The leading network of Health, Human Service and Public Sector Leaders.
Our Executive Search & Recruitment network is unrivalled, and by engaging HG we connect our clients to the best talent from around the world. As the competition for talent intensifies, domestically and globally, our clients trust in our ability to secure a successful and timely appointment, the first time, every time.
Executive Search & Recruitment Services
Board Chair and Director Appointments
As Boards navigate an increasingly complex operating and regulatory environment so too is the need to elevate and refresh boardroom capabilities. HG’s extensive track record in governance appointments includes the formation of inaugural Boards in response to major government reforms at scale at a whole of system level and at a multi-district level. We are also expert in supporting the timely refresh of existing Boards.
Chief Executive and C-Suite Appointments
With our extensive and current networks, built up over decades, and team of Principal Search Consultants from the sectors we serve, HG is the leading trans-Tasman agency for Chief Executive and C-Suite appointments. This also includes all key enabling services such as IT, Digital, Finance, Legal, People & Culture and more. Our tailored approach ensure a successful and sustained appointment every time.
Management Appointments
Our networks are not only extensive, they are also very deep and this gives great confidence to our clients we can know who tomorrow’s future executives are today. By engaging HG for management level appointments, we deliver a field of candidates already proven at a team leader, management or director level and who exhibit the capabilities to also aide your organisation in future succession planning.
Clinical and Medical Appointments
Sourcing and attracting top talent for leadership positions within clinical and medical specialties requires deep expertise and never more so then now given global workforces shortages in healthcare. To ensure your success HG adopts a team approach that includes specialist Principal Consultants and Senior Researchers who will work tirelessly and creatively on your behalf to achieve the result you need.
Public Sector Leadership Appointments
Public sector appointments at a Chief Executive and C-Suite level can and do attract significant political, stakeholder and media scrutiny and navigating that requires Search agencies to have a unique set of capabilities. HG is a trusted and proven partner to government for the most senior leadership appointments including Environment, Revenue, Ethnic Communities, Disability, Health, Internal Affairs and to Royal Commissions of Inquiry.
Diagnostics
HG is invested in the long term success of your organisation and has built a suite of diagnostic capabilities to support the ambition of executive leadership that is practical and grounded in real time, real world environments. These diagnostic options and tools mean you are working with evidence and reflective practice.
HG’s Panel Partnerships
HG is a trusted advisor and provider of permanent and interim recruitment solutions for clients across Australia and New Zealand. In circumstances which require it, HG can also be your partner of choice by engaging us through the following government panels.
WA Country Health Service Panel
SA Recruitment Agency Services Panel
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment Panel
Executive Recruitment Panel
Central Australia Health Service Panel
All of Government Talent Acquisition Services (TAS) contract.
NSW Government Talent Acquisition Scheme
LGA Procurement – Labor hire and recruitment Services
Recruitment and Immigration Agency Panel Primary Agency – Canberra Health Services
Local Buy Pre-qualified Supplier
The Management Advisory Services (MAS) Panel
Industries we serve
Public Health
Private Health
Primary & Community Care
Aged Care
Disability Services
Public Sector
Meet our Principal Consultants
HG’s Principal Search Consultants have held Chief and Senior Executive roles within the industries we serve. Their extensive leadership profiles enable them to swiftly establish trust and rapport with both clients and candidates, clearly understand the roles they have been asked to recruit to and importantly, the organisational and environmental context in which they exist.
Our evidenced based search methodology, extensive networks and talented team have led to the successful placement of 4,000+ executives.
Lynette Taylor
Executive Director, Search & Recruitment
A senior executive leader with experience in private and public sectors across health, logistics and human resource sectors. With nearly two decades of experience as a senior executive in a multinational company, Lynette brings a comprehensive global and commercial perspective to her role, focusing on the attraction, retention, and development of executive-level candidates.
