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Andrew Banks Chairman t 02 9087 6207 [email protected]

Andrew Banks was born in London and immigrated to Australia in 1972 where he began his career as an

actor. It wasn't long before Andrew discovered his passion for Human Resources and took the

opportunity to travel the United Kingdom, Norway, the United States, Europe and Africa to build on his

human resources experience - experience that would eventually see him start his own business in

Australia in 1985 via Morgan & Banks. This was the just the beginning of Andrew's adventure in the

Human Resources and Recruitment industry in Australia and abroad.

Today, Andrew (together with Geoff Morgan) is the largest shareholder of Talent2 and is also Chairman.

He plays a hands on, day to day role, being involved with the Company's major customers, the global

recruiting business and the Executive and Board Search practice, Talent Partners. This role keeps

Andrew connected to the business as well as performing the crucial role of Chairman focused on the

strategic direction of the Company and the Company's shareholder community.

Andrew launched Talent2 International (TWO) in 2003, a publicly traded company on the ASX, to focus

on HR Outsourcing and Executive Search and Selection. Talent2 International is now a team of 1,700

professionals operating in 19 countries - a result of both organic growth and 15 impressive acquisitions.

Before this time he worked with US listed company TMP (a result of the merger with Morgan & Banks)

in New York as Global Director. It was an exciting time after a successful 14 years at the helm of Morgan

& Banks which he founded with Geoff Morgan in 1985. Morgan & Banks grew to become the dominant

recruitment force in Australia and Asia, and commanded 17% market share. At the point the company

went public in 1995 sales had grown to over A$800m, before its merger with TMP/Monster.com in

1999.

Initially educated in Biological Sciences in the UK, Andrew's true education came on the job, developed

from real world experience. In 2004 Andrew and Geoff Morgan were recognised formally for their

sustained success in business via the Ernst & Young Master Entrepreneur of the Year Award.

Andrew's early career as an actor allowed him to be part of The Old Tote Theatre Company (later

inherited by NIDA, where Andrew is now Chairman of the Foundation). His acting skills inform his good

communication skills, knowing what to say and how to say it being especially relevant to Andrew's need

to inspire and impact favourably on his people.

A born risk taker, Andrew is passionate about the need for entrepreneurial spirit to be nurtured in a

nation - he knows firsthand the willingness of people to take risks grows wealth and creativity in a

society.


Profile

John Rawlinson Chief Executive Officer t 03 9918 0918 [email protected]

John Rawlinson (or JR as he is better known) started his working life as a Physical Education teacher.

Little did he know that when he swapped his track suit for a business suit in 1985 it would start a lifelong

passion. After some experience in a sales role at a multinational pharmaceutical company, JR’s career

really took off when he joined Morgan & Banks. JR’s breadth of experience working under the

juggernaut duo includes founding Morgan & Banks Technology, a move to the United States for TMP

Worldwide and in 2003, then returning to Australia to establish Talent2.

As the current founding CEO, JR has taken Talent2 from a start-up business to a company with annual

revenues of over $300 million and 1,700 people spanning the globe in 19 countries. JR takes great pride

and ownership of Talent2’s vision to be the best end-to-end talent management organisation in Asia

Pacific and around the world by 2015.

In a career spanning over 20 years in human resources and recruitment, with clients both large and

small across most industry sectors, JR is experienced in executive search, executive contracting,

organisational change and all elements of HR business process outsourcing. Before founding Talent2, JR

was based in North America as Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing, TMP Worldwide - the

owner of leading online recruitment site Monster.com. Prior to this JR was CEO Morgan & Banks

Technology after a successful Directorship of Victorian Operations of Morgan & Banks.

JR has a Bachelor of Education from Victoria University and a Graduate Diploma in Entrepreneurship and

Innovation from Swinburne University.

Outside of work, JR dedicates his time to his family, raising his three children. A lover of the great

outdoors, John specialised in Outdoor Education during his time as a teacher and was a pioneer of the

Surfing Schools Program in Victoria. He still enjoys the occasional surf, is an enthusiastic Collingwood

supporter and keen golfer.

