Mara Bun, Chief Executive Officer, Green Cross Australia www.greencrossaustralia.org "Arete Executive has delivered exceptional services in supporting the expansion of the Green Cross Australia Board of Directors.
Green Cross Australia is an exciting, entrepreneurial not-for-profit which helps people to adapt to our changing climate working in partnership with Australian business, research, community and government sectors, using a cutting edge science-based digital outreach model. Green Cross has been operating in Australia from its Brisbane headquarters since 2008, and in 2011 the organisation made the strategic decision to refresh its Board of Directors including recruitment of a new Chairman for the Board.  

In mid 2011, Green Cross commissioned Richard Triggs and his team to refine the role description for an externally recruited Chairman for our Board. The Board worked closely with Richard to define and agree on the profile sought for a new Chairman, as well as for potential additional non-Executive Director.

...The contribution of Arete Executive and Richard Triggs has been invaluable to the development of Green Cross in Australia. We recommend their services enthusiastically to other businesses and not-for-profits."

John Prendergast, Chief Executive Officer, Optalert www.optalert.com “Recruitment is always a risky event within a business and it's magnified when expectations are high about the role and the importance it will play in building a successful company. We had this very situation and worked with the team at Arete to reduce that risk, but more importantly develop a relationship with a professional company that had the capability to continue supporting our recruitment needs.   I have no hesitation is recommending Margie and the team."

The contribution of Arete Executive and Richard Triggs has been invaluable to the development of Green Cross in Australia. We recommend their services enthusiastically to other businesses and not-for-profits.”

Malcolm Aikman, Director Property Economics, Urbis "I wanted to thank you for the enormous effort you put into this assignment and the wonderful result you achieved in finding ... for us. You have done yourselves and Arete proud and we really appreciate the professionalism and manner in which you have handled this assignment and us as a client. We look forward to working with you again in the future."