Our Team
Jack James
Partner
Jack has over 25 years of advisory experience both in Australia and overseas
Jack is a qualified chartered accountant with over 25 years’ experience in corporate recovery and insolvency, financial investigations, corporate restructuring and business advisory.
Prior to establishing Palisade Business Consulting in 2010, Jack previously held senior positions in leading corporate restructuring practices in Australia and has also undertaken assignments in Indonesia and South Korea.
Jack has experience across a variety of industry sectors, including agribusiness, indigenous, mining and energy, tourism, manufacturing and education, where he has been involved in a variety of formal and informal appointments.
Jack holds a number of Company Secretary and Director roles with listed entities both in Australia and overseas.
Memberships
Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and New Zealand
Australian Restructuring, Insolvency and Turnaround Association
Registered Liquidator
Paula Smith
Partner
Paula has held senior roles in top tier corporate restructuring firms
Paula is a chartered accountant with over 15 years’ experience specialising in corporate reconstruction and advisory services at leading professional services firms throughout Australia and Asia.
Paula has previously held senior roles in top tier corporate restructuring practices and has worked on a number of formal and informal advisory assignments with corporates with particular emphasis on forecasts, financial management and controls.
Paula has experience across a variety of industry sectors, including agribusiness, Indigenous, financial services, mining and energy, tourism and manufacturing.
Paula also holds a number of Company Secretary and Director roles with listed entities.
Memberships
Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and New Zealand
Australian Institute of Company Directors
Registered Liquidator and BAS Agent
Dennis Lee
Principal
Dennis has strong experience in finance and corporate advisory
Dennis is a qualified chartered accountant and has over 15 years’ experience in finance, corporate advisory, and audit with both publicly listed and private companies and at top-tier professional services firms across Australia, North America, and the Caribbean.
Prior to joining Palisade, Dennis held senior finance positions specialising in financial reporting, mergers and acquisitions, capital raising activities, due diligence, and audit engagements.
Dennis has experience across a variety of industry sectors, including banking, insurance, mining and resources, and construction.
Memberships
Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and New Zealand
Texas State Board of Certified Public Accountants
Nicole Allmark
Principal
Nicole has a keen understanding of corporate insolvency and investigations
Nicole is a qualified chartered accountant and has over 15 years’ experience in corporate recovery and insolvency, financial investigations, corporate restructuring and business advisory. Nicole spent 5 years working in corporate insolvency in London and held a senior role in a leading boutique corporate restructuring practice in Western Australia.
During her career, Nicole has predominantly gained experience in a number of formal assignments (voluntary administrations, receiverships, liquidations, agent for the Mortgagee in Possession) and also investigating accountant reviews and pre-lending reviews.
Nicole has experience across a variety of industry sectors, including construction, agribusiness, property and hospitality.
Memberships
Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and New Zealand
Australian Restructuring, Insolvency and Turnaround Association
International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation (WA)
Elliot Wood
Manager
Elliot has key experience across a variety of industry sectors both in Australia and overseas
Elliot has over 8 years of experience in corporate recovery and insolvency, financial investigations, corporate restructuring and business advisory.
Elliot is originally from the UK and worked for a boutique corporate restructuring firm in London for 4 years before moving to Australia where he has gained experience in the Victoria and Western Australia markets.
During his career, Elliot has assisted on a number of informal assignments (such as pre-lending reviews and business advisory) and formal assignments (voluntary administrations, receiverships and liquidations), and has experience across a variety of industry sectors, including indigenous, mining, retail and manufacturing.