JR is well known for his accessible style and genuine interest in his people – whenever he can afford the

time he will open the door to listen. This drives one of his greatest assets - his ability to recognise and

combine the strengths of people across all levels of the business. JR encourages resourcefulness,

synergy and initiative to allow people to realise their own potential and that of the bigger team.


Profile

Martin Brooke Chief Financial Officer t 02 9087 6303 [email protected]

Martin has over 17 years experience in the Human Resources industry and extensive experience

managing the commercial aspects of major human resource projects. His industry knowledge comes

from working in senior financial positions across a number of organisations, including Deloitte, Morgan

& Banks, and TMP Worldwide.

Martin is the Global Chief Financial Officer for Talent2 and a key player since its inception in 2003. He is

kept busy keeping focused on all finance and accounting matters and the Group’s IT infrastructure.

After working for Deloitte in London, Martin transferred to Australia in 1989. In the next five years, he

moved into the Human Resources industry to join Morgan & Banks. His time with Morgan & Banks gave

him the opportunity to progress through a number of senior finance positions and subsequently TMP

Worldwide. At TMP he was the Group Controller – Asia Pacific with responsibility for TMP’s Finance

team throughout the region. A key achievement at Morgan & Banks/TMP was when Martin established

the commercial management function and successfully negotiated the commercial aspects of a number

of major client wins.

Martin holds a Bachelor of Arts and is a Chartered Accountant.

He is married with two young boys and hopes his love of golf and soccer will rub off on his children.

People in Martin’s team are empowered to do their job well. He constantly challenges them to think

outside the box and believes in providing them with the freedom to improve process, drive efficiencies

and add value to the organisation.


Profile

John Banks Director t 02 9934 5605 [email protected]

John’s work life started in recruitment in London in 1976, and then evolved to an interest in HR and

business consulting before a move to Australia in 1985. Since then John has dedicated himself to the

world of recruitment, outplacement and HR consulting within the businesses of Morgan & Banks and

then Talent2.

As Executive Director of Talent2 John’s time is spent growing the consulting, learning and outplacement

businesses. John knows firsthand how organic business growth and acquisitions have expanded

Talent2’s range of talent management and people services. John is happiest when he can realise cost

savings and efficiencies to a client’s business through a successful service implementation using

technology or process innovation.

John’s industry background and experience span over 35 years both in Australia and overseas, and have

given him opportunities to work with diverse industries, leaders and politicians. People and businesses

have benefited from the advice John has provided and this is put to the test on the number of boards he

currently serves as a director.

John is a family man, happily married for 35 years and has three wonderful sons. As one of six boys

himself he enjoys the gatherings held by his large extended family of more than 35. When he can find

time in his busy schedule John likes to walk, swim, read, keep fit and spend time gardening.

A genuine intrigue and enjoyment of people’s differences are at the core of John’s conviction that

people have much to offer if they try and are given the opportunity. He believes trust, energy and

innovation are the backbone of any relationship including his own with colleagues, family, friends or

clients.


Profile - Payroll

Greg McManus CEO, National Payroll Systems (NPS) t 03 8508 5254 [email protected]

Greg entered the IT industry in 1971 and developed his experience in the areas of business application

development, mainframe operating systems support, database design, teaching and sales support. His

start in IT led to his involvement with a computer division of a major payroll provider. In the years after,

Greg started his own payroll services company and along the way was noticed by Talent2.

Today Greg manages Talent2/NPS as its CEO. From the time Talent2 acquired NPS in 2005 the company

has strengthened its brand and experienced continuous growth. It has also leveraged the opportunity

to undertake cross marketing with Talent2’s recruitment consultants to provide a total solution to

clients.

In 1990 Greg started the payroll services company National Payroll Systems (NPS) in Melbourne,

Australia. Three years later it was purchased by National Mutual and eight years after that Greg and an

American partner acquired NPS from AXA Australia. Greg held the position of Managing Director of NPS

throughout this time. Greg’s background to NPS was with the computer services division of Mayne

Nickless, the biggest payroll services provider in Australia at the time. It was here that Greg developed

the software and delivery system for a new payroll services offering for Australian SMEs called Payline.

Payline is still a significant and successful Australian payroll services provider with more than 5,000

clients.

Greg attended the Mount Eliza Business School in Melbourne to expand his executive education in the

areas of leadership, accounting and marketing.

