Susie Moore | Partner

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While she started out in Accounting and Project Management, it wasn’t long before Susie found her place in recruitment, a field in which she has now worked for over 25 years. Outgoing and intuitive by nature, Susie embraced the opportunity to combine her people skills with her practical experience in funds management – and quickly developed a knack for connecting businesses with precisely the right talent they required.

Susie established East Partnership with Alastair Chell with a vision of creating a business that delivers the best outcomes possible for clients and candidates alike. She has since built an unparalleled network and a reputation for keeping clients in tune with market trends and opportunities.

Funds management is Susie’s core area of coverage, and she has represented a plethora of global and domestic fund managers, hedge funds and superannuation funds. Her goal is to engage closely and communicate clearly, working as an extension of her clients’ businesses to achieve the results they need.

Area of expertise:

Funds management, wealth management, superannuation, credit investing, capital raising.

Alastair Chell | Partner

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Alastair brings a diverse experience set to East Partnership, which he established with co-founder Susie Moore in 2011. Over the last two decades, Alastair has covered investment banking and private equity for a range of leading executive search consultancies, working across Australian, Middle Eastern and European markets. All of this has given him invaluable insight into which recruitment strategies work, and how to implement them effectively.

In Alastair’s eyes, the role of a recruitment specialist is to broaden the frame of reference for both clients and candidates and to positively guide them through the decision-making process. In the complex world of financial services, he brings clarity to a variety of situations – from mergers & acquisitions team leadership to renewable energy investment team build outs. This makes him a valuable asset to clients navigating times of change.

Honest, hard-working and discreet, Alastair has forged enduring relationships with many leading names in financial services across Australia and the broader Asia market.

Areas of expertise:

Investment banking, private equity, capital markets, corporate development, infrastructure and renewable energy.

Tim Gadaleta | Senior Consultant

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A Chartered Accountant, Tim began his executive search career at Michael Page, where he set up front office recruitment for Investment Banking and Asset Management. In 2019, Tim joined the team at East Partnership, where he works in tandem with Partner Alastair Chell, with whom he shares compatible areas of specialty.

Thanks to his extensive industry experience, Tim has is able to contextualise the needs of both clients and candidates – enabling him to provide meaningful and considered advice. Like his peers at East Partnership, Tim works in a consultative, ethical way, and prides himself on making a genuine difference to the success of everyone he works with.

Areas of expertise:

Investment banking, private equity, corporate development, infrastructure.

Matthew Spence | Consultant

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Following the completion of a BSc at UNSW and retirement from an exciting 10 year professional swimming career, Matthew pivoted into the world of executive recruitment with Pacific Talent Partners where he excelled within the Finance & Accounting practice. Matthew joined East Partnership in 2019 alongside an experienced and like minded team lead by Alastair Chell.

Matt specialises in helping younger transaction professionals, aspiring investment bankers, infrastructure and private equity investors. The right decisions made early on in a career are critical. He takes a longer term approach, building trust and properly understanding career goals and the experience required to get there.

Areas of expertise:

Investment banking, Private Equity, Corporate Development and Infrastructure.

Nick Hill | Associate Director

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Nick began his executive search career at Walker Hamill in London, where he helped run the Accountancy and & Finance team, in the areas of alternative assets, investment management and banking. After moving to Australia, Nick joined a boutique start up recruitment firm specialising in Investment Banking and Funds, before joining Alastair and his team at East Partnership.

Nick specialises in the recruitment of Associate to Director level hires within Investment Banks, Corporates and Private Equity, Infrastructure and renewable energy businesses. These range from large global organisations, to domestic boutiques and start-ups.

Areas of expertise:

Investment Banking, Private Equity, Corporate Development and Infrastructure.

Bel Barnfield | Administration

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Every busy office needs an administration expert to keep things running smoothly, and at East Partnership we are fortunate to have Bel. Prior to joining our team, Bel worked as the Executive Assistant to the CEO and Operations Director of a global marketing agency; a demanding role that saw her supporting an office of over 40 people and also assisting the CIO.

Now, Bel brings her invaluable organisational skills to the East Partnership team: managing diaries and meetings, liaising with clients and candidates, and taking care of administrative matters both big and small – always with an eagle eye for detail, and a calm sense of professionalism.

Tilly Michel | Research

Tilly manages the research and preliminary stages of the recruitment process for asset management mandates. She also assists with business analytics aimed at improving productivity and performance within East Partnership