Meet the BMES Australia Team
Boyd & Moore Executive Search has grown its presence in Australia over the past few years, and behind that growth is a team with deep experience across executive search and leadership hiring.
Over the coming months, we’ll be introducing the people behind BMES Australia and sharing their perspectives on what they’re seeing in the executive hiring market. While each brings their own area of expertise, they’re also part of a firm with teams on the ground across APAC, giving them a regional perspective alongside deep local knowledge.
Together, they’ll be sharing insights on:
- Technology & Semiconductor
- Chemical & Industrial
- Life Sciences & Healthcare
- Consumer Goods & Retail
The team also leads cross-industry executive search for back-office and mission-critical functions, including Supply Chain & Logistics, Corporate Services, and Finance & Accounting.
But first, meet the people behind the searches.
Meet the Team
Sushil has spent more than 16 years in executive search, progressing from researcher to consultant, regional leader and now Managing Director of Boyd & Moore’s Australia business. He continues to advise clients across Asia, building on more than a decade spent based in Singapore.
His work spans Technology, Industrial, Supply Chain & Logistics, Consumer and Corporate Services. What he enjoys most is that no two searches are ever the same, and the opportunity to build long-term relationships that extend well beyond a single appointment.
More recently, many of his conversations have centred on AI’s impact on leadership and organisational design, along with the growing demand for leaders who can operate confidently across both Australia and Asia.
Outside of work, Sushil enjoys spending time with his family, reading about leadership, cooking Indian food and the occasional game of snooker.
Tim’s career began in supply chain and logistics, working across global freight, transport and shipping, as well as FMCG in the UK. He moved into recruitment 25 years ago at Hudson, initially focusing on procurement and supply chain roles, before joining Talent2 for more senior retained search in the same space.
Stints at Omera Partners/Alex Carr and Korn Ferry followed, broadening his focus into executive search across the industrial sector, before he joined Boyd & Moore as a Client Partner a little over two years ago, leading the Industrial practice across Australia and New Zealand and Procurement & Supply Chain across APAC.
He enjoys the diversity of partnering with businesses from large multinationals to domestic companies, and the real impact of getting talent right. He sees the true art of search in matching cultural fit and aligning candidate values with those of the employer.
Right now, the biggest challenge for his clients is a tight candidate market, with top talent well rewarded and reluctant to move amid ongoing economic uncertainty. A recurring theme in his conversations is the generational and technological gap: established leaders often lack expertise in the digital and automation tools reshaping the sector, while candidates with those skills typically lack the tenure boards trust, resetting what “ready” looks like for senior roles.
Outside of work, Tim is a self-confessed sports nut with a soft spot for AFL and golf, recently married and settling into life in Bayside with his family, a 19-year-old son, and a new Golden Retriever puppy who’s kept him busy with regular beach walks.
Verge started his career as an investigative journalist with The Sunday Times before completing an MBA and moving into executive search. It’s not the typical route into the profession, but he says it taught him two skills that have shaped his career: how to research thoroughly and how to read people quickly.
Over the past fifteen years, he’s worked across Australia, Asia, the Middle East, Africa and the UK, specialising in senior leadership appointments across financial services. His work has covered superannuation, banking, insurance, asset management and investment, as well as corporate functions including finance, people and culture, risk, governance and strategy.
For Verge, the most rewarding part of the job is getting to know the person behind the title. He enjoys the insight executive search provides into strategy and organisational change, and the opportunity to see how leadership teams make important decisions. At the same time, he knows that senior appointments carry real consequences when client expectations, market conditions and candidate motivations don’t align.
One challenge he sees time and again is a lack of clarity at the start of a search. Too often, organisations haven’t agreed on what success should look like twelve or eighteen months after someone joins. Rather than hiring to replace the person who left, he encourages clients to think about where the business is heading and the capabilities they’ll need to get there.
