Bill Shew has over 25 years experience in the profession.

Bill provides strategic, commercial and complex taxation advice to Privately Held Businesses and their Owners to help grow their business in preparation for a successful exit.

He acts as a “Finance Director” for many of his clients. He also sits on a number of client Boards in an advisory capacity.

Bill also acts as the trusted a­dvisor to High Net Worth Individuals who are both time poor and in need of strategic and practical advice on all matters financial.

Prior to establishing Whitehawk Advisors, Bill was a Partner with Grant Thornton Privately Held Business Services. As well as servicing a diverse client base Bill’s leadership roles in the practice included Finance Director, Service Line Leader, Head of Wealth Management, Head of the Professional Services industry team in NSW, and Head of the National Tax Alliance with a “Big 4” Bank.

Bill is a regular public speaker on topics such as Building a Sustainable Business for Growth, Business Succession and Exit, and Wealth Extraction and Preservation.

• Professional qualifications and memberships

  • Chartered Accountant
  • Registered Tax Agent
  • Chartered Tax Advisors – Taxation Institute of Australia
  • Justice of the Peace

• Key expertise

  • Business Strategy – advice and implementation
  • Succession Planning
  • Tax Planning, structuring and advice
  • Asset Protection and Estate Planning
  • Superannuation