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Biographies

Jeff Farrell - Managing Partner

Having worked for some of Australia's largest corporations, Jeff Farrell has a realistic appreciation of the day to day budgeting, planning and strategic problems facing today's business leaders. Jeff understands that the solution to many of these problems is the provision of fast, cost effective and practical human resource solutions.

Jeff has spent twenty five years in human resource management, workplace relations and organisational change and development both within Australia and overseas. He has fulfilled the roles of General Manager Human Resources and Group Manager Organisational Effectiveness in addition to many senior strategic and middle management operational roles in Tertiary Education, Mining and Processing, Energy and Consultancy Services.

Working as Manager Organisational Effectiveness within one of Australia's Top 5 mining houses, Jeff developed state of the art employment, planning, strategic and organisational development initiatives that were later transposed successfully to Australia's largest electricity generator. There as General Manager Human Resources, Jeff oversaw the transformation of this publicly owned corporation into a vibrant, first class powerhouse and a leader in its field.

Jeff has extensive experience in both State and Federal Industrial Relations jurisdictions as well as the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission. Jeff has presented to many industry forums and conferences both in Australia and the UK. He is a sought after luncheon and after-dinner speaker in his areas of expertise and experience.

As Managing Partner, Jeff is responsible for our domestic client base in addition to providing support to our international clients on an as required basis.


Stuart Leach - Manager Asia-Pacific

Stuart Leach has extensive experience in both academia and private enterprise.

Following graduation, Stuart spent several years in the National Health Service in the United Kingdom as a practicing psychologist before resuming research studies in trauma management, later teaching in the Behavioural Sciences Department of a large University in Scotland.

In 1978, Stuart took up a position as Director, Personnel Services with a Hong Kong based property investment group where he began his continuing love affair with the East. Stuart has consulted widely throughput the Asia-Pacific and is a regular presenter and contributor to Executive Development Programs for Military and Civil Defence organisations in the region.

For a number of years, Stuart has provided Cultural Awareness Programs and Cultural Assimilation Programs to many Fortune 500 companies that transact business in Asia, the Pacific rim countries and the Indian sub-continent.

A resident of Taipei, Stuart is responsible for our international clients in the South East Asian region in addition to our clients on the sub-continent.