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WhitlamCo.

Retained executive search and people advisory firm appointing corporate affairs, communications, legal, ESG and marketing leaders in Australia and Asia.

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WhitlamCo.

Business Description

WhitlamCo. was founded by Anna Whitlam in late 2023 and works on executive appointments that carry reputational weight, identifying leaders who build stakeholder value and mitigate risk.

The practice combines retained executive search with executive assessment, function and role design, fast track onboarding, executive offboarding, individual and team performance coaching and succession planning. Functions covered include corporate and public affairs, communications, government and regulatory affairs, investor relations, general counsel, ESG, marketing strategy and brand.

Service & Expertise

Talent Acquisition and Recruitment

Executive Search

WhitlamCo. provides retained executive search across Australia and the Asia region, identifying leaders who build stakeholder value and mitigate risk so clients can protect their brand, reputation and connection to customers.

  • Retained search for C-suite appointments, including designing the function a new executive will lead and securing a fit for purpose leader to run it.
  • Corporate and public affairs, communications, government and regulatory affairs and investor relations mandates.
  • General counsel and company secretary, ESG and community relations and social impact appointments.
  • Marketing strategy, corporate and consumer brand, marketing communications and customer strategy and analytics searches, supported by executive assessment of shortlisted candidates.

Best for: Boards and chief executives appointing leaders into reputation-critical functions such as corporate affairs, communications, legal or marketing.

Performance and Talent Management

Succession Planning

WhitlamCo. provides succession planning for Australian and Asia region executive teams, working on the functions and roles that the next generation of leaders will step into.

  • Succession planning for C-suite and senior leadership positions, run by the same team that handles retained search.
  • Executive assessment used to benchmark internal successors against the external market.
  • Function and role design, fast track onboarding and executive offboarding around each leadership change.

Best for: Organisations mapping executive succession ahead of a planned leadership change.

Operational Coverage

  • ACT (Remote)
  • New South Wales (Remote)
  • Northern Territory (Remote)
  • Queensland (Remote)
  • South Australia (Remote)
  • Tasmania (Remote)
  • Victoria (Remote)
  • Western Australia (Remote)

Industry

Industry Experience

Administrative and Support Services

Contacts & Channels

FAQs

When was WhitlamCo. founded?

WhitlamCo. was founded by Anna Whitlam in late 2023.

What functions does WhitlamCo. search across?

Searches cover corporate and public affairs, communications, government and regulatory affairs, investor relations, general counsel and company secretary, ESG, community relations and social impact, marketing strategy, brand, marketing communications and customer strategy and analytics.

What services does WhitlamCo. offer beyond search?

Alongside retained executive search, WhitlamCo. offers executive assessment, function and role design, fast track onboarding, executive offboarding, individual and team performance coaching and succession planning.

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