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Executive Search
Brisbane.
Strategic executive search, leadership advisory and market intelligence for founder-led, family owned and private equity-backed businesses.
We bring 17 years of conversations with SEQ business leaders to every appointment.
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Current assignments
7 live searches across South East Queensland.
Business Development Director
$200,000 + Super + uncapped commission
Chief Revenue Officer
$180,000 + Super + Performance Bonus
General Manager, Digital Media Agency
$180,000 + Super + STI
Head of ICT
Confidential
AI Solutions Engineer
$230,000 (Negotiable)
Head of Client Experience
Confidential
Disciplines
Where our network runs deepest.
We cover when to hire, what to look for and local pay for each discipline.
Chief Information Officer
CIO Executive Search
Chief Technology Officer
CTO Executive Search
AI Leadership
AI Leadership Search
Data Leadership
Data Leadership Search
Engineering Leadership
Engineering Leadership Search
Chief Marketing Officer
CMO Executive Search
Chief Digital Officer
CDO Executive Search
Chief People Officer
CPO Executive Search
Chief Executive Officer
CEO Executive Search
Chief Financial Officer
CFO Executive Search
Chief Operating Officer
COO Executive Search
Product Leadership
Product Leadership Search
Sales Leadership
Sales Leadership Search
Chief Information Security Officer
CISO Executive Search
All searchesScale-Up Leadership Search
Executive search for the operators founders trust to grow the business.
We find growth leaders for privately held, PE-backed and founder-led businesses.
Recent Appointments
Three technology leadership appointments
Process to Appointment
Lead technology strategy, architecture and engineering delivery across three Brisbane technology businesses spanning SaaS and product, FinTech and eGaming. Each search required hands-on C# and .NET depth, Azure capability, platform modernisation and credible executive-level leadership.
Platform growth leadership appointed
Process to Appointment
Own the platform strategy underpinning commercial growth, expand travel distribution partnerships, drive practical AI adoption and oversee technology governance, vendors and delivery across internal teams and external partners.
Finance leadership appointed
Process to Appointment
Lead financial reporting, controls, compliance and audit while owning budgeting, forecasting, cash flow and commercial insight for the executive team. Modernise the function through automation, AI and systems improvement while building a high-performing finance team.
Executive-table appointment
Process to Appointment
Lead AI Engineering (agentic systems, LLM productionisation, MCP architecture, multi-model orchestration, guardrails and observability) alongside Data Engineering (modern lakehouse, ingestion pipelines, API integrations, CI/CD at scale). Own the roadmap, architecture calls and technical standards, and represent the function at the executive table reporting to the CIO.
Founder-aligned appointment
Process to Appointment
Full commercial P&L responsibility for a $50M+ turnover retail business, strategic leadership across the store network and operations, and oversight of buying, merchandising, and key customer and supplier relationships.
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