Bob Salame

Executive summary

Bob is a Partner within the project and infrastructure advisory team in Perth with over 17 years of experience in commercial and financial advisory services. He specialises in major infrastructure projects both in Australia, and internationally and manages large-scale projects, adeptly leveraging his project management skills and engaging stakeholders to ensure a successful project completion.

Bob is a seasoned financial and commercial adviser with a strong proficiency in financial modelling, delivering strategic insights to both private and public sector clients. He has a proven track record of developing and delivering complex infrastructure projects, and his ability to apply strategic thinking enables him to develop practical solutions to complex problems. 

His diverse industry experience at global accounting firms and a boutique management consulting firm, allows him to offer tailored financial solutions to support his clients’ strategic decisions.

Expertise

• Financial and commercial advisory
• Project management and stakeholder engagement
• Business case development and option analysis
• Advanced financial modelling
• Project and transaction structuring
• Financial analysis
• Project finance
• Public and private sector advisory

Experience

Bob brings a broad range of industry experience to BDO. He has in-depth knowledge of the financial services sector, having led audit engagements, as well as extensive expertise in the infrastructure and construction sectors, where he advised an international infrastructure group.

At BDO, Bob has further developed his expertise in the natural resources sector. His areas of specialisation include:

• Mining & mineral resources (including; iron ore, gold, nickel, niobium, lithium, graphite)
• Infrastructure
• Real Estate (including; residential, commercial and mixed-use)
• Renewable Energy
• Financial Services
• Technology

Qualifications and affiliations

• Bachelor of Science (Economics)
• Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA Charterholder)
• Certified Public Accountant (AICPA – State of New Hampshire)
• Financial Modelling and Valuation Analyst (FMVA)