David Evans

Managing Partner

As Managing Partner, David is responsible for the leadership, strategy and direction of Watermark Search International. Having been fortunate to be part of Asia Pacific’s fastest growing HR Outsourcing business, as well as the world’s largest HR Firm, David has considerable experience in Australia and overseas in growing and scaling businesse...

Claire Crawford

Partner - Executive Search and Board

Claire is an experienced search consultant, who has assisted a broad range of government, not-for-profit and commercial organisations to identify and attract outstanding candidates for senior executive and board positions. Her more recent work has been focused supporting indigenous organisations identify commercial leaders and skilled board p...

Caroline McAuliffe

Senior Partner

Caroline McAuliffe is a Senior Partner and specialises in interim executive search, helping organisations find and deploy senior C-suite executives with deep functional and leadership expertise for short-term projects or roles. With over 18 years of experience in interim executive search, Caroline leads the interim executive team in Sy...

Suzanne Mulvihill

Operations Manager - Interim

Suzanne has gained over twenty years’ experience as an office manager, executive administrator and data analyst. Having spent many years in the entertainment sector for the BBC and 20th Century Fox, Suzanne then took this experience and became an interim professional for 13 years providing extensive administrative support services and project...

Alicia Wilson

Marketing Executive

Alicia is an innovative, creative and proactive team player with the ability to balance client, candidate and colleague needs at all levels. She completed her Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) at Macquarie University and has a passion for working closely with people to build strong and lasting relationships. Alicia joined Watermark Sear...

Daniel Nicholls

Partner - Executive Search

Daniel brings Watermark Search over two decades of executive search experience, working across Asia and Australia. He began his search career with an established search firm in Tokyo, leading and growing their functional search practice, specialising in finance, operations, information technology, human resources and legal appointments. He th...

Jacinta Whelan

Lead Partner, Melbourne

A partner with Watermark Executive Search, Jacinta is an award-winning author, thought leader and popular speaker on the concept of Interim Executives, Portfolio Careers and future ways of working. She leads the Melbourne office of Watermark and has over 25 years’ experience starting and leading Interim businesses in Hong Kong, New York and A...

Donna Burr

Partner - Interim Executive, Melbourne

Donna’s background combines a career of 25 years in chartered accounting, assurance, advisory and human resources partnering with businesses.Her passion for seeing businesses thrive and solving problems has led her to her role at Watermark. She has local and global experience ...

Robert Atkinson

Partner - Executive Search

Robert is the national leader for Professional Services at Watermark and a Client Services Partner in our Financial Services / Industry practice. He is passionate about supporting our clients and people to make a real impact in our business community.With over 20 years' experience in providing strategic talent advice across Financial S...

Jocelyn Hinder

Partner - Executive Search and Board

Jocelyn is a Partner in the healthcare practice at Watermark Search International. Having worked in the sector, Jocelyn deeply understands the significant challenges in Australia’s healthcare landscape stemming from our ageing population, access to quality care, and the role that technology plays today and in the future. Her healthcar...

Alex Brown

Partner - Interim Executive

Alex has over 20 years’ experience in the talent arena garnered within multiple sectors based in both the UK and Australia. She has worked across all facets of the recruitment industry –in house, search, contingent agency and RPO. Most recently, Alex has led in house talent management and acquisition functions across education, IT services, p...

Francesca Conquest

Associate Partner - Interim

Francesca is a qualified lawyer with over a decade-long commitment to sourcing and managing talent to deliver exceptional client service. With a diverse background spanning legal practice, recruitment, talent management, career coaching and starting and leading interim businesses, Francesca brings a unique blend of skills to the table....

Lizzie Wynter

Community Manager - Interim

​Prior to joining Watermark, Lizzie has worked in account management and support roles within theadvertising and events management secto...

Jennifer D'Arcy-Smith

Partner - Executive Search and Board

Jennifer (Jen) D’Arcy-Smith is an experienced search consultant joining the Watermark Search International Melbourne team in October 2018 and is a member of the firm’s Board Practice. She focuses on Board, CEO and C-suite level searches and is trusted with high profile, often confidential, sensitive engagements. With more than a decade in exe...

Dani White

Partner - Executive Search

​Dani White is a Partner in the Education practice at Watermark Search International. Having commenced her career as a Physiotherapist, Dani has over 15 years’ experience consulting to the Health and For-Purpose sectors. Since transitioning into Executive Search, Dani is committed to thoroughly understanding her clients’ strategic and cultura...

Alison Myatt

Head of Research

Alison has spent over 14 years within Executive Search and Agency Recruitment. Prior to her role as Head of Research at Watermark Search, Alison worked as a Researcher at Derwent Executive, and previously as a Consultant and Researcher at Atticus Search, where she was responsible for researching and recruiting specialists across Asia Pacific’...

Bronwen Kerr

Engagement Manager

Bronwen joined Watermark as an Engagement Manager with a wealth of experience built up over 20 years working in the executive recruitment industry. Her recruitment and research skills have primarily covered the industrial, environmental and manufacturing industries, however more recently she has been focusing on the consumer and retail market...

Chris Grant

Partner - Executive Search

Chris is an experienced Executive Recruitment Professional with more than 20 years experience across varied disciplines and industry sectors in both Japan and Australia. He has provided search and recruitment solutions for major Multinationals, ASX, For-Purpose and Government related organisations. He has handled all manner of niche, complex ...

Pip Westhoff

Associate Partner, Interim

​Pip Westhoff has over 20 years’ experience and a strong track record in Senior Executive Search, delivering search engagements for blue-chip, fast-growing customers across Financial Services, Professional Services, Telecommunication, and Fintech. She is passionate about enabling organisational transformation and performance improveme...

Grace Atkinson

Associate Partner – Interim

​Grace Atkinson is an Associate Partner, in Watermark Search International’s Interim Executive search practice. Based in Sydney, Grace specialises in Interim Executive search and placements, deploying experienced C-Suite leaders in short-term leadership roles across the Property, Retail and Consumer markets.Grace brings a wealth of exp...

Jennifer Rappell

Research Manager

​Jennifer joined Watermark Search International as a Research Manager. Prior to this, Jennifer led the Sydney research department of The Insight Group and utilised her considerable skills to identify appropriate candidates across a broad range of executive search assignments. Joining The Insight Group as a Research Associate ...

Erin Gillan

Executive Assistant

​Erin provides excellent administrative and project support for our search assignments.   She has a significant background in executive search project management, having managed multiple searches with competing timeframes simultaneously. Erin has a wealth of experience with supporting senior stakeholders, both loc...

Georgina Southwell

Executive Assistant

​Georgina provides administrative and project support for our assignments. She works closely with our clients to ensure all aspects of the search run in a timely fashion. Prior to joining Watermark, Georgina has a background in urban planning in the UK. She holds a Masters in Town and Regional Planning.

India Wilson

Executive Assistant

​India provides excellent administrative and project support for our search assignments. She works closely with our clients to ensure all aspects of the search run in a timely fashion. Prior to joining Watermark, India worked in administration in the higher education sector, PR, front of house and various support roles.

Mia Son

Executive Assistant

​Mia provides administrative and project support for our search assignments. ​