Greg enjoys activities that keep him connected to the great outdoors especially skiing, sailing and

getting his hands dirty landscaping. He wouldn’t be able to live without music in his life either.

Being responsible for running payrolls for clients demands constant accuracy and attention to detail as

everyone expects to be paid correctly and on time. Greg knows to be successful in this area he has to

interest and engage the people doing the work by cleverly using technology and processes to reduce the

burden of detail and increase the value of the work performed.


Profile - Payroll

Brendan Trewartha General Manager, Alesco t + 61 2 9087 6337 [email protected]

Brendan has over 20 years experience working in Australia and Europe for technology companies in

industries ranging from telecommunications, consumer electronics, IT, retail and human resource

outsourcing.

Brendan joined Talent2 in 2010 as General Manager responsible for Payroll and Human Resource

Information Systems (HRIS) solutions used by Talent2’s enterprise and government clients across the

Asia Pacific region.

In Brendan’s work life prior to Talent2 his experience was developed in a diverse range of roles from

software development and marketing through to business management. Until he joined Talent2,

Brendan was the Managing Director for Toshiba TEC in Australia, a role he held for four years.

His qualifications include a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) with Honours, Sydney University, 1991,

and a Master of Business (Marketing) at UTS, Sydney.

Brendan lives in Sydney, is married with two children and actively involved in the community. He enjoys

travel and photography and likes to put his photography to good use on travels with his family.

When people and clients trust Talent2 to deliver their payroll and HRIS business, they trust they will be

paid on time and accurately. Brendan ensures this trust isn’t misplaced and that in the business people

are always put first and kept happy.


Profile - RPO

Andrew Grant Global Managing Director/Group CEO t + 852 3473 3281 [email protected]

Andrew is an experienced CEO and leader of Talent2’s multi-national recruitment businesses with over

15 years experience in the recruitment industry. He moved into recruitment in 1996 after a successful

career working in finance and investment banking. Andrew is optimistic about the potential in the HR

services market and is excited about his role in growing Talent2 globally.

In 2010 Andrew assumed the role of Global Managing Director for Recruitment Solutions and Managed

Services. He still remains the Group CEO Europe. He is excited about building Talent2 to be a global

market leader in HR services. He is also confident that Talent2 has the footprint and delivery platform

to be the market leading service provider in HR services in Asia, the world’s fastest growing market.

In 2006, Andrew founded Talent2 Europe. In the decade prior, Andrew had a career in finance with

KPMG as a qualified chartered accountant and as a senior finance executive within the investment

banking sector. His move into recruitment in 1996 was prompted by the opportunity to be part of a

growing and dynamic sector.

Andrew’s education is diverse. He has an undergraduate business degree in management and finance,

is a qualified chartered accountant and a professionally trained actor.

As a passionate snow skier and food and wine enthusiast, Andrew approaches all the activities he enjoys

with 100% effort.

Andrew’s people philosophy is simple and effective – at all times treat your colleagues with the same

respect you expect to be treated.


Profile - RPO

Caleb Baker Managing Director, RPO & Managed Services, Asia Pacific t + 852 3473 3191 [email protected]

As a qualified Organisational Psychologist with over 15 years of full cycle talent management experience

Caleb enjoys working as both a consulting practitioner and business leader. Caleb has lived and worked

in Asia for the last nine years and what he doesn’t know about the Asian human resource market in the

areas of talent acquisition, management and optimisation isn’t worth knowing. He’s regarded as a

leading Asian authority on complex talent integration projects and multi-country HR outsourcing

partnerships.

Since opening the HR Outsourcing business in Asia, Caleb’s role as Managing Director, RPO & Managed

Services Asia Pacific is all about growing Talent2’s business in the region. To do this his leadership and

management experience are put to good use across all areas of the business, especially strategy,

business development, operations, finance and new market acquisitions.

Caleb is well placed to grow Talent2’s Asian operation given he was one of the founders of Talent2 in

Asia in 2006 via his role as General Manager, HRO Asia and his work with companies such as Bank of

America/Merrill Lynch, HSBC, Corning and Nike. Before this time Caleb spent five years in Executive

Search at Morgan & Banks (now known as Hudson Global Resources) and pioneered the early stages of

Recruitment Process Outsourcing in Australia. His understanding of HR Outsourcing also deepened

whilst working with Hewlett Packard/Compac, EDS and IBM.

