Congratulations to Rachel Allen who is the new Design Director at RM Williams. This role reports to the CEO, Paul Grossman, and will work collaboratively with the Leadership Team to define and direct the product strategy and vision for the brand, ensuring a strong growth agenda both locally and internationally.  Rachel is highly respected in the fashion industry having worked for some…

Hourigan International is extremely proud to have recently placed Dr Julie Robidart as the new Head of Research, OceanOmics as part of Minderoo Foundation. The ocean is in the midst of a biodiversity crisis. Minderoo Foundation, through their OceanOmics program, are revolutionising marine conservation by unravelling the ocean genome and building a world-class integrated ocean monitoring platform to inform decision-making in…

We are delighted to see our client, Belinda Driscoll being promoted to Managing Director, Kimberly Clark Australia and New Zealand. Belinda is an outstanding commercial marketer with a proven track record in delivering growth typical of Creative Leaders. Belinda’s promotion is a great example of Creative Leaders coming from a marketing portfolio and background into Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer positions.  These…

Adam Balarin has been appointed Executive General Manager, Insurance Supply Chain at IAG's Direct Insurance Australia division. Adam's appointment marks the completion of the Direct Insurance Leadership Team under Julie Batch. Adam will be responsible for the transformation of the IAG’s insurance supply chain to deliver a better claims experience to customers across Australia and align the group, its strategic partners, and…

We are delighted to announce the placement of Helen Fitzsimons  as the new Chief Marketing Officer for ASB Bank, reporting to Lohit Kalburgi, Chief Transformation Officer. Helen is a highly awarded commercial and creative leader with global experience across multiple industries. It has been an absolute pleasure working with Helen and partnering with Lohit on this critical appointment for ASB. 

Huge congratulations to M&C Saatchi Group AUNZ and Bohemia Group on the appointment of Paul Hutchison as CEO. We were honoured to partner with Justin Graham and Lauren Keogh on this extensive global search and are thrilled to see that ambition and might have been matched with this extraordinary international talent. 

  We sat down with our Founder’s Executive Assistant Vinh Lemaniak and asked him to reflect on what Refugee Week means to him. Arriving in Australia as a child whose family fled Vietnam in the early eighties, Vinh told us that he sees Refugee Week as “an important push for empathy and compassion, and an opportunity to reflect on how…

Rebecca Ransford  has commenced as Head of  SunRice  Global Supply Chain & Manufacturing Rebecca Ransford has commenced as Head of SunRice Global Supply Chain & Manufacturing. SunRice has operations including state-of-the-art processing, packing and value-added food plants across Australia, the US, the Middle East, the Pacific and Papua New Guinea. In this role, Rebecca will be responsible for establishing new facilities internationally, non-agronomic…

Huge congratulations to David Halter on his appointment as dentsu International's new Chief Strategic Officer in ANZ.  After an incredible decade at the Clemenger Group, David will bring world class thinking and new world creative intellect to the role. Congratulations to Angela Tangas on another sensational appointment for the group and we are extremely confident in the impact David will make in…

Congratulations to Sarah Hosking PhD FAICD who has been appointed the new Chief Executive Officer of Cancer Council NSW. Sarah has a proven track record in business start-up, turnaround, development and change management and extensive knowledge of private and government, primary and acute health sectors across a broad range of disciplines, with special interest in cancer, paediatric palliative care and…