Paul Ingle
Chief Executive Officer
Paul Ingle is the Chief Executive Officer of HG. In addition to his leadership responsibilities, he conducts senior executive and board recruitment assignments and facilitates HG’s Executive Learning Sets. Paul has been a Chief Executive in both the public and private sector for over 20 years, having worked in New Zealand, the UK and Australia. He brings a wealth of experience in supporting organisational leadership, reform, employee wellbeing, and cultural transformation.
Christine Leahy
Executive Director Leadership and Learning
Christine Leahy is a seasoned executive Human Resources specialist with over 25 years of experience in prestigious national and international corporations. Armed with a Bachelor of Commerce, she has played pivotal roles in HR, aiding companies in recruiting and retaining top-tier talent, thereby enhancing organizational culture and business performance. In addition to her leadership responsibilities, Christine conducts senior executive recruitment assignments and facilitates HG’s Executive Learning Sets.
Sarah Buckler
State Manager, Queensland
Sarah Buckler has an extensive background and in-depth understanding of the public sector in Australia and New Zealand. She has over twenty-five years of experience in executive leadership roles and appointments to advisory and governing boards across public, private and quasi-government boards and authorities. Sarah is a recipient of the Australia Day Honours and was awarded the Public Service Medal for her contributions to regional development, investment attraction, public sector administration, leadership, and governance.
David Price
National Manager, New Zealand
David Price is the National Manager of HG New Zealand. He is an internationally experienced senior leader and healthcare innovator known for pioneering system design, co-design, and patient experience reform across New Zealand, Australia, and the UK.
Liz Hlipala
Principal Search Consultant
Liz Hlipala has an in-depth understanding and knowledge of the healthcare sector in Australia today. She brings more than three decades of experience working in the healthcare sector at senior executive levels to any consultancy she undertakes. Liz has participated as an Executive Director of the governing boards and senior leadership teams of large health networks and the department of health in South Australia, given her an understanding of these complex organisations’ leadership and performance requirements.
Dr Karen Bridgewater
Senior Researcher
Karen is an academic researcher with experience investigating, designing, recruiting, conducting and reporting. Through her career, Karen has not only finely honed her academic and population-relevant research skills, but also forged relationships in the public and private health sectors, multiple universities, and non-government organisations. Consequently, Karen brings to HardyGroup a unique combination of established research excellence, and industry-relevant, highly valuable interpersonal relationship insights and skills.
Janine Hammat
Principal Search Consultant
Janine is a versatile senior human resources executive with many years’ experience at the executive level in both the public and private sectors. She is a proactive leader of people strategy and cultural alignment in diverse and complex organisations. Her knowledge across all facets of human resources and her ability to partner with other senior executives and staff, and to translate organisational strategy into pragmatic and operable outcomes, enables her to deliver quality results.
Pete Carter
Principal Search Consultant
Pete Carter has over 30 years of experience in health and social service leadership in New Zealand and Australia, much of that in senior roles within the public sector.
Pete has also spent many years on Boards of both Non-Government and Government organisations and has been actively involved consulting across the sector, particularly around leadership and governance.
Emma Hay
Principal Consultant Medical Specialist
An accomplished healthcare leader with extensive experience across clinical governance, quality and risk, organisational improvement and healthcare transformation. Emma combines clinical credibility with strong stakeholder engagement and a detailed understanding of complex healthcare environments. Her experience working with executives, clinicians and multidisciplinary teams provides valuable insight into the leadership capabilities required to deliver safe, effective and sustainable healthcare services.
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Recent Key Appointments
Organisations trust HardyGroup
to find great talent to deliver on their mission.
Lusiane Lea Belaus
Phase 1 Site Director | Momentum Clinical Research.
Catherine McIntosh
National Manager Professional Advisory Services | Enable New Zealand.
Emma Morony
Director Strategy, Planning and Infrastructure Services | Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service.
Associate Professor David Fuller
Divisional Clinical Director, Paediatric Medicine | Women’s and Children’s Health Network.