Caleb gained his Masters of International Human Resource Management and Marketing, Graduate

Diploma in International Human Resource Management and his Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in

Psychology and Statistics from Monash University, Australia.

When not working Caleb loves competitive sports and has represented Australia in both swimming and

windsurfing. His sporting activities range from charity endorsed team endurance events, to surfing

Asia’s famous waves and touring Asia’s world class golf courses. His sporting prowess is matched by his

passion for food and wine, with a specific interest in Hong Kong’s ‘Private Kitchen’ community.

Caleb shows his support of the industry in Asia by promoting end-to- end talent management strategy

and solutions through his thought leadership and knowledge sharing.


Profile - RPO

Tom Mason Managing Director RPO EMEA t +44 (0) 207 025 0216 [email protected]

Tom has more than 15 years experience in staffing and another ten years dedicated to recruitment

process outsourcing (RPO). He has designed and managed some of the most successful staffing models

across the globe and is leading the way in the evolution of RPO. Designing and implementing leading

edge RPO solutions have given Tom exposure to a variety of industry sectors and companies across

geographies.

After joining Talent2 in November 2010 Tom took responsibility for the overall management and growth

of the RPO business across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). He manages key stakeholders of

existing clients and grows the business through new client acquisition. Tom also lends his insight as part

of the global RPO management team.

Before Talent2, Tom was the Managing Director of a competitor’s RPO business for EMEA where he

grew the business from its inception in 2002 to become one of the leading RPO providers in the region.

Tom was responsible for brand name clients like Cisco, Honeywell, Societe Generale, Bausch & Lomb,

Ericsson, Gartner, Nalco, Nestle and Arval and the company’s Talent Management division in the UK.

During this time he took a lead role in all commercial negotiations with major accounts. In an earlier role

Tom made his name in new business sales where in a short period of time he secured business with

Goldman Sachs, Norwich Union and ING Barings.

Tom was educated at Bristol where he studied Valuation & Estate Management, graduating with

Honours.

The interests Tom pursues outside of the office include adrenaline sports of cycling and motorsport,

balanced by a good game of golf.

Tom knows the difference in any business comes down to the calibre of its people. He says to focus on

attracting and motivating the best people to keep your business the leader of its field.


Profile – RPO

Anthea Collier Director of Client Services & Operations t 02 9934 5619 [email protected]

Anthea brings 25 years of global talent acquisition expertise to Talent2. The breadth of Anthea’s

experience ensures a solid understanding of recruitment channels, knowledge of which she applies to

form complex talent acquisition platforms. Anthea has built her reputation on the effective design of

solutions to increase the quality of talent acquired while managing cost and process efficiencies.

Anthea joined Talent2 in 2006, and has held the role of General Manager Recruitment Process

Outsourcing (RPO) and Managed Service operations for Australia and New Zealand since 2010. She is

responsible for driving outstanding customer service across all the Talent2 programs and for ensuring

100% client satisfaction in the process.

Over the course of her career, Anthea has directly managed large North American Managed Services

Programs as well as global RPO programs. The perspective she gained through these positions afford her

first hand experience of the critical role effective implementation and recruitment operations play in

establishing program success for Global 1000 companies. Understanding the importance of mitigating

risk and effectively driving change management within each engagement, Anthea is passionate about

the benefits of recruitment transformation delivered via Talent2. As a Six Sigma Champion and Yellow

Belt she draws on these skills when partnering with clients to identify talent acquisition challenges and

appropriate solutions.

Anthea is madly keen on horses, so much so that her passion has withstood a recent fall which resulted

in a broken wrist. Understandably, she’s a tad more cautious when around her equine friends now.

Anthea is passionate about ensuring development and retention of the talented RPO teams. To that

end Anthea has launched a multi faceted training program, together with coaching programs which

ensure that the team have visibility of career progression on a global scale whilst receiving the

development necessary to achieve aspirational goals.


