Our history

Our history

Our office has been around for years, forging quality relationships between our people and our clients.

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Timeline

Practice commences, 1 September 1963

Peter Edwards commenced practice on 1 September 1963 with a clear vision: assemble a group of inherently intelligent individuals and allow them to use their skills to help clients through analysis, interpretation and communication of financial and management information.

Partnership begins, 1 July 1971

Peter Marshall joined Peter Edwards in partnership, forming Edwards Marshall & Co, operating from 6 Dequetteville Terrace, Kent Town.

Relocation, March 1980

Edwards Marshall & Co relocates to 4-8 Angas Street, Kent Town, where it remained until 2008. The 1980s also sees the introduction of a new logo and maroon and silver colours.

We lose our founder, September 1995

1995 was a sombre year, with Peter Edwards passing away, aged 55. Peter was highly respected, not only throughout the firm but the profession as a whole.

New enterprise, April 2001

Edwards Marshall Financial Solutions Pty Ltd commences operations.

Change of name, 1 January 2002

The firm’s name changes to Edwards Marshall.

Relocation, August 2008

Edwards Marshall relocates to 153 Flinders Street, Adelaide.

We become great, May 2009

The adoption of our equation: great people + great clients = great firm.

Merger announced, 1 August 2011

Edwards Marshall joins forces with Nelson Wheeler Nexia and becomes a member of Nexia International.

We turned blue, August 2012

While our logo remained the same we adopted our blue and grey colours.

Major milestone, 1 September 2013

Edwards Marshall celebrates its 50th anniversary.

Change of name, 21 March 2016

The firm’s name changes to Nexia Edwards Marshall.

We head to the NT, 1 July 2016

Nexia Edwards Marshall expands into Darwin, establishing a Northern Territory presence.

Partners

The following are the past and present Partners of our great firm:

1 January 1995 -30 June 2026

 

Present

Date appointed

Hugh McPharlin 1 January 1995
Noel Clifford 1 July 2002
Jamie Dreckow 1 July 2002
Grantley Stevens 1 July 2002
Brett Morkunas 1 August 2011
Damien Pozza 1 July 2016
Robert Prime 1 July 2017
Sarah McEachern 1 July 2018
Alanah Boylon 1 January 2021
Matthew O’Connor 1 January 2021
George Whitington 1 January 2021
Raoul Stevenson 1 January 2022
Paul Dimasi 1 January 2022

Past

Date appointed to date ceased

Peter Edwards 1 September 1963 – 27 September 1995
Peter Marshall 1 July 1971 – 31 March 1976
Robert Kennedy 1 April 1976 – 31 December 1994
Brian Morris 1 July 1983 – 31 October 2014
Brenton Ellery 1 July 1983 – 30 June 2017
Jon Sando 1 January 1995 – 31 March 2009
Trevor Spratt 1 January 1995 – 30 June 2012
Angelo Piantadosi 1 July 2002 – 30 November 2007
Geoff Kay 1 July 2002 – 30 September 2009
Benjamin Miels 1 July 2002 – 30 June 2015
Steve Camilleri 1 August 2011 – 23 December 2020
Nick Wilkins 1 August 2012 – 30 June 2020
Steven Wild 1 January 1995 – 30 June 2026