Lusiane Lea Belaus
Phase 1 Site Director | Momentum Clinical Research.
HG is delighted to announce the appointment of Lusiane Lea Belaus as Phase 1 Site Director at Momentum Clinical Research.
Lu brings 17 years of global clinical research experience, with a particularly strong background in early-phase studies. She has worked across pharma, biotech, CRO and academic environments and has led complex Phase I, first-in-human and other early-phase programmes across multiple countries. She also brings extensive experience in clinical operations, sponsor and investigator relationships, quality and regulatory readiness, team leadership, and operational improvement.
As Phase 1 Site Director, Lu will take end-to-end leadership responsibility for site operations and performance, working closely with the clinical, operational and network teams to support the continued growth and success of Momentum Clinical Research.
HG congratulates Lu on this appointment and looks forward to her continued contribution and impact.
Catherine McIntosh
National Manager Professional Advisory Services | Enable New Zealand.
HG is delighted to announce the appointment of Catherine McIntosh as National Manager Professional Advisory Services at Enable New Zealand.
Catherine is an experienced allied health and professional practice leader with a strong background across health, rehabilitation, disability support, and workforce development. Most recently, she served as BOP Regional Manager and National Portfolio Manager at Proactive Healthcare, leading clinical excellence, quality improvement, and workforce capability initiatives.
With extensive experience across public, private, and community sectors, Catherine brings a strong commitment to professional excellence, service improvement, and positive outcomes for the communities Enable New Zealand serves.
HG congratulates Catherine on this appointment and looks forward to her continued impact in this important leadership role.
Emma Morony
Director Strategy, Planning and Infrastructure Services | Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service.
HG is delighted to announce the appointment of Emma Morony as Director Strategy, Planning and Infrastructure Services at Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service.
Emma is an accomplished health executive with more than 13 years of experience leading organisational strategy, health service transformation, major capital infrastructure projects, clinical commissioning and digital innovation across Australia’s public health system and the UK healthcare sector.
Most recently Director, Strategic Projects at Royal Perth Bentley Group, Emma has built an impressive track record delivering complex strategic initiatives, infrastructure programs and organisational transformation. Her career spans senior leadership roles with Royal Perth Bentley Group, East Metropolitan Health Service, Perth Children’s Hospital, BUPA UK and PwC Australia, where she has led major capital developments, clinical commissioning programs, digital transformation initiatives and service redesign projects. She is recognised for her ability to navigate complex healthcare environments, build strong stakeholder partnerships and translate strategic priorities into sustainable outcomes that enhance patient care and organisational performance.
Emma holds a Bachelor of Health Science (Public Health) from the University of Western Australia and has undertaken extensive executive development in leadership, change management, strategic thinking and executive coaching.
HG is delighted for Emma Morony as she steps into this role with Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service.
Associate Professor David Fuller
Divisional Clinical Director, Paediatric Medicine | Women’s and Children’s Health Network.
HG is delighted to announce the appointment of Associate Professor David Fuller as Divisional Clinical Director, Paediatric Medicine with the Women’s and Children’s Health Network.
David Fuller is a highly respected paediatrician and health service leader with extensive experience across tertiary healthcare, clinical governance, education, research, and statewide system leadership. He has held a range of senior executive and clinical leadership roles, consistently contributing to service development, workforce capability, quality improvement, and strategic health system reform.
Most recently, as Clinical Director of the Women, Children and Families Directorate at Barwon Health, David led a major clinical directorate with responsibility for governance, operations, quality and safety, and a substantial divisional budget. He strengthened clinical governance arrangements, led improvements in safety and quality performance, and played a key role in planning for a major women’s and children’s hospital redevelopment. He has also served as Clinical Lead of the Victorian Paediatric Clinical Network, leading statewide service planning and quality improvement initiatives.
David is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and holds both a Master of Public Health and a Master of Business Administration.
HG congratulates Associate Professor David Fuller on his appointment and is delighted to support him in this important leadership role.
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