Profile - Recruitment

Paul Jury General Manager, Australia and New Zealand Recruitment t 02 9087 6202 [email protected]

Quality leadership and strategic management skills are two qualities that Paul has enjoyed developing

over more than two decades in the workforce. No matter what role he has undertaken, he works hard

to ensure his teams are successful and that the company culture supports them. His general style is to

offer counsel to his business peers, be an adviser to his clients and industry associates, and be an active

account manager.

Paul is Talent2’s Australasian General Manager, Recruitment - a role he’s held since 2006. Day to day he

has oversight for Australia and New Zealand and is a member of the Global Recruitment team. Paul is

charged with leading, growing and inspiring the Talent2 Executive Recruitment business to be the best

in the region. This often involves brokering the broader capability of the organisation. The way he

supports his broader team encourages them to deliver memorable outcomes to clients and candidates.

Since joining Morgan & Banks in 1995, Paul has embraced the entrepreneurial nature of the

organisation. In the last 15 years Paul has had the opportunity to work in roles as diverse as: founding

member of Talent2 and General Manager NSW; General Manager Wellington, when he was based in

New Zealand at TMP Worldwide; and Practice Manager / Team Leader and Consultant at Morgan &

Banks. Prior to this Paul worked at Yellow Pages, Arthur Andersen and the Essendon Football Club.

Fresh out of college Paul completed an Administration cadetship with the Victorian Football League and

followed this with a Bachelor of Business, Accounting major from Monash University in 1989. In 2010

Paul was a winner in the Outstanding Leadership category at the Talent2 Inspirational People Awards.

Outside of his career, Paul’s personal interests are his beloved Bombers AFL team, quality family time

with his wife and three young children, stretching and walking, politics and current affairs and following

Australian business activity. He also likes exploring new ideas for personal growth and development.

Paul knows in order to motivate people to perform at their best involves him doing the same in his role.

He leads by example by providing outstanding service to all internal and external stakeholders and the

customers he works with.



Amanda Burke National Practice Manager – Marketing, Communications and Sales t 02 9087 6230 [email protected]

Amanda Burke is the Talent2 National Practice Manager for Marketing Communications and Sales. She is

a highly regarded specialist senior recruiter in the marketing, business development, communications

and public affairs areas, who has developed this substantial practice in Australia over the past 18 years.

Amanda has a background with Johnson & Johnson, Revlon and McNair Anderson. She holds a Bachelor

of Commerce from the University of NSW and has over 18 years executive recruitment experience with

Talent2, Management Recruiters Australia and Morgan & Banks.

She and her team provide a high level of service to clients and candidates and are well regarded for their

people insight, ensuring the right fit with their client’s culture and personal style.

The team recruit across Financial Services, Consumer Goods, Tourism, Government,

Telecommunications, Information Technology, Utilities, Industrial, Property, Media, Entertainment,

Professional Services and Industry Associations.



Gina McLellan Director, Asia tt +852 3473 3175 [email protected]

Gina has developed a vibrant, results-focused career in the recruitment industry over the past ten years.

Her experience is Asia Pacific centric, having lived and worked in the main industry markets of Australia,

Hong Kong, and Singapore with significant exposure to China’s human capital environment. She’s known

for her capability to lead and develop people, articulate strategic insight and vision, and the ability to

implement structural change with direction and compassion.

In her current role as Director, Asia, Gina’s responsibilities include people management, operations,

sales, financial management, commercial strategy and business plan accountability. During the GFC,

Gina focused on developing new operating models and strategies to change business practices in a

deteriorating economic environment. Through her leadership the business achieved strong growth

despite a slow and protracted economic recovery.

Gina’s experience covers Talent Management, Executive Recruitment, Search and Selection, Change

Management, HR Consulting and Learning & Development. This experience is supported by her

management skill set in the areas of Work Life Integration, Women in Leadership and the Employment

environment. These are some of the highlights of her career: demonstrated exceptional leadership

skills, through integrity and human touch; energised and re-built declining businesses by double digit

growth and sustained pipelines of new attraction channels, client markets and talented people;

enhanced business foundations, created and nurtured organisational culture; and achieved dramatic

growth and sustained profitability. It’s no wonder Gina was recognised in Australian Who’s Who of

Australian Women 2005–2010.

