History of Hansens
Harold Hansen was a founder of Greenfield Fox Hansen in 1973.
In 1992, Harold attended a seminar which opened his eyes to some non-traditional opportunities which his firm could pursue, and could have fantastic results for its clients. Unfortunately, this change in direction was not supported by his then partners and Harold decided to breakaway and establish his own company and on 1 July 1997 Hansens was born.
From the outset of the new business, Harold was determined Hansens would always strive to innovate and develop solutions for clients. Innovate to make clients great was to become a guiding principle over the years, putting Hansens at the forefront of many developments in the accounting profession.
In early 1998 Harold invited Lisa Stribley and Trevor Schoenmaekers to join him as partners of the business and on 1 July 2002 Brett Hansen joined them as partner.
As of 1 July 2014, Brett became sole Director of Hansens. Harold has now since retired but will still visit our Mount Waverley office regularly, Lisa took an opportunity with Deloittes after 21 years working with and beside Harold, Brett and Trevor. Trevor also took an opportunity to exit the accounting industry and work closer with firms in the Apps ecosystem.
Brett continued championing Hansens’ early adoption of Xero accounting software since its first arrival in Australia, which proved to be a gamechanger in terms of how Hansens could proactively work with business clients. Constantly remaining client focused and forward thinking, Brett and his team have operated cloud solutions and a corporate model of accounting for many years doing away with out-dated accounting practices and methodologies.
Fast forward to January 2021, Hansens merged with Rohan Wills of Navigator Accounting to become Hansens & Wills Pty Ltd.
Then COVID came!
Lock downs in Victoria were extremely stressful and, with the new merge of both businesses requiring a new office to be fitted out, it was a tricky project to manage under the cover of darkness, so to speak.
After the Victorian Government said we were all allowed to leave our homes and finally return to the office for good, our brand-new office was destroyed by severe thunderstorms – 3 times within 3 months! Everybody had to go back home to work intermittently, and the pressure became overwhelming.
This put an enormous amount of stress on both Brett, Rohan and the team. In April 2024 it was decided to demerge and go separate ways. This was done with lots of love, kindness and support, as has always been the Hansens’s way.
The business is now over 27 years old, and it is a testament to Brett and his team for the tenacity, strength and character which underpins the heart of the newly named Hansens Evolution Pty Ltd
Hansens continues to honour Harold’s founding principle, with the company having evolved to proactively assisting clients with estate planning, business risk management and succession. Whilst traditional accounting firms tend to skirt around the edges, we believe that they are vital for financial wellbeing and financial success, hence the assistance we provide to clients in these areas.
In 1992, Harold attended a seminar which opened his eyes to some non-traditional opportunities which his firm could pursue, and could have fantastic results for its clients. Unfortunately, this change in direction was not supported by his then partners and Harold decided to breakaway and establish his own company and on 1 July 1997 Hansens was born.
From the outset of the new business, Harold was determined Hansens would always strive to innovate and develop solutions for clients. Innovate to make clients great was to become a guiding principle over the years, putting Hansens at the forefront of many developments in the accounting profession.
In early 1998 Harold invited Lisa Stribley and Trevor Schoenmaekers to join him as partners of the business and on 1 July 2002 Brett Hansen joined them as partner.
As of 1 July 2014, Brett became sole Director of Hansens. Harold has now since retired but will still visit our Mount Waverley office regularly, Lisa took an opportunity with Deloittes after 21 years working with and beside Harold, Brett and Trevor. Trevor also took an opportunity to exit the accounting industry and work closer with firms in the Apps ecosystem.
Brett continued championing Hansens’ early adoption of Xero accounting software since its first arrival in Australia, which proved to be a gamechanger in terms of how Hansens could proactively work with business clients. Constantly remaining client focused and forward thinking, Brett and his team have operated cloud solutions and a corporate model of accounting for many years doing away with out-dated accounting practices and methodologies.
Fast forward to January 2021, Hansens merged with Rohan Wills of Navigator Accounting to become Hansens & Wills Pty Ltd.
Then COVID came!
Lock downs in Victoria were extremely stressful and, with the new merge of both businesses requiring a new office to be fitted out, it was a tricky project to manage under the cover of darkness, so to speak.
After the Victorian Government said we were all allowed to leave our homes and finally return to the office for good, our brand-new office was destroyed by severe thunderstorms – 3 times within 3 months! Everybody had to go back home to work intermittently, and the pressure became overwhelming.
This put an enormous amount of stress on both Brett, Rohan and the team. In April 2024 it was decided to demerge and go separate ways. This was done with lots of love, kindness and support, as has always been the Hansens’s way.
The business is now over 27 years old, and it is a testament to Brett and his team for the tenacity, strength and character which underpins the heart of the newly named Hansens Evolution Pty Ltd
Hansens continues to honour Harold’s founding principle, with the company having evolved to proactively assisting clients with estate planning, business risk management and succession. Whilst traditional accounting firms tend to skirt around the edges, we believe that they are vital for financial wellbeing and financial success, hence the assistance we provide to clients in these areas.
