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MEMBER PROFILE
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AT A G L A N C E
Dean Morrison CPA is CEO
and founder of LassWho,
a platform that offers
opportunities for people to
engage personally with
those who inspire them.
Morrison’s career spans
audit, financial reporting,
project management,
compliance and risk
management across
industry and public
practice.
Morrison also has a strong
background and interest in
cricket, and inspiration for
his start-up stemmed from
the experiences he has had
in the field of sports.
IMPACTFUL
ENCOUNTERS
T H R O U G H O U T H I S L I F E , D E A N M O R R I S O N C PA H AS D R AW N I N S P I R AT I O N F R O M
T H E P E O P L E A R O U N D H I M – H I S FA M I LY A N D E L D E R S A N D H I S S P O R T I N G
T E A M S . H I S S TA R T- U P O F F E R S P E O P L E A S I M I L A R E X P E R I E N C E : T H E C H A N C E
TO SPEAK WITH AND BE INSPIRED BY THEIR HEROES.
STORY ADAM COURTENAY PHOTOS ANDY LE GRESLEY
T
here are certain people in the world whose
conventional curriculum vitae (CV) reveals
virtually nothing. Run through the jobs, places
and dates and it says very little of what they
are really about. The panoply of their lives extends way
beyond a simple jobs listing.
This is the case with Dean Morrison CPA. Anyone
reading his CV would no doubt be impressed by the
breadth of his experience and achievements in every
facet of banking and finance. During his career he has
worked across audit, corporate and personal insolvency,
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financial reporting, product control, project management,
compliance and risk advisory in both public practice and
industry. For the past 17 years he has been at Swiss bank
UBS – in the UK and Jersey – across the investment
bank, group treasury and wealth management divisions.
Prior to that he gained experience working with KPMG,
Hall Chadwick and Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS).
That’s the conventional side.
What about the less conventional? Morrison is a
Bidjara man, descended from the people who lived
for eons in far western Queensland. He also played