Gina holds a Bachelor of Design Studies and a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of

Queensland. She is a board member of The Australian Chamber of Commerce (Hong Kong & Macau)

and a member of: the British Chamber of Commerce (Singapore & Hong Kong); Australian Chamber of

Commerce – (Singapore & Hong Kong); Economist Intelligence Unit (Asia); CEO Institute; The Australian

Institute of Management; Australian Institute of Company Directors; Australian Human Resources

Institute, and Australian Women on Boards.

Gina’s leadership style achieves results because it’s backed by her genuine passion, experience and

focus on people at all times. Her reasoned and supportive approach instils admiration and is a source of

inspiration and leadership for the people that she works with.



Paul Dixon Managing Director, Europe t +44 207 025 0202 [email protected]

Paul has over 18 years executive search and selection experience. He has principally recruited for the

property, real estate and infrastructure sectors securing senior leadership talent for global developers,

investors and asset managers. As the overall practice head in Europe he also handles non executive

Board appointments for a broad spectrum of clients.

Paul is Managing Director of the European executive recruitment businesses – Talent2 International and

Talent Partners. He was one of the founding Directors of the European practice and is responsible for

teams across the financial services & banking, professional services, industrial, construction, property &

infrastructure and media, sport & entertainment sectors.

Prior to launching Talent2 in Europe in 2007, Paul was a Director of a global recruitment business

initially based in Edinburgh and later in London. Over a 14 year career he ran multi-sector executive

search offices in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham and London before

becoming the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Sector Head for the global real estate practice.

As a building graduate, Paul retains a passion for the built environment and real estate assets. His

interest in this area is essential when working closely with clients to shape their business strategies and

the talent required to deliver their goals.

With young twins in his family, Paul finds he doesn't have as much time as he’d like for a round of golf

but otherwise is an avid rugby spectator and enthusiastic but largely style-free skier.

Known for his love of cheesy quotes, Paul lives by Henry Ford’s immortal words “You can't build a

reputation on what you are going to do” and “Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is

progress; working together is success”.



Andrew McNeilis Managing Director, Middle East and Africa t + 971505381296 [email protected]

When Andrew started work in 1982 as an infantry officer he learned lessons in leadership that would

serve him throughout his career. Seven years later he found himself working for a London based

specialist recruitment firm. He continued to work in leadership roles in specialist recruitment,

Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), HR Consulting and Learning and Development across Europe,

the Middle East, America, Hong Kong, Japan and Australia.

Andrew initially moved with Talent2 to the Middle East in 2008 to manage a large RPO project for a

Dubai Holding subsidiary. He subsequently took responsibility for the region. In this role he integrated a

multi country acquisition (Intersearch) with a fledgling organic Talent2 office in Dubai. Today Andrew’s

focus is on the Talent2 International offerings across both recruitment and HR solutions staying aware of

changeable market conditions. To his credit he has steadied the business through some very volatile

times and introduced and positioned the Talent2 brand as a reputable market leader. Andrew has

skilfully localised the business and made it an appealing partner of choice for both local and

multinational businesses alike across a broad range of recruitment and HR Consulting service offerings.

He is personally involved with delivering services, ranging from Executive Search to Coaching and HR

Advisory work.

Prior to joining Talent2 in 2007, Andrew was the Chief Commercial Officer of a large recruitment agency

in Europe. In the decade before, his other senior management roles saw him planning the launch and

execution of a new RPO business in the UK, which he then took global, and taking charge of a growing

HR services business, changing roles from national accounts sales executive to client services director.

Educated in England, Andrew graduated from the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst and studied

further to graduate with a Master of Science in Business Management. Andrew also holds two non-

executive directorships, one in the lobbying sector the other in the charity sector.

Andrew’s consuming passions are his family, voracious reading of non-fiction and enjoying the outdoors

by fly fishing, shooting and scuba diving. His outlook is best expressed in his need to learn and laugh,

always finding a sense of purpose in the ridiculous.

Andrew lives and breathes putting people first in his work by leading from the front himself. In the

Middle East and Africa region he looks to support employers and people through real collaboration,

communication and commitment.


