Savage & Savage Profile
Sari Hodgson
Director
Chartered Accountant
Sari joined her father and brother in the firm in 1979. She became a partner in 1991 and is now the sole shareholder and director of the company.
She is a past President of The Nelson Tasman Chamber of Commerce and has been the Nelson/Marlborough Branch Secretary of The Institute of Chartered Accountants. Sari is also a past chair of The Bishop Suter Art Gallery Museum and guided The Suter through the process of becoming a Council Controlled Organisation (CCO). This means the future of The Suter is secure as very special community owned asset.
Sari is currently in the process of completing a second degree, this time a B.Com (Marketing). As the role of the Chartered Accountant changes in the modern business environment Sari has recognised the need to extend her areas of expertise so she can be of increased value to her clients.
Sari's specialist areas are in advice to small to medium sized businesses and advice to not-for-profit organisations. She also specialises in marketing advice.
Sari is a best selling author of user friendly accounting books for small businesses. Her latest book has received many reviews praising the easy to understand nature of the book.
Contact Sari at sari@savage.co.nz
Vanessa Jones
Contract Accountant
Vanessa worked for Savage & Savage before she headed to Australia to live for a number of years. She rejoined the team in 2006 and quickly developed a strong rapport with our clients.
Vanessa is a certified trainer for MYOB, Quickbooks, Xero and Accomplish Cash Manager products. She has her own business helping business people establish record keeping systems that best suit their needs.
Contact Vanessa at vanessa@savage.co.nz
Anna Patchett
Senior staff member
Anna first visited New Zealand from Sweden in 2000. She enjoyed it so much she returned here in 2002 to live. Anna (pronounced Arna) quickly established herself in Nelson and at Savage & Savage. Anna had her first child in 2009 and after a short break is back with us three days a week. Anna prepares annual accounts and works with our tax systems. Anna has also been studying at Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (NMIT).
Out of work Anna and her partner make the most of the outdoors lifestyle Nelson has to offer as well as taking care of a very special boy (Dylan).
Contact Anna at anna@savage.co.nz
Rebecca Coram
Senior staff member
Rebecca worked part time for Savage & Savage while she was completing her studies at Nelson College for Girls.
In her final year at college she decided to continue studying accountancy and became a full time student at NMIT where she is completing a Bachelor of Commerce degree. After two years full-time study she is now back with us full-time while completeing the final few papers of her degree. We don't know how she does it but as well as being a top student she also finds time to work full time at Savage & Savage where she manages our tax system and prepares annual accounts for our clients.
Contact Rebecca at rebecca@savage.co.nz
Shelley Bergman
Office Administrator
Shelley is the bright and bubbly person who greets you at reception. She is usually the first point of contact with our clients, if she cannot help you she'll put you in touch with someone who can. As well as general reception/PA duties, Shelley looks after GST work for some of our clients, and you're welcome to contact her with any queries about GST. Having owned her own retail business she understands the needs of our clients and makes sure queries are directed to the person who can answer your query.
Contact Shelley at shelley@savage.co.nz
Tessa Hancock
Office Administrator
Tessa joined us in July this year and has quickly become part of the team. She currently studies full time at NMIT towards a Bachelor of Commerce in Professional Accounting and Management. Her role at Savage & Savage is supporting Shelley with the office administration work as well as basic level accounting work. In her spare time Tessa enjoys playing various sports including netball and touch rugby.
Contact Tessa at tessa@savage.co.nz
Neil Hodgson
Neil is the Practice Manager at Savage & Savage and tries to keep everyone happy! He has a background in commercial real estate and small business management so is able to provide sound real estate advice to our clients. This includes buying and selling investment property as well as advice on leasing suitable business premises. Savage & Savage also use his skills to provide commercial property management serives for our clients. Neil splits his time between Savage & Savage and Harcourts Nelson office where he heads the commercial team. He specialises in sourcing property for clients.
Neil is also a past president of the Nelson Tasman Chamber of Commerce, is a former Trustee of the Nelson Regional Economic Development Agency (EDA) after establishing the organisation he spent three years on the board as a Trustee.
His background means Neil is able to provide clients with a wide range of information and advice. He is also able to give advice on governance structures and strategic planning and policy development.
When he is not working you are likely to finding him indulging in his passion for wine (he is also a wine columnist).
Contact Neil at neil@hodgson.net.nz
