Key People

BCR Advisory is a boutique corporate advisory, recovery and insolvency firm providing specialist advice to the SME market.

We’re a nationally represented firm with advisors and offices in Sydney | Adelaide | Brisbane | Cairns

Key People in Detail

John Morgan

DIRECTOR
sydney

John is a Director and founder of BCR Advisory. He has worked in the auditing and corporate recovery divisions of several national accounting firms with his more recent appointments in the key leadership role of Director.

John has worked in the accounting, auditing and corporate recovery departments of several major international accounting firms. He was a Partner and National Insolvency Director at BDO for eight years; he spent four years as a Partner with PKF and a further five years as a Partner and head of the Insolvency division of a national accounting firm.

His vast experience in all types of corporate insolvency appointments places John as a uniquely qualified industry expert in the field, of which BCR’s clients are direct beneficiaries. In addition, John continues his long standing interest in the insolvency profession’s growth and development.

  • Corporate recovery and insolvency
  • Business viability reviews
  • Contract negotiations
  • Business sale transactions
  • Professional Affiliations
  • Registered Liquidator
  • Member, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ)
  • Member, Australian Restructuring Insolvency and Turnaround Association (ARITA)
  • Member, Institute of Credit Management

Bachelor of Arts in Accounting – University of South Australia

Tom Vandermeer

DIRECTOR
SYDNEY

Tom Vandermeer is a Chartered Accountant with many years of experience both prior to and as a senior member of the BCR Advisory team, working over a wide range of insolvency administrations.

Tom has successfully negotiated and executed multiple Small Business Restructures, helping businesses of all shapes and sizes to continue trading, thus avoiding the value destruction of a winding up.

Renowned for his exceptional communication skills and innovative lateral thinking, Tom excels in navigating complex financial challenges and delivering tailored solutions that drive business turnaround and growth.

Committed to providing clear, strategic advice, Tom supports clients through restructuring processes with a focus on practical, effective outcomes which deliver the optimal result for both the client and creditors.

  • Corporate Insolvency / Corporate Advisory & Restructuring
  • Business Restructuring and Advisory
  • Negotiation and Stakeholder Management
  • SME Advisory and Turnaround Strategies
  • Small Business Restructuring
  • Stakeholder Relationship Management
  • ACA, Chartered Accounting: Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
  • Master’s Degree in Professional Accounting: UNSW (University of New South Wales)
  • Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) in Sport & Exercise Science: Leeds Beckett University
  • Member, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ)
  • Member, ARITA (Australian Reconstruction Insolvency and Turnaround Association

Geoff Davis

CONSULTANT
sydney

Approaching 35 years of corporate reconstruction and insolvency experience, Geoff Davis brings extensive commercial insight and a commitment to supporting businesses through financial distress.

Geoff has expertise across insolvency administrations, restructuring, and business recovery, working closely with SMEs, financiers, lawyers, and accountants.

Geoff’s career spans senior roles across Sydney and Perth, and includes time in Ontario, Canada where he worked in the forestry and auto industries.  Back in Australia, he’s expanded his reach with senior positions in IT and finance,

With this breadth of experience, Geoff is attuned to the human side of insolvency, striving to help businesses and their stakeholders navigate challenges with practical, achievable outcomes. 

An accomplished leader and mentor, Geoff is driven to instil values that go beyond the “nine to five.”  Outside work, he applies the same discipline and drive, being a 12-time Ironman Triathlon finisher and continuing his life-long sailing interest.

  • Business Recovery and Restructuring 
  • Insolvency Administration 
  • Receiverships 
  • Voluntary Administrations 
  • Deeds of Company Arrangement 
  • Voluntary and Official Liquidations 
  • Negotiation and Stakeholder Management 
  • SME Advisory and Turnaround Strategies 
  • Member, CA ANZ (Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand) 
  • Member, ARITA (Australian Reconstruction Insolvency and Turnaround Association) 
  • B Ec (SYD) 
  • Registered Company Liquidator 

Daniel Moore

DIRECTOR
BRISBANE

Daniel is a Registered Liquidator and a Trustee in Bankruptcy with 28 years of experience in the specialised discipline of Insolvency accounting.

