Meet the Team

Accredo is run by a small, but dedicated team of business and software professionals. Meet the people behind the products.

 

Kevin Carberry
Kevin Carberry

Channel Manager: Kevin Carberry has been the public face of Accredo since 1996, liaising with QSPs, customers and alliance partners to provide information about Accredo and its accounting software products.

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Tish Brindle
Tish Brindle

General Manager: Tish Brindle sees herself as the central cog in the Accredo machine.

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Paul Wilson
Paul Wilson

Director and co-founder: Paul Wilson is excited about software - he has been programming since the age of 10 - but gains the most pleasure from his work when somebody who actually uses Accredo software is excited about it.

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Adrian Abraham
Adrian Abraham

Founding director of Accredo Business Software: Adrian was the original architect of both Profax (Accredo's predecessor) and the Prophet Accounting systems.

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Steve Newby
Steve Newby

Developer: Steve Newby enjoys the constant challenge of "doing things that haven't been done before" at Accredo.

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Simon Kelly
Simon Kelly

Test Manager: Simon Kelly tries to "think beyond the square" in his role testing Accredo software.

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Sheik Nawaaz
Sheik Nawaaz

Developer: "Bridging the gap between programmers and end users" is how Sheik Nawaaz describes his role on the Accredo development team.

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Roger Hay
Roger Hay

Developer: With over 15 years' experience in finance-related systems, developer Roger Hay can appreciate the uniqueness of a system that allows customers to have exactly what they want.

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Michelle Mitchell
Michelle Mitchell

Administrator and Receptionist: Michelle Mitchell returned to the workforce at Accredo after an absence of 20 years during which time she raised a family.

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Max Nilson
Max Nilson

Developer: Max Nilson was with Accredo from 1995 until his death in 2009.

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Aleksey Yashin
Aleksey Yashin

Developer: Russian-born software developer Aleksey Yashin decided to settle in New Zealand in 1996 and joined Accredo in 2008.

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Bradley Stewart
Bradley Stewart

Integration and scripting support: Bradley is a self-taught computer enthusiast who says he has been interested and working in IT “forever”.

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Timothy Lee
Timothy Lee

Software support: Timothy is a member of the software support team and his key role is helping Accredo’s QSPs make new software customisations for customers.

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Dave Foxcroft
Dave Foxcroft

Software Developer: Dave is a recent arrival at Accredo but an experienced hand when it comes to software development.

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Margreat Colledge
Margreat Colledge

Tester: Margreat (Old English for Margaret) has a Bachelor of Engineering degree but has spent the greater part of her career in IT, as a developer and software tester.

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Hasanka Perera
Hasanka Perera

Support: Hasanka is Accredo’s latest recruit – a former product user who has decided to put her skills to work helping customers get the most from their system.

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