Profile - Learning

Peter George Director, Strategic Accounts t 03 9918 0912 [email protected]

Peter has over 20 years experience in Human Resource Consulting and in the past ten years has

specialised in HR Outsourcing. He has managed large Recruitment, LPO, Consulting, Change

Management and Career Transition teams in Europe, throughout Asia and in Australia/NZ through a

combination of organic growth and acquisition. Those that know Peter credit his close client

relationships, integrity, business development skills and ability to grow highly successful teams.

Reporting to the CEO as Director of Strategic Accounts, Peter is responsible for the management of

Talent2’s Key Strategic Accounts. His energy goes into developing and growing each account, and being

a central point of contact and escalation for all Key Strategic Accounts.

Over the last two decades Peter has held executive management roles within Talent2, TMP Worldwide

and Morgan & Banks. Peter’s experience in the human resource industry is strengthened with each of

the roles he undertook: General Manager, Learning Division Talent2, Australia /NZ for five years;

Director of The Banks Group; European Managing Director, Human Resource Consulting, TMP

Worldwide for two years; and as Managing Director Recruitment at the same time as his role as

Australasian Managing Director, Human Resource Consulting, Morgan & Banks.

Peter is a Registered Psychologist who completed his Bachelor of Education, Psychology major, as part

of Bachelor of Arts, Graduate Diploma Psychology , MAPS.

The interests that Peter pursues in his spare time include running, skiing and sailing, supporting Carlton

Football Club and taking time to appreciate architecture and the theatre. Peter enjoys membership of

these social clubs: Australian Club; Sorrento Sailing Club; Kooyong Tennis Club; MCG; VRC; and CFC.

Working with a team Peter genuinely delights in the success of others and uses regular feedback to

inspire people to achieve more than they imagined.


Profile - Learning

Scott Wagstaff General Manager, Learning Content and Technology t 02 9269 8008 [email protected]

Scott has worked in senior roles across the marketing communications and eLearning industries for over

25 years. Scott began his career in marketing at American Express then moved into advertising to work

on major accounts and hold senior management roles in Leo Burnett, DMB&B, Grey and Clemenger

BBDO. Throughout his career Scott has had the fortune to develop communication and learning

programs across diverse industry sectors including financial services, FMCG, beverages, travel,

telecommunications, government and retail.

In July 2011, Scott became General Manager Learning Content & Technology to take charge of the

Content and Technology delivery teams and client support desk. He also retains responsibility for

Talent2’s relationship with the Talent Management Solutions company, Cornerstone On Demand, which

saw him lead his team to secure some major accounts including Canon Australia & NZ and Pandora

Jewellery globally.

Before joining Talent2 Learning in 2009, Scott was exposed to the eLearning and eRecruitment industry

through his role as General Manager of Sales & Marketing of a dynamic eLearning firm and secured their

three most strategic clients - Telstra, McDonald’s and Bunnings. Before this time Scott founded Blood

Sweat & Tears (BST), a Creative Communications partnership between Scott and Creative Director John

Finkelsen and Cordiant (George Patterson) Communications Group. When Cordiant demerged, Scott

assumed full ownership of BST and relaunched the business as Full Circle Communications and evolved

the client base to include eBay Australia, Austral Bricks, Fujifilm and Mirvac. Scott also spent two years

as the General Manager Marketing for the Village Roadshow film distribution business across Australia

and New Zealand.

Scott was educated at UNSW completing a Bachelor of Commerce, Marketing major, completed his Advanced Advertising Certificate at Sydney Technical College, did the AGSM Executive Program in Strategic Marketing, and completed a Business Management Certificate through the Australian Institute of Management.

His interests revolve around family, friends, sport, film and absorbing new ideas. He has started to write

a film script but can’t find enough hours in the day to finish it!

Scott aspires to create an environment that encourages people to think creatively, challenge

assumptions about the way things are or should be and gives freedom for them to try new things. This

supports his relentless curiosity to unlock the way people learn and grow.


Profile - Learning

Patrick Nolan General Manager, LBPO t 03 9918 0915 [email protected]

Patrick has worked in the Learning and Performance Support space for the past 14 years and for the last

ten years in learning business process outsourcing where he developed significant experience in the

finance, mining, retail and government industries. A specific focus that Patrick has is the design and

enablement of ‘end to end’ sustainable learning solutions for major corporate organisations and

government enterprises.

