Specialist Executive Search in Australia
Whether you are preparing for growth, navigating organisational change, planning succession, or strengthening your leadership team, the quality of leadership around the table matters.
Most executive search firms in Melbourne, Sydney and Gold Coast can identify candidates with the right track record on paper. The real challenge is identifying the leader who will genuinely thrive within your organisation:
- The leader whose values align with your culture.
- Whose leadership style complements your existing executive team.
- Whose motivations match the strategic opportunity ahead.
- And whose strengths are specifically suited to the environment in which they are expected to perform.
At Miller Leith Executive Search, we believe the strongest executive appointments occur when capability, culture, and strategic ambition are completely aligned.
Backed by more than 100 years of combined search, recruitment, and leadership advisory experience, we help Boards, CEOs, and Executive Leadership Teams across Australia secure leaders who are not only qualified for the role, but uniquely positioned to succeed within it.
Executive & C-Suite
Appointments We Support
Our search practice specialises in identifying, evaluating, and securing senior leaders across key corporate, operational, and advisory functions:
Why Partner with Miller Leith Executive Search Consultants?
More Than 100 Years of
Collective Experience
Our Executive Search Practice combines decades of executive search, leadership recruitment, and talent advisory expertise across Australia and internationally. We have built deep, trusted relationships with leaders and commercial decision-makers across consumer goods, FMCG, retail, industrial, and corporate services, providing direct access to exceptional leadership talent well beyond the active job market.
We Look Beyond
the Resume
Most executive shortlists are filled with capable leaders. What determines long-term tenure and commercial impact are the harder-to-measure factors: core personal values, leadership temperament, career motivations, stakeholder alignment, and cultural synergy. Our focus is developing a clear understanding of what sustainable success looks like within your business, then identifying C-suite leaders equipped to deliver it.
Direct Access to Passive
Executive Leaders
The strongest executive leaders are rarely actively applying for advertised positions. They are focused on running businesses, steering teams through market complexity, and delivering commercial results. Through longstanding national networks and trusted industry relationships, we engage passive executive talent that traditional recruitment approaches consistently fail to reach.
The Power of
Strategic Storytelling
Executive search is not simply about identifying talent; it is about connecting exceptional leaders with compelling strategic opportunities. We work closely with our clients to articulate their vision, ensuring executive candidates understand not only the role, but the company’s broader trajectory, board priorities, culture, and long-term ambition. Great leaders do not move for standard job descriptions - they move for the right strategic opportunity.
Trusted With Critical &
Confidential Appointments
We are regularly appointed on highly confidential executive search mandates where discretion, nuanced stakeholder management, and sound judgment are non-negotiable. From sensitive board appointments and confidential succession planning to urgent leadership turnarounds, clients trust our team to navigate complex appointments with absolute professionalism and integrity.
Our Executive Search Practice Leaders
Our practice combines national market knowledge with deep functional expertise to deliver tailored executive search solutions across Melbourne, Sydney, and Queensland.
Together, we help organisations identify, engage and secure leaders who create lasting impact.
Kara Atkinson
Director - Executive Search
National Executive Search, C-Suite & Board Appointments
Kara leads the Executive Search Practice nationally, partnering with Boards, CEOs, and Executive Leadership Teams to deliver bespoke executive search solutions across Australia. She brings deep expertise in understanding human behaviour, leadership psychology, and best-practice recruitment methodologies to achieve high-performing outcomes across consumer, commercial, and professional services.
Stephen Borg
Founder & Executive Director
Executive Leadership, Board Advisory & Career Transition
Stephen brings extensive executive search expertise, deep commercial networks, and decades of experience partnering with Australian organisations to secure C-suite and board-level talent. He remains actively involved in executive search and leadership advisory for major national clients.
Jordana Jacklin
National Practice Lead - Sales & Commercial
Executive Sales, Commercial Directors &
Queensland Markets
Jordana specialises in identifying and securing senior commercial and sales leadership talent, helping organisations build high-performing commercial leadership teams. With nearly two decades of recruitment experience spanning the UK and Australia, she brings exceptional relationship networks across Brisbane, the Gold Coast, and southeast Queensland markets.
Christy Moses
Chief Executive Officer
Enterprise Strategy, People & Organisational Growth
Christy provides strategic leadership across the Miller Leith Group and brings over 20 years of executive recruitment and leadership experience. She has an extensive background supporting organisations through rapid scale, leadership succession, and organisational transformation, particularly within consumer goods and product-led sectors.
Joe Sette
Co-Founder & Director - VIC
Manufacturing, Supply Chain & Operations Leadership
Joe is an experienced recruitment and executive search leader with deep expertise in executive operations, supply chain hiring, and business growth. He leads Miller Leith’s Victorian practice and has a long-standing commitment to building leadership capability across Australian enterprises and regional communities.
Frequently Asked Questions About Executive Search
Executive search is a proactive, consultative methodology dedicated to mapping and engaging passive, high-calibre executive talent who are not actively seeking new roles. Unlike traditional recruitment, which often relies on job advertisements and active candidate pools, executive search involves exhaustive market mapping, behavioural assessments, cultural alignment appraisals, and confidential outreach for critical C-suite and Board appointments.
Miller Leith delivers retained executive search mandates nationwide across Australia. Our core physical practices are anchored in Melbourne, Sydney (Surry Hills), and Queensland, with active search capabilities extending into regional Australia and international talent repatriation.
We evaluate executive suitability through a multi-dimensional framework that assesses core personal values, leadership temperament, motivational drivers, and strategic alignment against your organisation’s current operating stage and future objectives. We ensure candidates not only have the functional pedigree to lead, but the cultural adaptability to thrive.