Miller Leith partners with organisations to appoint executive leaders on both a contract and permanent basis, supporting continuity, transformation and long-term performance. We work with boards, CEOs and senior executives to place leaders who can operate effectively in complex, high-accountability environments.
Our executive placement practice is led by Ramtin Parvar, whose decade-long focus on HSE, risk and governance recruitment brings a deep understanding of complex operating environments, regulatory accountability and executive leadership. This experience ensures our advice reflects the weight of these appointments and the conditions under which executive leaders must succeed.
Executive appointments, whether interim or permanent, carry significant influence over culture, risk, performance and reputation.
Our approach reflects the importance of these decisions, combining market insight, disciplined assessment and trusted advisory to place leaders who deliver lasting impact.
Leadership-Led Executive Search
Executive roles sit within specific governance structures, operating models and strategic priorities. Our networks reflect this complexity.
We maintain access to a network of more than 5,000 professionals spanning HSE, risk, governance and people disciplines, including executives, heads of function and senior leaders operating across complex, regulated and high-accountability environments. These relationships give us direct insight into how executive capability is structured, where leadership gaps most commonly emerge and what organisations consistently underestimate when making senior appointments.
Many organisations engage us as a retained advisory partner when appointing executives, recognising the importance of discretion, rigour and trust in decisions that carry lasting consequences for culture, governance and performance.
Understanding of Executive Leadership
Executive leaders are expected to balance competing demands: strategy and execution, governance and performance, pace and discipline. Many operate under significant regulatory, stakeholder or public scrutiny.
We understand the pressures inherent in executive roles and recruit leaders with the judgement, presence and capability to operate effectively at board and executive level. Our recruitment approach focuses on leadership depth, strategic capability and cultural alignment, ensuring appointments that endure beyond immediate priorities.
Contract Executive Appointments
Contract and interim executives play a critical role during periods of transition, growth, remediation or increased scrutiny. These appointments often require immediate impact, credibility and sound judgement.
Ramtin and the Miller Leith HSE team recruit contract executives who can step into complex environments quickly, establish authority and deliver against defined objectives, while maintaining alignment with organisational culture and governance expectations.
Permanent Executive Appointments
Permanent executive appointments require a longer‑term view of leadership, succession and organisational maturity. We partner with clients to identify leaders who can grow with the organisation, influence at the most senior levels and build resilient teams and functions.
Our permanent executive search process draws on more than a decade of specialist HSE and risk recruitment experience, focusing on leadership depth, strategic capability and cultural alignment to ensure appointments that endure beyond immediate priorities.
Why Partner with Miller Leith
Leadership-Led Executive Search
Our executive recruitment is led by a specialist with more than a decade of experience placing senior leaders across HSE, risk, governance and people disciplines, providing the depth and credibility that high-impact appointments demand.
Established Executive Network
Access to a broad and active network of executive leaders and heads of function spanning HSE, risk, safety, governance and people disciplines across complex, regulated and high-accountability environments.
Practice-Led Market Insight
Ramtin's direct engagement with complex operating environments and senior leadership communities ensures our advice reflects how executive capability needs to function in practice, not just how it looks on paper.
Executive Placement Focus Areas
Interim & Contract Executives
Permanent Executive Appointments
Executive Search & Succession Planning
Transformation & Change Leadership
Risk, Safety, Governance & People Leadership
Crisis, Remediation & Stabilisation Roles
Board and Executive Advisory
Executive Roles We Recruit
We recruit executive leaders across Australia for both contract and permanent appointments. Typical roles include:
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Chief Risk Officer (CRO)
Chief People Officer (CPO)
Chief Safety / Sustainability Officer
Executive General Manager
Interim Executive & Transformation Leads
Heads of Function (Risk, Safety, Governance, People)
We work across infrastructure, energy, resources, government, financial services, healthcare, education and complex regulated industries.