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Ian Cugley Director Email: ian.cugley@ccb-pl.com.au Ian was the founding member of Cugley Ciravolo Bordin.

His formal accountancy studies commenced in 1965, and continued until he successfully completed a Fellowship Diploma of Business Studies (Accountancy) at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in 1973.  He later completed a Graduate Diploma in Public Accounting at Philip Institute of Technology in 1982.  His further accountancy and very wide-ranging business studies are substantial and ongoing.

Ian holds a Public Practice Certificate from CPA Australia, and also holds Fellow status membership of that organisation, of which he has been a member since 1975.

Ian commenced his accountancy career in 1970 with Chartered Accountants, Peat Marwick Mitchell (now KPMG),  first as an audit assistant, and later as an audit senior and audit supervisor. In 1974 he transferred to Chartered Accountants, Parkhill Lithgow Gibson (now BDO) in the role of an audit supervisor. In 1975 Ian was appointed as the Financial Accountant for Federal Hotels Limited, a listed public company with extensive hotel and casino interests throughout Australia. He was later promoted to a financial management position directly reporting to the General Manager of that company. In 1978 he commenced the accountancy practice now known as Cugley Ciravolo Bordin.

Ian is widely regarded and respected for his superior technical and personal skills and attributes.  His passion to meet needs at a high level and to achieve value underpin his relationship with his clients and his CCB Team Members.

Over the years, Ian has amassed experience and skills in a very wide range of industries and businesses.  In particular, he has gained unique skills and experience in the Australian residential aged care industry, in which he has extensively practised since 1986.

Away from the firm, Ian is a dedicated family man.  After that, and among many interests he particularly loves reading, travel and sport, both as a participant and as a spectator.  His current participation highlight is playing cricket for the Banyule Bears, and his enduring spectator highlight is following his beloved AFL football team, Essendon.

Phil Ciravolo Director Email: phil.ciravolo@ccb-pl.com.au Phil is a member of CPA Australia, having been admitted as an associate member in 1975, following the successful completion of a Diploma of Business (Accounting) at the Preston Institute of Technology.

Phil holds a Public Practice Certificate from CPA Australia, and is a Fellow Member of the Taxation Institute of Australia.

In 1969 Phil commenced his career in accounting and taxation when he was employed by the Australian Taxation Office. Over a period of some 12 years he progressed through various positions within the Taxation Office. Prior to leaving that employer, he advanced to the position of Appeals and Advising Officer, involved in income tax litigation on behalf of the Commissioner of Taxation.

In 1980 Phil accepted a position with the Public accounting firm of I.J. Cugley Associates and shortly thereafter became a partner in the firm, and later a principal and director of the firm, now known as Cugley Ciravolo Bordin.

Phil is heavily involved in business management and strategic planning for clients across a diverse range of industry sectors which include Information Technology, Building and Construction, and Property Investment.  He also has proven experience in business acquisitions and sales on behalf of clients.  On a number of occasions Phil has been a director on the board of client companies.  Phil is a well respected and trusted confidant to many of his clients.

Spending time with family and friends, travel, art, photography and hiking rate highly on Phil’s list of interests.