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Top 25 Retained executive search firms based in Australia

Name: Retained executive search firms based in Australia
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 14, 2026 866 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 866 retained executive search firms headquartered in Australia as of September 2026 and tracks 7,283 professional contacts across them, including 2,673 with verified work emails. Sydney is the largest hub.

This list covers retained executive search firms headquartered in Australia, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 14, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 14, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest retained executive search firms based in Australia

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 866 retained executive search firms based in Australia, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 14, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to retained executive search firms: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Logistics Executive Group	Partial evidence	Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	n/a	647 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Welcome to Logistics Executive Group - The hub of your global supply chain.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
2	Davidson	Indirect evidence	Brisbane City, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	501-1,000	305 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “As a proudly Australian company, over 30 years Davidson has evolved into a leader in enhancing workplace performance.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
3	Johnson Partners	Strong evidence	Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	n/a	285 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Johnson Partners is an independent, Australasian leadership advisory firm specialising in Board Search, Executive Search, Interim Executive Search and Leadership Succession.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
4	Mars Recruitment	Indirect evidence	Perth, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	51-200	136 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Industry Specialists Our carefully selected specialist Consultants have years of hands-on experience within their industry verticals.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
5	Derwent	Strong evidence	Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	51-200	133 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Derwent is one of Australia’s leading Executive Search and Board Advisory firms, partnering with organisations to appoint high-impact leaders who drive long-term success.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
6	Ethos Beathchapman	Strong evidence	Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	51-200	130 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Part of Nikkei-listed Will Group, inc, Ethos BeathChapman is an award-winning global executive search firm connecting exceptional talent with leading companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
7	SIX Degrees Executive	Indirect evidence	Melbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	51-200	117 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Our commitment to sparking the right connections is what makes us ‘Expertly Human’.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
8	Searson Buck Group	Partial evidence	Hobart, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	11-50	102 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At Searson Buck, we believe in the power of people.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
9	SHK Asia Pacific	Indirect evidence	Melbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	51-200	96 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “SHK connects great people to great work.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
10	Beaumont People	Indirect evidence	Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	11-50	92 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are a team clients love working with and candidates trust.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
11	The Andersen Partnership	Partial evidence	Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	51-200	81 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Established in 2010, we have brought together some of the industry's most experienced, proactive and dedicated recruitment executives servicing the mid to senior management levels…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
12	Scotford Fennessy	Strong evidence	Perth, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	11-50	80 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Scotford Fennessy is a leading Western Australian recruitment and executive search firm partnering with organisations to attract, secure and retain exceptional talent.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
13	Horner Recruitment	Indirect evidence	Melbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	11-50	77 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Horner raises the bar in recruitment and HR, providing tailored support for organisations Australia-wide in a broad range of blue- and white-collar industries and government.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
14	The Next Step	Partial evidence	Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	11-50	74 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Next Step is a recruitment and search consultancy dedicated exclusively to the Human Resources profession.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
15	Heidrick & Struggles	Strong evidence	Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	1,001-5,000	73 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Heidrick & Struggles is the premier provider of executive search, corporate culture and leadership consulting services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
16	Acrworld	Indirect evidence	AustraliaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	51-200	65 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Since 2001 we have been recruiting professionals across Architecture, Building, Property, Defence, Manufacturing, Transportation, Renewable Energy & Resources.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
17	Profusion	Indirect evidence	Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	51-200	58 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Profusion is Australia’s leading provider of recruitment services to the Financial Services sector.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
18	Miller Leith	Strong evidence	Melbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	11-50	53 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Miller Leith is an Award-Winning Specialist Recruitment, Executive Search and Consulting partner to a range of diverse clients, from tier-one industry leaders to own-label…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
19	Fourquarters Recruitment	Indirect evidence	Melbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	51-200	51 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “People are the heartbeat of our business.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
20	REO Group	Strong evidence	Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	11-50	51 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Reo Group is a national recruitment, executive search and professional services agency, servicing the East, West and South coast of Australia.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
21	Allura Partners	Indirect evidence	Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	11-50	47 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Allura Partners was founded in 2017 with a focus on supporting private equity firms by placing C-Suites to lead, transform and scale their portfolio companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
22	Method Recruitment Group	Indirect evidence	Melbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	11-50	46 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Australia’s most trusted and impactful recruitment experience.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
23	Emanate Technology	Indirect evidence	Braddon, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	11-50	46 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “As a business we have identified a gap in the technology recruitment market for a high touch, consultative, and specialist service – it is both our opportunity and objective to…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
24	Harrison Mcmillan PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Adelaide, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	11-50	45 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Harrison McMillan, we see ourselves not merely as a recruitment agency but as strategic talent partners driven by our motto:"Changing lives one placement at a time." We are…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
25	Optimum Consulting	Indirect evidence	Brisbane, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	11-50	44 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “In a fiercely competitive business environment, there is one constant: Talent is essential to business success.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: retained executive search firms. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names retained executive search firms.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of retained executive search firms, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name retained executive search firms. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Retained executive search firms based in Australia at a glance

As of Sep 14, 2026

36.7%Verified-email coverage

8.4Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

33.6%Largest-city concentration · Sydney

Sep 14, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

674

11-50

157

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Australia, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Australia, over 866 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among retained executive search firms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in Australia whose own description of what they do matches “retained executive search firms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names retained executive search firms), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among retained executive search firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Australia are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 2,673 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 14, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names retained executive search firms, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many retained executive search firms are there based in Australia?

RevenueBase identified 866 retained executive search firms headquartered in Australia as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Logistics Executive Group, headquartered in Sydney, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most retained executive search firms?

Sydney leads with 291 headquartered companies, followed by Melbourne (191) and Brisbane (71).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 2,673 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 866 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 14, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.