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What

what we do

 

We partner with boards, CEOs and investors on senior appointments of consequence: often critical, always discreet.

The mandates we take on

  • Growth: building leadership capability to scale, enter new markets or professionalise a founder-led business

  • Transformation: bringing in leaders to reshape strategy, operations or culture

  • Turnaround: finding experienced executives who can stabilise and reset a business under pressure

  • Succession: planning for and appointing the next generation of leadership

The roles we recruit

  • ASX and Venture Board Directors and Chairs

  • CEOs, Managing Directors and C-suite

  • Executive/General Managers with P&L responsibility

  • Functional heads and their direct reports in:

    • Sales and Marketing

    • Finance and Commercial Management

    • Strategy, M&A and Transformation

    • Operations, Supply Shain and Procurement

    • Technology

Where we have particular depth

  • Private equity: leadership for portfolio companies, from acquisition through value creation to exit

  • Building products and materials: a sector we've worked in for many years, with deep networks across manufacturers, distributors and suppliers

  • Capital-intensive industries: manufacturing, processing and industrial businesses where operational leadership is critical

  • Technology: deep tech and SaaS businesses, from scale-up to established players

  • Ventures and search funds: leaders for venture-backed businesses and entrepreneurs acquiring through search funds (ETA)

How we help

  • Executive search: deep market access, multi-channel sourcing and rigorous assessment, with sensible, results-driven pricing

  • Talent advisory: succession planning, talent pipelines, competitor analysis and remuneration benchmarking

  • Interim and fractional executives: experienced, fully vetted senior executives on a flexible basis, for transitions or specialist needs