Suzanne Whitmarsh (1)-1

Suzanne Whitmarsh

Best advice ever received:
“Begin with the end in mind”
- Stephen Covey

 

Chair Since: 2023
Current Executive / Board positions
  • Founder and Managing Director - 1st Executive Pty Ltd
  • Advisory Board Director and Chair - Matthews Australasia
Memberships
  • Fellow - Australian Institute of Managers and Leaders - FAIML
  • Australian Human Resources Institute - MAHRI
  • Mindshop International - Accredited Facilitator
Former Positions
  • Advisory Board Director - Stornoway Group (Civil Engineering)
  • Advisory Board Director - Vita Australia
  • Director and Company Secretary - Australia Cove

Suzanne is a Business Advisor, Executive Search, HR & recruitment specialist & non-executive Board member with 25 years of experience. Following a successful 8 years with Brivis Australia, a family-owned manufacturer of heating and cooling systems, Suzanne founded 1st Executive in 2000 and has worked closely with business leaders and their teams in: Manufacturing, FMCG, Civil & Wastewater Engineering, IT&T, Transport & Logistics, Financial Services, Chemicals and Traceability to name a few.

Suzanne has concluded hundreds of executive search and recruitment projects for countless C-Suite, management, and specialist positions. As an Accredited Advisor with Mindshop International, Suzanne’s Business coaching experience has been almost exclusively with senior executives and business owners focusing on improving personal and professional outcomes. 

Suzanne continued this leadership focus as a Non-Executive Director and Chair where she has worked with significant privately owned businesses guiding owners and CEOs towards more sustainable levels of performance, personal development, and superior people practices.