Getting to know our staff

This month we get to know Philip Seddon, Accounting Manager at Rhodes Docherty....

Name:
- Philip Seddon

Nicknames:
- Pip

Position:
- Manager

My areas of specialisation:
- Audit, accounting & tax, and advice to small businesses.

Before I became an accountant:
- I was a student at Knox Grammar School.

If you were forced to take the day off work tomorrow how would you spend it:
- Have a run or a game of golf, and lunch out with my wife.

My greatest achievement:
- With my wife, bringing up three lovely daughters.

What 5 things could you not live without:
- The love of God
- My wife
- Family
- Music
- Sunshine

Something that you may not know about our practice is:
- There were only six staff members 15 years ago.

If I could switch places with anyone for one day, I would switch with:
- Tiger Woods

My best holiday ever was:
- UK and Europe for five weeks, earlier this year.

What traits do you most dislike in others:
- Lack of responsibility
- Arrogance

First ever job:
- At Bowie Wilson Miles & Co, Chartered Accountants in the city.

Any claims to fame:
- I sang in The Sentinals (an all male singing group) for several years, performing at various venues
- Won the ICA's Annual Golf Competition in Darwin
- Ran my first marathon at 56

Something that most people don't know about me:
- I am a direct descendant of Governor King (Governor of NSW).

My last meal would have to be:
- Chicken Maryland