CECIL BASS
Managing Director

Registered Migration Agent #0004497
Member Migration Institute of Australia #1058
Phone: + 61 2 8440 8330

Cecil was born and educated in Johannesburg, South Africa. He obtained a Bachelor of Accountancy Degree at the University of the Witwatersrand in 1978 and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1979.

Cecil has spent many years in the investment and real estate industries, as well as in local government in South Africa. He gained extensive experience in commercial and industrial property, working with leading property developers and institutions. He was manager of Pioneer International's Johannesburg office for 2 years.

Cecil was an elected member of the Johannesburg City Council from 1982 to 1993, representing the Democratic Party and its predecessors. From 1990 to 1994, Cecil was a member of the Council's management committee, chairing the culture and recreation committee as well as a number of other committees. He was a member of the Council of Wits University from 1990 to 1994, as well as the University Council's executive committee. He also held numerous senior positions within the Democratic Party's national and regional structures.

Cecil migrated to Australia in 1998 and joined Hitchcock and Associates in July 2000, as a partner in the business.
 
Cecil is responsible for the overall management of the firm as well as for the South African office. He visits South Africa frequently to consult with clients in all visa categories.

His professional and business background enables him to specialise in business skills migration to Australia.

Cecil's interests range from music to sport and the arts, as well as taking a keen interest in international affairs.