Our Team
Our Team
Every partner in our team has at least 20 years’ experience gained working in roles from CEO to managing director and senior partner across a broad range of industries.
Brown & Chase Team
Brian Russell
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Brian specialises in c-suite and board-level appointments and is highly regarded for his deep expertise in leadership and development, executive search, talent advisory, business management and investor relations.
Noel Rowland
PARTNER
Noel has over 20 years’ experience as a CEO and leader across a range of businesses. As CEO of the Tax Institute for nearly 20 years and a senior executive in industry associations Noel has an un-paralled network in and knowledge of the association sector and NFP sector. He is a specialist in c-suite and executive roles and Head of our NFP group.
Paul Van Eck
PARTNER
Paul van Eck brings a wealth of business experience to the Brown & Chase team, having spent over 30 years at C level building high performance teams and leading business turnarounds across Industrial Services, Franchising, Office Equipment, ICT Distribution & Software/SaaS Vendors. Paul’s strengths include identifying Talent and building high performance cultures; especially in sales & marketing-oriented businesses through his detailed knowledge of business processes and wide professional network.
Dave De Laine
PARTNER
Dave has over 30 years of experience leading organisations in the Technology sector across APAC. His expertise spans Cloud management, infrastructure and ERP software, Cyber Security and Financial Services platforms.
He is passionate about leveraging this experience to find market-leading talent in the Technology industry. Dave prides himself on his ability to pair great talent with great businesses and create long lasting partnerships.
Caroline Flatley
PARTNER| HR Advisory
Caroline is a versatile and strategic leader with a proven track record as a senior HR executive across large, complex organisations, in both domestic and international markets.
Caroline brings a passion and energy to help solve business problems – she can advise on building diverse, connected and engaged teams; experience sourcing, retaining and developing robust multi-generational talent leadership strategies and succession plans.
She is known as a trusted and pragmatic coach and is passionate about helping leaders build teams that leverage the full potential and strengths of their employees.
Steve Rowe
PARTNER| HR Advisory
Steve is a senior HR/Transformation/Change executive withexperience in multiple industries including financial services, pharmaceuticals, hi-tech and construction.
As both HR lead and advising consultant Steve has planned, led and implemented sustainable business transformation for organisations that are looking to optimise their process, structure, people and culture”
Steve is highly regarded as a strategic, ’big picture’ thinker who has developed, planned and implemented clear and compelling change strategies to future proof organisations.
Chris Sutton
Partner
Chris has deep experience in executive search spanning more than 25 years. He has worked extensively with the ICT, engineering, banking technology and professional services sectors in Australia and overseas.
More recently his work has involved assisting scale-ups achieve their goals, working with CEO’s, business executives, advisory boards, and shareholders in managing growth and change initiatives, building new capabilities, raising funds and launching new ventures.
Archie Fraser
PARTNER
Archie has built some incredible teams across professional sport and commercial business, and has enjoyed the privilege of holding Chief Executive and Leadership roles in the AFL, NRL, A-Leagues & Football Australia, as well as Chief Executive in an ASX listed Meditec. Every role and project has involved leadership, alignment & the development of a clear plan, supported by the identification, selection, attraction & retention of outstanding talent.
As a partner with Brown & Chase, Archie specialises in Commercial Leadership talent & Senior Sport & Entertainment leaders, working closely together with his clients to deliver outstanding talent outcomes for their teams.
Rosanna Sundgaard
PRINCIPAL | Research & Communications
Rosanna manages Brown & Chase research and communications functions including corporate communications, proposal/ tender writing, project and research management.
Previously, Rosanna has had extensive experience recruiting across the digital space in areas including digital marketing, graphic design, conversion rate optimisation and data analytics.
Oliver Lee
PARTNER
Oliver has over 20 years experience in recruitment and executive search. He has also supported numerous Charitable Cause and NFP’s across the Arts, Community Services and Sport.
His key strength is working with large private and not for profit organisations who are navigating high growth, organisational upheaval, or market changes. Oliver is passionate about open communication and empowering Executive Teams and Boards to galvanise around the recruitment process as a key part of any organisations journey to make sure it is a positive one.
Steven Bullock
PARTNER
Steven specialises in talent search across Consumer Goods including FMCG and Liquor, and Legal sectors partnering with national law firms covering areas of law including Family, Corporate, Commercial and Property.
Steven has over 20 years’ experience with blue chip multinationals as a global General Manager. With a successful track record of business strategy formulation and execution, commercial expertise, company development and growing luxury and premium brands to scale across Australia, NZ, Europe and Asia.
Paul Grindrod
Partner
Paul’s bredth of experience spans many several sectors, with a primary focus centers on clients within the Industrial, Manufacturing, Automotive, and Logistics sectors. He has a stellar track record of successfully placing executives at the C-suite, general manager, and non-executive director levels. His unparalleled ability to forge enduring professional relationships with both clients and candidates is a testament to his proficiency.
Melanie Mossman
Associate
Melanie has over 15 years’ experience working across the community, government and not-for-profit sectors including roles as a board member and director. At Chase & Brown she specialises in these sectors, drawing on her own expertise in both policy development and community engagement.
