George Divitkos BDO Australia

Partner, Business Recovery & Insolvency

George heads up the Business recovery & insolvency services division, having practiced in the area for more than 25 years.

With broad based experience in all aspects of accounting and finance, George specialises in the area of business recovery, providing services ranging from business reviews and workouts, to both formal and informal appointments over distressed businesses.

Key assignments

• Liquidator, Riverland Fruit Co-operative, achieving 100c in the dollar return to creditors
• Receiver, Panasonic office machine outlet, resulting in a successful going concern sale
• Receiver, Privately owned citrus processing plant, achieving a full pay out to the financier
• Voluntary administrator / deed administrator of the Cockatoo Ridge Wines group of companies
• Liquidator, EzyDVD
• Numerous business reviews and workout assignmnets resulting in a turnaround of the businesses and ongoing and profitable trading

Qualifications & memberships

• Bachelor of Economics
• Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia
• Member of the Insolvency Practitioners Association of Australia (“IPAA”)
• Former Director of the IPAA
• Former committee member and Chairman of the SA & NT
• Member of the Australian Institute of Credit Management
• Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors
• Registered and Official Liquidator