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.
Recent Key Appointments
Organisations trust HardyGroup
to find great talent to deliver on their mission.
Prasanth Bose
Director Performance, Risk and Assurance | Comcare Trust
Peter Westley
Chief Operating Officer | Comcare Trust
Peta-Maree France
Executive Director People & Culture | Mackay Hospital & Health Service.
Prasanth Bose
Director Performance, Risk and Assurance | Comcare Trust
HG is extremely pleased to announce the appointment of Prasanth Bose to the position of Director Performance, Risk and Assurance for Comcare Trust.
Prasanth is an internal audit and risk management professional with over 17 years of global experience in the Middle East, Europe, Africa, Southeast Asia, and Oceania. His expertise spans strategic planning, risk identification, assurance solutions, and regulatory compliance.
Prasanth holds a Master’s in Business Analytics (FinTech). He is a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and a member of CPA Australia and ACCA.
HG is delighted for Prasanth Bose as he commences this executive leadership role at Comcare Trust.
Peter Westley
Chief Operating Officer | Comcare Trust
HG is extremely pleased to announce the appointment of Peter Westley to the position of Chief Operating Officer for Comcare Trust.
Peter Westley, a chartered accountant with a Master’s in Business Studies brings over 25 years of experience in healthcare and finance. He has held executive roles across primary, secondary, and tertiary healthcare sectors in New Zealand and internationally.
Peters extensive experience reflects his expertise across strategy, health leadership, financial sustainability and large‐scale project management including hospital commissioning and system transformation. Peter’s involvement in various international health sectors such as his role as a Health Consultant and Finance Business Partner in Saudi and his prior role serving as Interim Hospital CEO at Serene Private Hospital in Bahrain demonstrate his knowledge across several health jurisdictions.
HG is delighted for Peter Westley as he commences this important executive role at Comcare Trust.
Peta-Maree France
Executive Director People & Culture | Mackay Hospital & Health Service.
HG is pleased to announce the appointment of Peta-Maree France as Executive Director People & Culture at Mackay Hospital & Health Service.
Peta-Maree is an experienced people and culture leader with a career spanning more than two decades across public health systems. She brings deep expertise in workforce strategy, change management, industrial relations, and employee wellbeing, and has led high-performing teams in complex, multi-site environments.
Most recently, Peta-Maree held Director People and Culture roles with Barossa Hills Fleurieu and Limestone Coast Local Health Networks, where she oversaw strategic workforce initiatives, supported major service transitions, and embedded values-based leadership and recruitment frameworks.
Peta-Maree holds a Bachelor of Management (Employee Relations) and has undertaken extensive training in workplace investigations, cultural competency, and conflict management.
HG is delighted for Peta-Maree as she steps into this role with Mackay Hospital & Health Service.
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 u0026 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 Hughes
National Manager, New Zealand
David Hughes is the National Manager of HG New Zealand. He is an experienced leader with significant healthcare experience across the public, private and non profit sectors, including in a range of specialty areas such as mental health and addiction, disability and primary care. In addition to his leadership responsibilities, he conducts senior executive recruitment assignments and facilitates HG’s Executive Learning Sets.
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
Principal Search and Leadership Consultant
Philip Best is a Principal Search Consultant with HardyGroup. A senior executive leader with experience in servicing major industry providers across Australia, New Zealand and the Asia Pacific.
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