OUR PEOPLE
Carmine Decorso - Principal (CPA, CFP, B.Ec)
Carmine purchased CPD Accountants in 1996 after having owned accounting firms and a financial planning business in Cairns. His career began in corporate accounting having held senior roles in Australia and overseas.
Carmine specialises in strategic planning, self-managed superannuation funds, estate planning, both personal and business succession planning, and business analysis.
Contact Carmine on +61 7 3245 9966.
Peta Townsend - Business Services Manager (CPA, AIMM, FTIA B.Bus)
Peta joined CPD Accountants as a Senior Accountant in 2000. With more than 15 years experience in public practice, she specialises in taxation and business services. Prior to public practice, Peta was Senior Accountant to several large corporate organisations, experience which has proven invaluable in assisting our firm’s small to medium business clients.
Peta’s client base includes Property Developers and SME's.
Contact Peta on +61 7 3245 9961.
Mike Doig - Business Services Manager (B.Comm)
Mike has been with CPD Accountants since 2004. He has over 9 years public practice experience, both in Australia and overseas, servicing a wide range of small and medium sized businesses.
Contact Mike on +61 7 3245 9983.
Colleen Tarrant - Business Services Manager (CPA, MBA)
Colleen joined CPD Accountants in 2006. She has a wide range of experience in commercial and public accounting in a number of organisations, including a franchised national retailer, SME's, Not-for-Profit Organisations, public accounting firms and listed companies.
Colleen’s client base includes reporting entities, SME's, real estate agent trust account audits, clients with investment properties, and retailers.
Contact Colleen on +61 7 3245 9921.
Renee Jasen - Project Manager
Carmine Decorso - Principal (CPA, CFP, B.Ec)
Carmine purchased CPD Accountants in 1996 after having owned accounting firms and a financial planning business in Cairns. His career began in corporate accounting having held senior roles in Australia and overseas.
Carmine specialises in strategic planning, self-managed superannuation funds, estate planning, both personal and business succession planning, and business analysis.
Contact Carmine on +61 7 3245 9966.
Peta Townsend - Business Services Manager (CPA, AIMM, FTIA B.Bus)
Peta joined CPD Accountants as a Senior Accountant in 2000. With more than 15 years experience in public practice, she specialises in taxation and business services. Prior to public practice, Peta was Senior Accountant to several large corporate organisations, experience which has proven invaluable in assisting our firm’s small to medium business clients.
Peta’s client base includes Property Developers and SME's.
Contact Peta on +61 7 3245 9961.
Mike Doig - Business Services Manager (B.Comm)
Mike has been with CPD Accountants since 2004. He has over 9 years public practice experience, both in Australia and overseas, servicing a wide range of small and medium sized businesses.
Contact Mike on +61 7 3245 9983.
Colleen Tarrant - Business Services Manager (CPA, MBA)
Colleen joined CPD Accountants in 2006. She has a wide range of experience in commercial and public accounting in a number of organisations, including a franchised national retailer, SME's, Not-for-Profit Organisations, public accounting firms and listed companies.
Colleen’s client base includes reporting entities, SME's, real estate agent trust account audits, clients with investment properties, and retailers.
Contact Colleen on +61 7 3245 9921.
Renee Jasen - Project Manager
Renee joined the CPD Accountants team in 2010. The primary focus of Renee’s role is marketing, with additional responsibilities in the areas of IT and debtor management. Renee brings with her more than 20 years of diverse experience in both the private and public sectors, including marketing, administration, accounts, information technology and human resources.
Contact Renee on +61 7 3245 9913.