BUILT FOR INDUSTRIES THAT BUILD
Specialist search and leadership advisory across mining, infrastructure, diversified industrials and defence.
From Board and executive appointments to the operational, project, functional and technical leaders who make businesses work.
Over 95% of the leaders our principals have placed in the last two years are still with the employer.
Eight in ten of our mandates come from a client who has used us before, or from someone they referred.
Four industries. Deep experience.
We focus on sectors we know well. We understand the environments, the roles and many of the people within them. That helps us search with context, ask better questions and give clients a considered view of the market.
Mining & Metals
Leadership and management across mining, processing, projects and mining services.
From Board and executive appointments to site, project, technical and functional leadership.
Infrastructure
People who lead, build and deliver major projects.
We work across contractors, owners, engineering businesses and project organisations, from executive leadership through to key project and functional roles.
Industrials
Leadership across manufacturing, engineering, services and complex industrial businesses.
We look for people who understand both the commercial and operational realities of these environments.
Defence
Leadership and specialist appointments across defence, engineering, shipbuilding, sustainment and major projects.
A complex sector where capability, relationships and context all matter.
How we work
Five weeks to an assessed shortlist and twelve months of support.
Define
Before searching, we understand the problem.
What does the role need to deliver? What kind of person will succeed? What has worked before? What hasn’t?
And if we see the brief differently, we will say so.
Secure
We search the market, not just the people looking for work.
We research widely, approach people directly and assess candidates against what the role actually required.
The aim is simple: a strong, considered shortlist.
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Our involvement does not end with an accepted offer.
For every appointment, we stay connected with the client and the candidate for 12 months with regular structured check-ins.
Sometimes a conversation early prevents a bigger problem later.
TDN Leadership Compass
A simple framework for better leadership decisions.
A CV tells you where someone has been. It doesn’t always tell you how they lead. Our framework helps us explore four areas.
Direction
Can they see what needs to happen and give people clarity?
Delivery
Can they turn plans into results?
Engagement
Can they build trust and bring people with them?
Resilience
How do they respond when things get difficult?
Character
Character sits beneath all four. We look for evidence through interviews, career history and referencing.
The compass doesn’t replace judgement. It helps us ask better questions before a decision is made.
Our perspective and market insights
What our clients say
“Over eight years he became a highly trusted advisor on complex, business critical searches across domestic and international markets. He was instrumental in shaping our Australian executive team.”
“We needed a partner who understood local market practice and could move quickly with an executive appointment. TDN made a confidential and complex cross-border process straightforward. ”
Hiring?
If you are thinking about an appointment, a team structure or simply want to understand what the market looks like, we are happy to talk.
It does not need to become a search.
Sometimes another perspective is useful in itself.
Considering a move?
You don’t need to be actively looking to talk to us.
We keep in touch with people across the industries we serve so that, when something relevant comes up, we know who may be worth speaking with.
Those conversations are confidential.
