Allan LaurieChief Executive Officer
Allan Laurie has a background in Chief Executive Office leadership, business analytics, operational and organisational performance, talent management, strategic business development and Government advisory. He applies a business and neuroscience lens when identifying, attracting, assessing high-performance candidates. His key expertise is delivering candidates with a balance of sector credibility, commercial results and an ability to develop and translate strategy into practical outcomes for an organisation’s stakeholders.
Most recently as Chief Executive Officer of Munarra Limited he assisted to establish Australia’s first indigenous led university in regional Victoria, before taking on interim CEO of Warramunda Limited. With more than 15 years in Executive Search, working with the nuances that exist at the nexus of public, private and social purpose sectors, his career has included time with a well-known Australian brand, four years as an equity partner establishing the national government, NFP and education practices for an APAC challenger Executive Search brand, seven years with a top-five global search firm in a senior leadership capacity and three years as a Partner and Head of Research in a boutique HR start-up. His formative years were spent in a business analysis and management role at Deutsche Bank AG in which he was responsible for operational performance across Australia and New Zealand.
His most recent qualification is a Masters of Management (Honours) from the University of Technology Sydney. He is presently Deputy Chairperson, Chair of Consumer Advisory Committee, Member, Finance, Audit and Risk Committee of Warramunda Limited and Deputy Chairperson, Chair of the Governance and Performance Committee and a Non-Executive Director of Koorana Family and Child Services Limited; and formerly was on the Asia Pacific Board of the Global Association of Executive Search and Leadership Consultants. Allan is a member of the Global Golden Key Honours Society. Combining a busy home life with a young family, he also finds time to ski, meditate, walk the dog, and explore the fascinating realms of artificial intelligence, neuroscience and military science fiction.