About the Agency
The Downing Network Pty Ltd is a retained executive search firm focused on mining, infrastructure, defence and industrial businesses. It fills general manager, project director, site and functional leadership roles, as well as executive team and country head positions for overseas-owned businesses. Its clients include CEOs, operations leaders and HR teams. It also advises on succession planning, talent mapping and leadership assessment.
John Downing founded the firm in 2023, building on Downing Teal, a long-standing name in Australian search. It describes itself as a lean, principal-led firm in which the person the client engages leads each search. Ivan Vujicic is Managing Director, and Michael Freis leads construction and infrastructure work from Melbourne. The firm has principals in Perth and Melbourne and works across Australia, Asia Pacific and the Americas.
It says it stays connected with the client and the appointed leader through the first 12 months, and that it reruns the search at no professional fee if a placement leaves or is terminated for underperformance within that period.
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