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.
Rhodie Miller
Principal Search Consultant
Rhodie Miller is Principal Search Consultant at HardyGroup, with over a decade of experience in health recruitment. Rhodie has conducted executive searches across all jurisdictions of Australia and New Zealand. With a key focus on sustainable outcomes, Rhodie strives to ensure a match between client and candidate.
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.
Philip Best
Client Relationship and Sales Manager
Philip Best, our Client Relationship and Sales Manager. A senior executive leader with experience in servicing major industry providers across Australia, New Zealand and the Asia Pacific.
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Recent Key Appointments
Organisations trust HardyGroup
to find great talent to deliver on their mission.
Sarah Bramwell
Director, Specialist Practice | the Department for Child Protection (South Australia).
Cindy Jarvis
Director, Quality and Safeguarding | the Department for Child Protection (South Australia).
Tracey Taylor
Chief Executive | Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities.
Vicki Doherty
Executive Director, Medical Services and Oral Health | Latrobe Community Health Service.
Sarah Bramwell
Director, Specialist Practice | the Department for Child Protection (South Australia).
HG is pleased to announce the appointment of Sarah Bramwell as Director, Specialist Practice at the Department for Child Protection (South Australia).
Sarah is a highly experienced and values-driven executive leader with more than 25 years’ experience in child protection, spanning direct practice, policy reform, quality assurance, and workforce development. She has held a series of senior leadership roles with the NSW Department of Communities and Justice, most recently as Acting Director of Practice Quality in the Office of the Senior Practitioner, where she led statewide quality assurance programs, trauma-informed practice initiatives, and system reform. Sarah has also served as Acting Executive District Director for Western Sydney and Director of Practice Learning, leading significant workforce and practice reforms across NSW.
Sarah holds a Master of Adult and Vocational Education, a Bachelor of Arts in Welfare Studies, and multiple specialist qualifications in leadership and training.
HG congratulates Sarah Bramwell on her appointment with the Department for Child Protection.
Cindy Jarvis
Director, Quality and Safeguarding | the Department for Child Protection (South Australia).
HG is delighted to announce the appointment of Cindy Jarvis as Director, Quality and Safeguarding at the Department for Child Protection (South Australia).
Cindy is a strategic and experienced public sector leader with a strong record in the delivery of whole of government policy projects, governance, and program reform across child, family, and community services. She has held senior executive roles across multiple jurisdictions, most recently as General Manager, System Stewardship with the Department of Human Services, where she led strategic policy and reform initiatives to strengthen outcomes for children and families. Prior to this, Cindy was Senior Director of Social Policy with the Northern Territory Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet, leading whole of government social policy projects in partnerships with the community sector and academia to deliver government priorities.
Cindy is a Social Worker and holds an Executive Master of Public Administration from the Australian and New Zealand School of Government, a Master of Public Health, and a Company Directors Certification from the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
HG congratulates Cindy Jarvis on her appointment with the Department for Child Protection.
Tracey Taylor
Chief Executive | Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities.
HG is delighted to announce the appointment of Tracey Taylor as Chief Executive of Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities.
Tracey is a highly accomplished executive leader with more than 20 years of experience driving complex transformation across government, housing, and commercial sectors. She brings deep expertise in financial sustainability, governance, culture, and organisational performance, underpinned by a strong commitment to improving outcomes for communities across Aotearoa.
Most recently Chief People and Assurance Officer at Kāinga Ora, Tracey has played a pivotal role in the organisation’s transformation, leading system-wide initiatives in governance, risk, people strategy, and productivity reform. Her leadership has been instrumental in delivering major efficiency gains and embedding a values-driven, high-performance culture.
Tracey holds an Advanced Diploma in Business Management from the University of Auckland, is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and an Accredited Leadership Coach and Workplace Inclusion Professional. She also serves on several boards, including Anthem Alliance and Diversity Works New Zealand.
HG is delighted for Tracey to be part of Kāinga Ora as she leads the organisation into its next chapter of sustainable, community-focused transformation.
Vicki Doherty
Executive Director, Medical Services and Oral Health | Latrobe Community Health Service.
HG is delighted to announce the appointment of Vicki Doherty as Executive Director, Medical Services and Oral Health with Latrobe Community Health Service.
Vicki is an accomplished executive leader with more than 20 years’ experience across primary care, public health, and the for-purpose sector. She was most recently Executive Director and Company Secretary of the Australasian Menopause Society, where she led major organisational reform, strengthened partnerships, and drove national advocacy that helped secure significant new funding for women’s health. Earlier in her career, Vicki was Chief Executive Officer of the Gippsland Region Palliative Care Consortium and held senior policy roles with the Australian Department of Health and Ageing, where she oversaw major Medicare and dental policy initiatives.
Vicki holds a Master of Public Health, a Postgraduate Certificate of Education, and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. She is also a Non-Executive Director of Gippsland Primary Health Network and Inspiro Community Health.
HG congratulates Vicki Doherty on her appointment with Latrobe Community Health Service.
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