Finding the leaders who move organisations forward.
Research-led executive search for board, C-suite and senior leadership appointments across energy, resources, utilities and infrastructure in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Senior-led from briefing to appointment.
Every Resourceful executive search is led end to end by a director or principal consultant. The person you brief runs the research, makes candidate approaches personally, conducts the assessment and stays involved through negotiation and onboarding.
That continuity matters when discretion, judgement and stakeholder sensitivity count as much as the shortlist. Resourceful has been trusted with searches spanning ASX-listed operators, state-owned enterprises, government-owned corporations and international developers, including managing director and C-suite mandates in Papua New Guinea and Australia.
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Access built through the market, not just the database.
Established senior-level relationships give us access well beyond the active candidate market. We combine those relationships with structured research, market mapping and discreet direct approach across Australian and international markets.
Clients receive clear progress reporting on longlist development, market response and candidate availability throughout the search.
Assessment that goes deeper than the resume.
Modern executive leadership takes more than technical capability. It takes judgement, adaptability, resilience and self-awareness.
Our behavioural assessment was developed in partnership with organisational psychologists. It assesses the non-cognitive capabilities that underpin executive effectiveness and is culturally neutral by design.
Shortlisted leaders are presented with a concise executive summary covering:
- Career trajectory and key achievements
- Functional strengths and leadership style
- Motivation and remuneration alignment
- Cultural and organisational fit
- Behavioural assessment outcomes
Due diligence includes comprehensive referee checks, verification of qualifications and credentials, psychometric assessments, and police and residency checks where required.
Executive search for appointments where judgement matters.
Board, C-suite and senior leadership
Appointments with organisation-wide impact.
Sensitive and confidential searches
Succession, restructuring, confidential replacement and market-sensitive appointments.
Hard-to-reach leadership talent
Niche expertise, specialist sector experience and regional or international markets.
Director & Co-founder
Your search team.
Brent Russell, Director & Co-founder
Brent has spent more than two decades recruiting senior leaders across energy, resources and infrastructure, including 15+ years supporting boards and executives in Papua New Guinea, and remains directly involved in Resourceful's most significant search mandates.
Depending on the assignment, searches are led by Brent or one of Resourceful's principal consultants. The commitment is the same: the person you brief stays involved through to appointment.
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