013

PricewaterhouseCoopers

United Arab Emirates

January 2011 - January 2013

Partner PricewaterhouseCoopers, Australia 2011 - 2013
• Government Strategy Partner and Lead Relationship Partner for the Liberal Party and Australian leader responsible for cities as part of the global cities network.
• Directly appointed by two new state governments to prepare an economic reform and infrastructure agenda and undertake a major transformation of a government owned and managed education and training provider network.


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• Continued Middle Eastern role as a member of PwC's Public Sector Research Centre global board, developing thought
leadership and global trends linked to public sector service provision, infrastructure finance, regulation and national
development.

Company industry:
Accounting
Job role:
Management

Partner

January 2007 - January 2011

PricewaterhouseCoopers Middle East

United Arab Emirates

January 2007 - January 2011

Partner PricewaterhouseCoopers Middle East, Dubai 2007 - 2011

Company industry:
Accounting
Job role:
Management

Elected as founding board member

January 2008 - January 2010

pricewaterhousecoopers

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

January 2008 - January 2010

• Elected as founding board member of the Middle East firm from 2008 to 2010, overseeing two major strategic transactions within the firm as well as legal, financial and governance restructuring of region.
• Garnered new business opportunities and demonstrated advisory credentials as a regular speaker at forums; participant in business and professional organisations; and contributor to publications on business implications of tax policies and
economic reform agendas around the world.

Company industry:
Accounting
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Partner

January 1999 - December 2007

KPMG Australia

Hong Kong

January 1999 - December 2007

Partner KPMG Australia, Melbourne/KPMG Hong Kong 1999 - 2007
• Amongst the youngest ever invited to join KPMG partnership in Australia (age 30 years) in 2001, establishing and heading
regional Strategy and Policy Group as an adviser for businesses and regulators on international comparative and competitive dynamics.
• Identified and responded to new business consulting opportunities while building cross-border multi-disciplinary teams and aligning strategic and operational needs with national and global economic, financial and regulatory developments.
• Seconded to Hong Kong in Sep 2004 to project lead major engagement, personally secured with the Hong Kong
Government, to advise on all implementation issues relating to a possible goods and services tax focusing on business and government operational, financial and economic issues.
• Managed many major multi-disciplinary business change programmes arising from various tax reform initiatives in the financial, transport, technology and consumer goods sectors.
• Projects included advising ANZ, GE, EDS, Adecco, Ansett and Mayne Nickless on business implications and re-pricing for GST while analysing business opportunities arising from stamp duty reform for international banks in Hong Kong.
• Coordinated with and guided government bodies such as ACCC, Treasury, ATO and similar agencies overseas regarding business approvals or necessary legislative changes to enable business operational enhancements or efficiencies.
• Examined key drivers and criteria behind successful and tax effective global operational and financial structures for clients in banking, consumer goods and pharmaceuticals; reviewed pan-Asia operational and holding structures.
• Amongst the first ever consultants engaged by Ministry of Finance to advise Singapore Government on strategic response to international business investment and technology trends over a number of years and projects including developing strategic
investment, regulatory or policy roadmaps.

Company industry:
Accounting
Job role:
Management

Senior Adviser

January 1996 - January 1999

Cabinet Policy Unit

Australia

January 1996 - January 1999

Senior Adviser (Cabinet Policy Unit) Prime Minister the Hon, John Howard MP, Canberra 1996 - 1999

• Played an important role in the development of strategic policy initiatives for the Prime Minister on the economy, budget,
financial services and the information economy, including principal responsibility (as the Prime Minister's representative on the Tax Reform Taskforce) for the design of the Government's groundbreaking major tax reform proposals.


EARLY CAREER

Company industry:
Public Administration
Job role:
Management

Director

January 1995 - January 1996

DGS Consulting Group Pty Ltd/Australian Bankers' Association

Australia

January 1995 - January 1996

Director DGS Consulting Group Pty Ltd/Australian Bankers' Association, Australia 1995 - 1996

Company industry:
Banking
Job role:
Management

Senior Adviser

January 1990 - January 1995

Australian Parliament

Australia

January 1990 - January 1995

Senior Adviser Senator the Hon. Jim Short, Melbourne/Canberra 1990 - 1995

Company industry:
Public Administration
Job role:
Management

Tax Accountant

January 1990 - December 1990

Arthur Andersen, Melbourne

Australia

January 1990 - December 1990

Tax Accountant Arthur Andersen, Melbourne 1990

Company industry:
Accounting
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Education

University of Melbourne

January 1989

January 1989

Bachelor's degree, Accounting and Economics

Australia

Bachelor of Commerce University of Melbourne 1987 - 1989 Majors - Accounting and Economics; Minors - Commercial Law and Statistics

Scotch College

November 1986

November 1986

High school or equivalent, Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Programme for Future Young Leaders

Australia

Selected for the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Programme for Future Young Leaders 1985 Double Dux in Final Year for Politics and Indonesian

Skills

Infrastructure Projects
Expert
Infrastructure Projects
Expert
Economics
Expert
Economics
Expert
Accounting
Expert
Accounting
Expert
Strategy Work
Expert
Strategy Work
Expert
Finance
Expert
Finance
Expert
ASCP
ASCP
BANKING
BANKING
BUSINESS CONSULTING
BUSINESS CONSULTING
CLIENTS
Expert
CLIENTS
Expert
DRIVERS
DRIVERS
EDS
EDS
FINANCE
Expert
FINANCE
Expert
GOVERNMENT CLIENTS
GOVERNMENT CLIENTS
HR
HR
PRICING
Expert
PRICING
Expert
Infrastructure Projects
Expert
Infrastructure Projects
Expert
Economics
Expert
Economics
Expert
Accounting
Expert
Accounting
Expert
Strategy Work
Expert
Strategy Work
Expert
Finance
Expert
Finance
Expert

Memberships

Australia China Business Council (Vic Chapter)

Board member

January 2013

Founding Executive Committee member of Institute of Fiscal Studies UAE Chapter and Chairman 2008

Chairman

January 2010

prior member of Hong Kong and Australian Chapters

member

January 2000

the Australian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, Chairman of the Financial Services, Legal and

Member

January 2007

Fellow, Australian CPAs (founding Executive Member of the UAE Advisory Committee ) 2005

Member

January 2008

Board of Taxation's Expert Advisory Panel

Member

January 2006

Minister appointed Member, Federal Government's ICT Framework for the Future - Foresighting Group

Member

January 2002