Investor Presentaiton
SERGEI JANSONS, CPA
Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association
Member since 1980
I was working as a cashier for Queensland Institute of Technology, when I visited the guidance councilor on my career objectives. He pointed me in the direction of
computing or business, and since I was already working in accounts, I decided to take up an accounting degree. While working as a cashier, the auditor from Qld. Auditor
General's Department suggested that I should apply for an audit position. So I called up the Auditor General and made an appointment to see him. Yes, in those days, I
was actually interviewed by the Qld. Auditor General. Therefore, I started as an audit clerk in the Qld. Public Service, then moved into Internal Audit, Operational Audit
and after about 16 years, I ended up as Financial Controller for the Department of Family Services.
I was frustrated by the Qld. Government at the time which was run by "Joh" Bjelke-Petersen, so I resigned and went looking for work overseas. I didn't want to spend
the rest of my life working as a public servant! In November 1988, I was appointed as "Roving Finance Officer" for the United Nations Development Programme in New
York. UNDP had 135 offices around the world and my job was to go to problem country offices and fix their accounts and administrative systems, train staff, and do
whatever else was necessary and then get out. I visited 12 countries in the 2 years I was in this position and each trip was approximately 4 weeks. The countries I went
to were: Mauritania (twice), Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo) - got Malaria on this trip, Mali, Niger, Senegal, The Gambia, Iran, Peru, Mexico, and Cuba.
When my wife got pregnant, we looked for another posting with UNDP, and in late 1990 we ended up in Copenhagen where I worked as Chief Finance and
Administration Officer for the Inter-Agency Procurement Services Office, which contracted all vehicles, office equipment, and services for the whole UN system. Our two
daughters were born in Copenhagen and we spent 4 years there before I was transferred to Bhutan as Deputy Resident Representative (Operations) for UNDP. Bhutan
was beautiful but it was hard on the health - diarrhoea was a common aliment.
After 4.5 years in Bhutan, I got a promotion back to New York as Deputy Chief, Technology Services Division and I spent another 2 years in New York before deciding to
return to Australia for family and health reasons. I spent a year recuperating, and then found it difficult to get an appropriate job in Brisbane. Finally, I started looking for
work outside of Brisbane and ended up as Financial Controller with Ngaanyatjarra Services in Alice Springs in 2003. In 2006, I took up my current role as CFO for CAAMA
(Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association). Initially the family was not happy moving to the NT. Now, they say that is has been the best move for them because of
the opportunities and lifestyle.
I'm a truth seeker and very interested in world politics. I don't read a lot of MSM but read a lot of alternative news sources - that is where the real news is. I am also a
classical pianist of reasonably high standard and a bio-dynamic gardener. I dislike dry boring rock gardens! None of that for me. My small property has over 20 fruit
trees and vegetable gardens including, plum, nectarine, mandarins, peach, mulberry, grapes, olives, orange, lemon, lime, and pomegranate. These are an investment that
returns real food each year!
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