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exceptional search

We’re serious about search. We believe in mutually beneficial partnerships that build businesses and careers, and not just in completing a transaction. We also understand that the search process doesn’t end with a signature on a page — for clients and candidates, this is the beginning of a longer journey. So we focus on where you want to head, not just where you are now.

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Executive and board search Our process

exceptional results

You’re only as good as your results. Here’s what some of our clients have to say about the outcomes we’ve delivered for them.

As a foundation client we worked with Dohnt & Co to augment our Board of Directors. At every stage of the search they listened and delivered, with considerable insight and judgment. The appointment progressed seamlessly, professionally. We recommend Dohnt & Co wholeheartedly, and look forward to working with them again.
Chair
Principled, frank and forthright — Dohnt & Co ask the questions that others do not. Their penetrating insights made me think more deeply about myself. After they placed me as Chair, I did not hesitate to engage their services to refresh the majority of the board.
Chair
Dohnt & Co are knowledgeable, considered and thoroughly professional to work with. They have consistently applied their collective intellect and understanding of our needs to help us secure great executive leaders.
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
Dohnt & Co take the long view. For them, it’s not just about an individual assignment but about creating effective executive leadership teams. They are creative time and again, and always contextualise search to where we are heading. They are ingenious in going ‘outside the square’ to get results, and their success is in enabling us to outperform our competitors.
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
When you are looking for a true partner to help you find the perfect match for a mission-critical role, Dohnt & Co are the best. Candidates trust them. Their team listens deeply to your commercial and cultural needs, resulting in mutually productive and happy long-term outcomes every time.
Global Senior Vice President

exceptional clients

We’re in great relationships with some of Australia’s (and the world’s) largest organisations. Why? Because to us, search is about more than just filling a position — it’s about enabling outperformance. We search globally for leaders who possess the wisdom, integrity and resilience to match your challenges long-term.

Of course, not all our clients started out as large-scale businesses. We’ve had the privilege of helping shape unique client stories before they became household names. Exceptional clients aren’t necessarily obvious, even to themselves. We believe that our shared enthusiasm for what inspires you is ultimately the most potent tool for your talent acquisition plans. At Dohnt & Co your strategic context informs where we search, how we search and who we search. We don’t just look at where your business is now but at where you want to be. Our true forte is the bespoke matching of candidate ‘prior context’ with client ‘future context’; we know the leaders who have already met your future challenges — and if we don’t, we know how to find them.

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Executive and board search Functions and industries

exceptional candidates

We love to find out what makes people tick, and then communicate it to the right organisations. We’re in the business of creating successful career stories — are you ready for us to tell yours?

Our genuine commitment to candidates means that no matter the search outcome, you’ll come away with valuable tools to help you take the right steps (in the right direction) to further your own career. We pay attention to you. Our candidate due diligence cycle is designed not only to meet the rigorous needs of our clients but to uncover your possibilities and prepare you for your next chapter. Through honest and insightful questions and feedback, we ready you for what lies ahead, and give you insights to help you hone your career path — wherever it might lead. Many of our candidates become our biggest client advocates, for good reason.

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Executive and board search Functions and industries

exceptional people

‘Exceptional together’ is our promise of how we work with each other, and it’s our commitment to you. Diverse perspectives, global experience, genuine insight, a passion for business excellence — our team bring these qualities and more to help you navigate finding your own exceptional people.

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exceptional together