Our People

Ric Payne: Principa Founder - President & CEO

Ric Payne co-founded Results Accountants Systems, the Accountants Boot Camp and the and the Results Accountants Network, and now Principa. He has personally trained more than 7,600 accounting professionals how to build a better practice and life. Named as one of the Top 100 Most Influential People in the Accounting Profession by US magazine, Accounting Today and a frequent key note speaker for professional accounting bodies worldwide, Ric has long been regarded as a major thought leader for the accounting profession. On top of that, the man can ski!

Bridget McQuaid: Vice President - Asia Pacific Operations

Bridget is no stranger to building and leading high performance teams - in both the corporate and sports arenas. With dual degrees in Sports Physiology and Arts plus a solid track record in corporate practice development. directing change and performance improvement there is great alignment between Bridgets expertise and the role she plays with Principa. Fit as a fiddle, she competes in triathlons and is an active fundraiser for her chosen causes.

Joanna Gyuire: Practice Development Advisor

Joannas a girl who does everything with one key concept in mind; success! She joined Principa with a background in operations, public relations, administration and research. As a Practice Development Advisor, she applies her constant state of optimism to assist and advise our clients through their implementation of principa strategies.

Joanna is devoted to making a difference. Away from the office, she volunteers as a grief counselor for kids, spends time with her dog and enjoys hiking. On top of all that, the girl can snowboard!

Kerry Payne: Principa Founder - Vice President

Kerry Payne has a long history of small business consulting and management and has been helping re-engineer accounting firms around the world for the past decade with Results Accountants Systems and now Principa. A former small-business advisor for the Australian government, Kerry is an accomplished trainer and speaker who has educated and motivated more than 2,500 professional throughout the USA, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. She is a passionate photographer, but PLEASE keep her away from the karaoke machine!

Christian Nankervis: Senior Web Developer

Christian Nankervis brings a fresh approach to the IT department of Principa. With six years of commercial web development experience and formal studies in multimedia, Christian is not your average IT geek. Christian works to combine the best business practices with IT solutions that allow Principa to provide our SME members with cutting edge solutions.
Christians mission is to think outside the square and deliver new ways to facilitate members to increase the success of every member.