The Franchise Roundtable

Calling all franchisors and franchise owners. The Porirua, Kapiti and Wellington Chambers of Commerce, in partnership with BDO, Duncan Cotterill, and Westpac are hosting a roundtable session bringing franchisors and franchise operators from every industry together to discuss the unique challenges you face as a group.

The roundtable will last 90 minutes, structured around a 45 minute discussion on key issues important to attendees with the remaining time a networking opportunity to connect with fellow franchise owners and operators over drinks and nibbles.

Tristan Will from BDO will guide the discussion as MC for the evening, joined by guests Mick Robinson from Westpac, and Hamish Walker from Duncan Cotterill, who are keen to hear what you have to say and to give you their perspective on some existing issues as they understand them.

Speaker bios:
Tristan Will
Advisory Partner, BDO Wellington
National Lead Franchise and Retail Sectors

Tristan joined BDO’s Wellington firm in 2004 as a graduate and became a Partner in 2016.

He leads BDO’s Wellington based Business Services and Outsourcing team with a focus on the Retail and Franchise industries. Through his knowledge gained in serving clients within these sectors he became the National Leader for both the Franchise and Retail Sectors for BDO in 2018.

Tristan also advises clients as a member of both BDO’s Advisory and Corporate Finance divisions, servicing clients with a wide range of needs.

Key industries of expertise include Construction, Franchise, Information Technology, Real Estate, and Retail, including supermarkets.

Key areas of expertise include accounting and advisory, business growth facilitation and focus, business intelligence, financial modelling and costing, strategy, tax compliance, information systems and business process mapping.

Tristan was previously involved with information system delivery for the Wellington Office and is familiar with many systems including Xero, MYOB, Reckon, Navision, SAP and others.

Mick Robinson
Commercial Manager, Westpac
Commercial Corporate & Intuitional

Mick is a passionate commercial banking manager with 20+ years banking experience in NZ and the UK, with his last 9 years focusing on the franchising sector.

Mick works with commercial and franchising clients who are of varying sizes with turnover typically between $1 to $40 million. Franchising spans a wide number of industry types and sectors which makes it a very interesting area to work within.

Mick has a real passion for working with his clients, ensuring he and the bank are a key strategic partner that gives their clients the confidence to act and meet their strategic goals and grow their businesses.

Hamish Walker
Partner, Duncan Cotterill
Commercial Lawyer

Hamish is a commercial lawyer with a speciality in franchising and licensing law.
In addition he has a busy property and private client practice.

Hamish’s commercial experience includes acquisitions and sales, structuring, financing, shareholder agreements, joint ventures, governance, compliance and contracts. His property work involves both residential and commercial property, and his private client work includes family trusts, asset protection and estate planning.

Hamish is a member of the Franchise Association of New Zealand and the Property Law Section of the New Zealand Law Society. He also sit on the Franchise Association’s complaints panel.

If you would like to add some topics of discussion to the agenda ahead of time, we would love to hear them. Please email your suggestions through to info@poriruachamber.co.nz.