Having recently retired as Partner of mhm, Ian McLachlan has more than 30 years experience in professional practice and is firmly positioned in the South Australian business community as a successful Chartered Accountant, business advisor and initiator of many lucrative projects and innovative business concepts.
As well as being one of the co-founding partners of mhm, Ian is associated with several other business success stories. He is a Director of Seed Technology & Marketing, Seedco and Playquip. Ian is also a Councillor of the University of South Australia and a director of its commercialisation arm, ITEK.
Ian was founding director of Port Adelaide Football Club in the AFL.
Ian has played a key role in developing many businesses by providing high level, strategic advice based on years of industry experience and professional knowledge. He has worked with clients to achieve successful business outcomes in many areas including:
- Property investment and development
- Seafood harvesting and processing
- Fruit juice conversion
- Advertising and media
- Liquor, pharmaceutical and supermarket retailing
- Legal practices
- Primary production
- Wine making
- Agribusiness (timber, vineyards)
- Corrugated box manufacturing
- Specialist medical practices
- Hotels and hospitality
- Architecture and engineering consulting
- Sports administration and sporting clubs
- Metal manufacturing
Ian has a proven track record in business investigations and has been involved in business acquisition, development or rationalisation transactions in the following industries:
- Hospitality & Leisure
- Manufacturing
- Information Technology
- Wine
- Financial Services
- Retail
As well as his external board responsibilities, Ian chairs mhm Asia and acts as a Senior Consultant to mhm’s Corporate Finance Practice.
Bachelor of Economics University of Adelaide
Institute of Chartered Accountants, Fellow
CPA Australia, Member
Australian Institute of Company Directors, Member
Adelaide Office
PO Box 1220,
Unley, SA 5061
T (08) 8291 0300
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Perth Office
45 Ventnor Avenue,
West Perth, WA 6005
T (08) 9389 4498
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