Australian Search Firms Merge
August 5, 2014 – Australian finance-focused executive search firms Profusion Group and Primary Asset Consulting (PAC) have merged. The new company will be known as Profusion PAC Pty Ltd and will be trading as Profusion Group, with executive search to be carried out by a specialist arm of the company. Rod Jones will become group chief executive officer, and the role of managing director will be filled by David Dawson. Mr. Dawson will also act as head of business development. “Ashton Bilbie and Alison Loader will continue to run the recruitment business here in Australia and Craig Michilis will retain oversight for our regional operations based out of Singapore,” said Mr. Jones. “Our executive search practices will come together as one and will be headed up by Simone Mears and Greg Kirk. This combined team will bring together the collective strengths of our search team which also includes Emma Armstrong in Sydney, Garry Medland and John Pappas in Melbourne.”