The HG Story

Contributing to the Health and Wellbeing of Society through Exceptional Leadership Talent Solutions 

30 YEARS
+

A Brief History.

Recognising the correlation between contemporary leadership, learning organisational cultures and great service for the end user, Kevin Hardy and Jean Fagan embarked on a mission. That mission was simple, to create an integrated leadership talent solution agency dedicated to Finding and Growing Great Leaders. From humble beginnings, HG is now recognised as the go to Australasian talent agency in health and human services as well as the broader public sector.

WE SUPPORT

Our longstanding interpersonal relationships, combined with our deep talent networks, exceptional team and unique integrated service model guarantees our clients an effective end-to-end service. When engaging HG our clients know they can be confident of receiving a deeply personalised experience as nothing matters more to us than results that exceed expectations.  

#1

Boutique recruitment & development firm Australasia (Thomas Reuters)

96%

Of Executive Learning Set Members get a tangible ROI

15,000+

Global network of health leaders

WHO WE ARE

We are a team of people who have come from the sectors we serve and are very passionate about living our four organisational values.  

We foster a sense of ownership in all we do by creating a culture whereby we all “Act Like an Owner” in our shared commitment to “Exceed Customer Expectations”.  We know we are at our best we when draw on “The Power of Team”, leveraging the unique strengths and capabilities across our organisation to achieve exceptional results, no matter how great the challenge. We operate in a dynamic environment and ensure we “Make Change Happen,” by bringing innovation and creativity to all we do.  

These values form the bedrock of our organisation, shaping our identity and drive us in our pursuit of excellence. 

The HG Value Proposition

Our synergistic business model of Executive Leadership Development and Learning Solutions integrated with Executive Search and Recruitment and Interim Executive and Locum Services is our unique point of difference. 

It ensures our clients can count on us throughout the lifecycle of their organisation’s leadership talent journey and why we are regarded as the leading trans-Tasman partner agency. 

HG’s Team & Global Networks 

At the heart of our organisation lies a dynamic team of passionate individuals with extensive leadership profiles, supported by robust corporate systems and infrastructure and over 30+ years of evidence driven results and success.  

Aldie Zuniga

Executive Search Coordinator

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Andrew Laurie

Board Director

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Anna Brownjohn

Executive Search Coordinator

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Anne Skipper

Governance Learning Set Facilitator & Coach

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Bradie Hammat

Executive Search Coordinator

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Chantal Belmonte

Team Lead, Program Coordination

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Christine Leahy

State Manager, Victoria

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Director, Marketing & Digital Growth

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David Hughes

National Manager, New Zealand

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Dr Amanda Smith

Principal Search Consultant, New Zealand

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Dr John Wakefield PSM

Executive Learning Set Faciliator & Coach

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Dr Karen Bridgewater

Senior Researcher 

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Dr Kevin Snee

Executive Learning Set Faciliator & Coach

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Dr Melanie Boursnell

Executive Learning Set Facilitator & Coach

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Geoff Lavender

Executive Learning Sets Facilitator & Coach

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Gloria Wallace

Executive Learning Sets Facilitator & Coach

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Janine Hammat

Principal Search Consultant

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Manager Executive Membership Program

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Board Director & Principal

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Executive Learning Sets Facilitator & Coach

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Kathryn Cook

Principal Learning Set Facilitator & Coach

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Executive Learning Sets Facilitator & Coach

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Board Chair & Founder

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Principal Search Consultant

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Lynette Taylor

Executive Director, Search & Recruitment

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Margot Hurwitz

Board Director

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Monica Ip

Program Coordinator

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Natasha Tirado

Executive Search Coordinator

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Chief Executive Officer

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Paul Russell-Cook

Director, Finance & Corporate Services

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Principal Search and Leadership Consultant

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Raelene Edwards

Program Coordinator 

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Rhodie Miller

Principal Search Consultant

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Sarah Buckler

State Manager, Queensland

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Shelly Park

Executive Learning Set Faciliator & Coach

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Stephen Hunter

Executive Learning Sets Facilitator & Coach

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Tuwhakairiora (Tu) Williams

Cultural Advisor

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Locations

Our focus is on Australia and New Zealand, finding and growing local talent, and using our global networks to impact locally where there are talent gaps.  

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Acknowledgement of Country

HardyGroup acknowledges and pays respect to the past, present and future Traditional Custodians and Elders of this nation and the continuation of cultural, spiritual and educational practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.