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.
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.
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.
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.