More recently, many of his conversations have centred on leading through uncertainty. Succession planning, business transformation, cost pressures and regulation remain high on the agenda, alongside questions about how to assess judgement and resilience during interviews and how to attract senior leaders who aren’t actively looking for their next opportunity.
Outside work, Verge is married with two boys and is actively involved with his local cricket club. He also hosts The Executive Espresso, a podcast featuring conversations with senior leaders, and is working towards a single-figure golf handicap.
Nathan joined BMES five years ago after beginning his career at large contingency search firms. He was drawn to the retained search model because it offered the opportunity to become a long-term advisor to clients rather than focusing on individual transactions.
He joined the Singapore office during the COVID pandemic, when borders were closed and relationships had to be built almost entirely over video calls. The experience reinforced his belief that retained search works best when commitment exists on both sides.
Nathan later relocated to Melbourne with his husband, Cole, around the same time Sushil was establishing BMES’ Australia office. As the first consultant on the ground, he helped build the business locally while continuing to support clients across Asia. Today, he works across both ANZ and Asia, specialising in technology and industrial leadership appointments throughout the region.
What Nathan enjoys most is the relationship-driven nature of the Australian market. Rather than seeing executive search as a one-off assignment, he values building trusted partnerships with clients over many years. He also believes the senior technology talent market in ANZ presents a unique challenge. While there is no shortage of capable leaders, the pool for senior commercial and go-to-market roles is relatively small, making speed, employer brand and candidate experience more important than many organisations realise.
One theme that comes up regularly in client conversations is the balance between local expertise and global expectations. Organisations want leaders who understand their market deeply but can also operate effectively within a global business. Finding that combination can be particularly challenging in ANZ, where the senior talent pool is relatively limited.
More recently, succession planning and leadership development have become consistent priorities across APAC. On the technology side, he’s also seen hiring priorities evolve, with organisations placing greater emphasis on revenue efficiency, sustainable go-to-market strategies and navigating increasingly complex, multi-market enterprise sales environments rather than rapid expansion alone.
Outside work, Nathan lives in Melbourne’s inner north with Cole and their dog, Olive, a Staffy cross who is currently recovering from surgery.
Latika brings nearly 20 years of experience across executive search and broader HR roles and describes herself as a “jack of all trades”. She’s industry-agnostic, having recruited senior leaders across a wide range of sectors and functions. Her path into search happened somewhat by chance through a friend’s referral, and what began as an unexpected opportunity became a career she still enjoys nearly two decades later.
She enjoys the variety, learning and pace that come with executive search, as well as the opportunity to build lasting relationships with clients and candidates. While not every search ends the way everyone hopes, she believes honest conversations and constructive feedback are an important part of the process, particularly for candidates who’ve invested significant time and energy.
In her experience, one of the biggest challenges for clients is finding the right cultural fit. Technical skills and experience can usually be assessed with confidence, but understanding whether someone will thrive within an organisation and its team requires a deeper understanding of both the individual and the business.
AI is a frequent topic in her conversations with clients and candidates, particularly its potential to speed up research and candidate identification. Even so, she believes executive search will continue to rely heavily on human judgement, relationship-building and the ability to influence senior executives.
Outside of work, Latika enjoys spending time with her daughter, watching Netflix and practising meditation. She’s also working on building more consistency into her fitness routine.
How the Team Works Together
Together, the team covers leadership appointments across Technology, Industrial, Financial Services and broader executive functions, with the backing of BMES’ six-market APAC network for searches that extend beyond Australia and New Zealand.
That regional connection is built on years of working together. Both Sushil and Nathan began their BMES careers in the Singapore office before Nathan relocated to Melbourne as Sushil established the Australia business. The result is continuity for clients across markets, rather than a handover between separate teams.
Whether a client is hiring for a single leadership role in ANZ or building a team across multiple countries, they benefit from a combination of local market knowledge and a connected regional network.
This is the first in a series of pieces introducing the BMES Australia team, with a longer conversation with Sushil to follow next. If you’d like to connect with any of the team, get in touch or connect with us on LinkedIn.
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