Graham Muller Associates
Accounting Services in Durban

The collective skills and experience base of GMA consultants is extensive and represents a broad set of core competencies unrivalled in one independent organisation in the KwaZulu-Natal. The skills cover economists, town planners, agriculturalists, geographers, tourism specialists, engineers, market researchers, accountants, social scientists and information technologists. Experience covers strategic planning, tourism strategies, viability and feasibility studies, business and marketing plans, economic research and planning, socio-economic impact studies, development planning, promotion of foreign investment, operational reviews, cost management studies and institutional studies (including drafting of legislation and policy formulation). GMA has been extensively involved in promotion of KwaZulu-Natal as a location for investment and business development. Our consultants have also undertaken project work in the UK, USA, United Arab Emirates, Namibia, Kenya, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Swaziland, Botswana and Lesotho. Graham is a graduate of the University of Natal and of the London School of Economics. He has more than twenty-five years experience in the fields of economic research, development planning, financial modelling and cost and management accounting in sub-Saharan Africa. Graham’s professional work has focused mainly on economic research, development planning, tourism, agro-processing and logistics industry studies and cost management projects. Graham is a non-executive board member of the Dube Tradeport Corporation. He has been employed in a wide variety of project work which included mangaging the infrastructure section of the Provincial Growth and Development Strategy for the KZN Provinicial Planning Commission. He was part of a team of two economists setting up an Economic Information Management Unit for the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Economic Development and Tourism. Andrew worked on the Back of Port Plan; Cato Ridge Local Area Plan; the Outer West Corridor Study; and the East-West Truck Freight Route Study. His focus is on globalisation, multinational corporations and trade. Luke has conducted sector specific research in the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal and interviewed many key industry players in a variety of sectors. He also has experience costing market and non-market values and measuring the economic impacts of projects or industries. Prior to starting GMA Innovations (a GMA sister-firm), Richard worked as an economist at Graham Muller Associates for eight years. During that time he gained experience in project management, economic research and policy, feasibility studies, financial modelling, socio-economic impact modelling and macroeconomic impact modelling, costing and cost system implementation, and IT and systems development. This experience includes intensive focus on transport and logistics planning. Richard has developed various economic and financial models which led to the creation of tech products used for data science, and economic and financial analysis. He is change-orientated with a heart for challenging norms and disrupting the status quo. In addition to the core team, Graham Muller Associates has a wide network of professional partners. Our network of economists, town planners, agriculturalists, geographers, tourism specialists, engineers, market researchers, accountants, social scientists and information technologists will ensure that we can meet the full bouquet of needs.