BSP Financial Group Limited's Chairman, Robert Bradshaw announced the appointment of Stephen Charles Beach as a Director of BSP. Mr. Beach was appointed to fill the casual vacancy following the retirement of Arthur Sam as a Non- Executive Director in February 2024. Mr. Beach is a highly experienced accounting professional, with over forty years of experience in the fields of assurance, business advisory, taxation and corporate reporting, including thirty-five years in PNG.

Mr. Beach was a PwC partner from 1996 until he resigned from the PNG partnership in 2019. He is now a principal of Beach Accounting Advisory (BAA Consulting Limited), providing tax, advisory and audit services to predominantly family-owned businesses in PNG. He is involved with the Certified Practicing Accountants of PNG, having previously served as a council member for seven years, being a past Vice-President, and chairing both the Standards and the Conference and Continuing Professional Education committees.

He has also been a member of the Accounting Standards Board and an alternate member of the Accountants Registration Board.