1st Executive
We find, retain and develop
talent for our clients
CUSTOM BY DESIGN
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Finding and developing leaders and teams, then helping them perform are your competitive advantage
Secure, retain and develop the best talent at every level.
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OUR VALUE
When Michelangelo saw the ‘spirit of David’ in a block of weathered marble in the yard of the cathedral workshop in Florence, he saw what others couldn’t. His commission embodied, insight, custom design and a result that had proven beyond the capabilities of other sculptors. For us, meeting the brief is not enough we have to see inside the people that we present to find unique value.
SCOPE
Our proven diagnostics and investigative processes take us from your early view of what you want from your team to an evidence-based perspective on what you need. This is a fast, cost – effective way to develop and implement your plan
INSIGHTS
We’ll share our research with you and discuss what it means for your business and your people. This ranges from how employees see their working future, to where remuneration is headed and the key drivers of employee engagement
RESULTS
The hidden value that exists within the performance of your team is easily missed. Assessments are often used in the selection of new people, but are far too rarely used to understand the potential of the people you already have.
ADVANTAGE
People and brand are your best source of competitive advantage. We help organisations unlock the potential for competitive advantage that exists within their current and future team. It’s not complicated but it will make you think.
OUR GLOBAL NETWORK PARTNERS
Our custom by design approach has seen us working with global network partners to produce outstanding results and resources for our clients across our major disciplines
Looking for Executive Search?
Apart from our own extensive networks and sourcing capabilities, we tap into a global network of like-minded Global Executive Search and Executive Recruitment partners on every continent to deliver the best talent outcomes to our clients and quite often to those of our partners around Australia and overseas
On the Lookout for Top Talent - Transformational People Services
Need for Advisory Support?
Getting the support you need for your business and addressing your personal development needs is critical to ongoing success. However, many support programs are too prescriptive, or don’t directly relate to the pressing issues you’re facing on a daily basis.
Identifies The Granularity
Often the most challenging aspect of engaging an advisor, coach or mentor is knowing how to articulate and quantify the problem or opportunity.
Andrew Thoseby
1st Executive Pty Ltd
Melbourne, Australia
19 yrs in Recruitment /Search and 15 in C Level Corporate Role
Strategic thinker and business executive with 30 years of executive corporate and entrepreneurial experience
Suzanne Whitmarsh
1st Executive Pty Ltd
Melbourne, Australia
22 years in Executive Search
Suzanne is the founder of 1st Executive and has been a successful Human Resources professional for the last twenty years.
OUR GLOBAL EXECUTIVE SEARCH TEAMS
Our team, some of the world’s best executive recruiters, identify potential greatness. They’ve usually been right where that leader is going, and they have been leading their own organisations for years.
Looking for Your Custom Career ?
We will also engage you, the candidate in a discussion about your custom by design career. The right career choice for you produces the best value for our clients. See our featured and all current roles or just complete a Registration Application to stay on our radar
Product Manager
Tender Manager
Register as an Interim Manager
Marketing Managers
Australia
Our client is part of an international publicly listed company with multiple brands and businesses globally. With products that surround us all, they have a strong focus on sustainability around product…
Administration
Notting Hill | Permanent
The Tenders Manager oversees the tendering process from the identification of opportunities through to the submission of Bids. Management of the contract…
Other
Contract
Interim managers are temporary medium- to long-term contract executives who are focused on delivering outcomes in a method that is framed by a client-to-client philosophy, rather than the typical employer-employee relationship….
What Our Clients Say
Rio Industrial Group
Mindshop
Swann Communications
LET'S GET IN TOUCH
So, if you really do want to grow, be more profitable, make change, make a difference… if you really are in the business of managing and you really do have major challenges, need to find leaders, develop those leaders, build a team or help them perform, we’d be delighted to talk
AUSTRALIA
Level 17, 31 Queen Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3000
+61(0)3 8617 8100
Read Our Insights
We couldn’t be “custom by design” without having a point of view. We’ll do our best to stay on track with some original thoughts and also in sharing some of the best thoughts of others we come across – feel free to pass these on or start a dialogue
Since the Covid19 pandemic leaders have wrestled with hybrid work as a two-dimensional challenge. It has been about where work happens – …
Addressing Leadership Bottlenecks in an Era of Unprecedented Pace As we move rapidly toward 2030, the pace of business has shifted from …
In today’s fast-paced business environment, leadership development that’s practical, relevant, and aligned with evolving market needs is no longer optional—it’s essential. At 1st Executive, our …
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