BDO adds Family Business expert to its Melbourne office

Eleanor Moffat joins BDO’s Melbourne office as a Business Services Partner, specialising in providing family office, finance, and taxation services to family businesses.

“We are very pleased to welcome Eleanor to our firm, who brings more than 16 years’ experience successfully negotiating new business contracts, joint venture arrangements and corporate purchases for large family businesses. Eleanor has been a trusted adviser to her clients across the world, working with them to protect, grow and transition wealth to next generations,” said David Garvey, Office Managing Partner of the BDO Melbourne office.

“Eleanor’s appointment is consistent with our focus on supporting family businesses through the provision of specialist advice tailored to their unique needs. BDO is experiencing strong demand from family businesses around Australia, and Eleanor’s caring, enthusiastic and hands-on approach will no doubt see her deliver exceptional results for our clients in this space, and will enhance the family business services that we offer nationally,” David said.

Based in Melbourne, Eleanor joins BDO from Pitcher Partners where she was a Director leading Family Office services.

“BDO’s strong performance during the last financial year comes down to our people. We have continued to attract high calibre talent across all levels of our firm, enabling us to meet the needs of our growing client base. We are looking forward to the expertise and passion that Eleanor will bring to her team, the wider firm, and our family business clients across the country,” David said.