Cliff is a registered liquidator with over 30 years of experience in corporate insolvency and restructuring.
Cliff founded Dissolve in 2008 and continues as CEO. He has been Ranked in the Top5 liquidators in Australia (of 650+) by number of appointments for the last 5 years.
Cliff has been appointed as liquidator of over 1,400 Australian companies.
As Director of Dissolve, he specialises in delivering fast, practical solutions for businesses in distress – from liquidations and voluntary administrations to tailored turnaround strategies.
Prior to establishing Dissolve, Cliff was a partner at Ernst & Young where he worked for 20 years. His time as an EY partner included 6 years based in Asia where he led the Transaction Advisory Group for EY Indonesia. In that time he led the restructuring of 26 listed companies and restructured debts in excess of $8billion.
- Bachelor of Business Studies (University of Technology)
- Registered Liquidator
- Chartered Accountant
- Completed Advanced Insolvency
- Certificate (ARITA)
- Founding Board Member and current Member of Association Independent Insolvency Practitioners
- Member of Turnaround Management Association
- Member of Australian Restructuring
- Insolvency & Turnaround Association
Cliff has been appointed liquidator of over 1,000 Australian Companies in the last 10 years.
In 2024 alone, Cliff has been appointed liquidator of over 200 companies
- Corporate Insolvency and liquidation
- Voluntary administrations and restructuring plans
- Small business turnaround
- Creditor negotiations and stakeholder management
- Director advisory and compliance support