Daniel joined BCR Advisory in early 2019 to build on the combined strengths of his well-known presence in Brisbane and BCR’s broader geographical spread. BCR’s clients now benefit from Daniel’s experience with specialist and international firms and more recent boutique service, prioritising recovery over closure and liquidation.

 

  • Corporate Recovery and Insolvency services
  • Business Recovery services
  • Personal Recovery and Insolvency services
  • Secured Creditor services
  • Statutory Trustee services
  • Investigative Accountant Assignments
  • Registered Liquidator
  • Trustee in Bankruptcy
  • Fellow, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ)
  • Member, Australian Restructuring Insolvency and Turnaround Association (ARITA)
  • Former Fellow of CPA Australia and deputy chair of its Public Practice Committee
  • Property
  • Financial services
  • Logistics
  • Manufacturing
  • SME
  • Tourism & Hospitality
  • Bachelor of Business (Accounting) – Queensland University of Technology
  • Justice of the Peace

Stephen James

DIRECTOR
ADELAIDE

When businesses are under financial pressure, Stephen focuses on maximising outcomes for all parties concerned. Stephen leads the BCR Advisory team in Adelaide.

With over 20 years of corporate reconstruction and insolvency experience, Stephen understands the complexities and sensitivities of insolvency engagements, both big and small.

As an adviser to accountants and business consultants
whose clients are experiencing financial distress, Stephen is
respected for his empathetic, honest and practical approach.

Stephen’s honed commercial and negotiation skills enable
him to achieve optimal outcomes for all parties.

  • Corporate recovery and insolvency
  • Business turnaround advice
  • Business viability reviews
  • Statutory investigations
  • Private sector
  • Family business and SME
  • Bachelor of Economics (accounting stream)
  • Chartered Accountant
  • Registered and Official Liquidator
  • Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (Member)
  • Australian Restructuring,Insolvency and Turnaround Association (Member)

Gregg Johnson

BANKRUPTCY TRUSTEE
ADELAIDE

Gregg began his insolvency career over 20 years ago with the Insolvency and Trustee Service Australia (now known as the Australian Financial Security Authority – “AFSA”).  He then garnered corporate insolvency experience through roles at Ferrier Hodgson and Freer Parker.

Gregg specialises in providing workable solutions to individuals experiencing financial hardship. He is experienced in the management of bankruptcy, Personal Insolvency Agreements (Pt X), Debt Agreements (Pt IX) and informal arrangements.

His experience with corporate receiverships and liquidations allows him to manage trade-on and sale matters and also undertake complex investigations into the affairs of companies in liquidation.

  • Personal Insolvency – Bankruptcy and Personal Insolvency Agreements
  • Corporate recovery and insolvency
  • Statutory investigations
  • Business turnaround advice
  • Registered Liquidator
  • Registered Trustee in Bankruptcy
  • Member, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ)
  • Member, Australian Restructuring Insolvency and Turnaround Association (ARITA)

Bachelor of Commerce – University of Adelaide

Belinda Vella

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
ADELAIDE

Belinda has worked in the field of insolvency for over 20 years in the corporate recovery department of several national accounting firms.

Belinda has extensive experience in trading engagements and large scale investigations and is equally adept at efficiently managing small to medium size voluntary administrations and liquidations. Her project management and effective communication skills have also been utilised by The Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations to conduct administration and investigation assignments involving government grants to remote aboriginal communities.

  • Corporate recovery and insolvency
  • Business viability reviews
  • Statutory investigations
  • Business sale transactions
  • Member, Certified Practising Accountants (CPA)
  • Member, Australian Restructuring Insolvency and Turnaround Association (ARITA)

Bachelor of Commerce – University of Ballarat