Patrick leads the Global Learning BPO Practice within Talent2, to design, develop and deploy learning

solutions and services to clients. His team is made up of learning specialists located in Singapore,

Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney.

Over the course of his career Patrick has worked as an instructional designer, facilitator, coach, learning

consultant, and more recently as a practice leader and general manager. When Practice Leader at BizEd

Services (since acquired by Talent2) Patrick: led the build and deployment of Australia’s first fully

operational outsourced learning services capability, providing ‘end to end’ learning services for

Australian and New Zealand clients; established and managed a complete outsourced learning and

development vendor management capability, managing over $20M annually for one of the large

financial institutions in Australia and New Zealand; and established a global in-sourced sustainable

learning and performance support capability for a significant mining organisation to support their Global

SAP user population.

Patrick achieved a Masters of Business Administration, MBA from Southern Cross University in 1998.

The time he spends with his family and friends, cooking and drinking red wine, or enjoying a round of

golf, some poetry, Australian Rules football and V8 supercars are important to Patrick.

People want to be successful at work; Patrick uses this knowledge to design effective learning services

that help people and their companies achieve their business goals.


Profile - Learning

John Wall Chief Executive Officer, Sugar t +61 (02) 9238 0555 [email protected]

With over 11 years experience in education and training John knows the industry very well and

continues to explore its potential. He was the founder of Sugar Group which was acquired by Talent2 in

2010.

John is the CEO of Sugar Talent2 and he’s responsible to its customers, team members and Talent 2

shareholders. He’s driven to deliver practical and successful solutions to his customers and does this

through his people. John wants all his team to be developed professionally so they have opportunities

for career advancement. As CEO, John is proud of his year on year growth in revenue and profit.

When he started the Sugar Group in January 2001 John focused all his energy on building the business

and this resulted in a doubling of company EBIT every year from 2006 to 2011. Before Sugar, he owned

and operated a real estate business in Perth for six years. He has spoken at over 100 events around

Australia, NZ and Asia as a keynote speaker on business, sales, management and personal success

topics. John has also hosted a television series in NZ called ‘School of Success’ and authored a book

titled ‘GO – A teenagers guide to success’. In 2002 John was included in the ‘Top 40 business people

under the age of 40’ in Western Australia and was awarded ‘WA Auctioneer of the Year’ over three

separate years.

Educated at Curtin University, John completed a Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing and PR major).

John is serious about horse racing and breeding, watching AFL Football and keeping fit via Iron Man

events. Family and food also rate very highly on John’s agenda.

John always treats people with respect, sincerity and a genuine focus on helping them build a better life.


Profile – HR Advisory

Neil McCormick General Manager t 07 3295 7401 [email protected]

Neil has a broad history of international senior leadership and management experience spanning 32

years. For the past 19 years Neil has worked in human resources and consulting services immersing him

in all facets of human resource activity. He regularly shares his knowledge through speaking

engagements, book writing and lecturing.

Since the beginning of Talent2, Neil has held a General Manager position managing a team who develop

and deliver a range of human resource consulting and advisory services. The team’s latest development

activity includes the creation of a Workforce Strategy and Optimisation Consulting framework and

Consulting Service to align human resources to the specific objectives of organisations. Neil is driven by

the relationship between talent management principles and processes to achieve organisational

objectives.

The past 17 years have kept Neil busy in leadership positions within Talent2 as well as in various senior

management roles at Morgan & Banks and TMP Worldwide. Neil contributes to the industry as Editorial

Advisor and contributor to HR Examiner, a contemporary online human resources magazine. He is also

soon to release a book in 2011 titled Lean but Agile, rethink workforce planning and gain a true

competitive edge.

His education includes numerous post graduate courses. Neil has earned numerous company awards

and received Federal Government scholarships. Before discovering HR, Neil’s early education was in the

accounting, finance and audit stream.

Neil is an avid reader, writer and stand-up-paddle boarder - although not at the same time! He lives life

with passion by balancing family, work and good wine in good measure.

The reward from making a positive impact to the lives of other people is very clear to Neil. He lives this

in his dealings with his team and the client’s team. He knows it’s as simple as being clear when sharing

expectations and providing people with the support to achieve their results.

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