Michael Marsh – Managing Director
Recruitment Focus: Executive Search
Depth of understanding, Executive level professionalism
Michael’s experience typifies HorizonOne’s business model – a broad business and professional service background makes him the ideal executive recruiter who truly understands the unigque needs of each client and candidate. To add to this Michael has over 6 years experience in the recruitment industry and strong experience in the following:
- Professional consulting including financial and HR systems, business intelligence and HR consulting
- Extensive project management and project director experience
- MD/CEO in three SME’s
- Experience working in a range of industries from big 4 accounting firms, to merchant banking, software companies, the APS and Government Business Enterprises and the community sector
Michael is the ideal leader for a ‘touchy feely’ bunch of recruiters/HR Specialists! Not only does his professional experience raise the standard for the way we operate, he also has a strong belief system around personal growth and supporting people to reach their potential. An active member of the Canberra Business community including as a business mentor, Michael’s ‘ethics first’ and genuinely caring/warm approach will ensure HorizonOne remains on track.
Committed to taking recruiting in Canberra to a new level
Having been on the receiving end of low quality recruiting in the past, and with strong experience providing premium executive recruiting, Michael is passionate about driving the quality of recruitment in Canberra to its highest level. And to do this, Michael will be the managing force as HorizonOne assembles the strongest team of recruitment professionals in Canberra.
Family man, camping, meditation
As much as Michael is a committed businessman above all he is a committed family man who lives the balancing act of work, family and play! With two children aged 11 and 14 Michael’s holidays consist of family camping trips and bushwalking, and he loves good wine and food with friends. And to keep it all in check Michael is dedicated to a regular meditation and yoga regime.
E michael@horizonone.com.au
Ph (02) 6108 4878
Linkedin http://www.linkedin.com/pub/4/821/560
Simon Cox – Principal Consultant
Recruiting Focus: Accounting and Finance
Leading Accounting & Finance recruitment professional
Simon is a leading recruitment professional with 5+ years experience recruiting in Canberra’s Accounting and Finance Market. He prides himself on a deeper understanding across the accounting profession, and has a scarily encyclopaedic knowledge of organisations, clients and candidates throughout the region. If you are looking for an accounting and finance recruiter in Canberra and you have not met Simon, you need to!
Professional, analytical, thorough
Simon is a consulting professional who seeks to add value through all stages of the recruitment process. He partners with clients for the long term knowing that a recruiter’s job is not done once the fee is paid. Analytical by nature and with a BSc in Psychology from ANU, he constantly seeks to know more about his clients, growing his knowledge base and increasing the value of his advice. Son of a Chartered Accountant, Simon has an irrepressible eye for detail allowing him to consistently deliver high quality results.
Honest, patient, genuinely cares for people
Simon believes the more direct and honest communication can be when navigating through a recruitment process, the more successful will be the end result. He believes a sales approach with clients and candidates is short-sighted and holds the industry back from adding real value and from attracting talented people. Simon is fascinated by people and truly cares for the candidates and clients he works with. He is found regularly lending time and expertise for no return simply because he enjoys helping others.
Fun, funny (occasionally...), entrepreneurial
Simon is a sporty, social and well travelled character with a somewhat ‘overly active’ sense of humour. As a co-founder of HorizonOne he is playing out a long held desire to build his own business and to be a creative driver in a company.
E simon@horizonone.com.au
Ph (02) 6108 4878
Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/simonh1r
Sarah Reid – Consultant
Recruiting Focus: Administration & Office Support
Subject matter expert
Sarah has two years professional recruitment experience in the Canberra market specialising in Administration and office support roles in both public and private sectors. Supporting this experience she has over 6 years experience in administrative focused roles, including experience with hiring and managing her own staff. Past roles include working as an Office Manager, Practice Manager (dental) and as the General Manager of a community gym. She has an integral understanding of administrative based work in a wide variety of organisations, but more importantly has the understanding that matching, values, behaviour and attitude are just as important as matching skills.
Super organised, attention to detail, determined
Having worked with Sarah extensively, we have found nothing gets in the way of her doing a quality job. She has very strong attention to detail and has a steely determination that she applies to all her work – even the near impossible job orders. A working Mum, Sarah puts our organisation skills to shame and seems to fly through her work in minimal time without losing her focus.
Non-sales focus, caring
Not a huge self promoter, Sarah prefers to let her expertise, hard work and results speak for themselves. She takes responsibility for both candidates and clients with a caring approach but straightforward manner that ensures everyone is kept informed about what is going on.
Personal Trainer, quirky sense of humour, entertainer!
Somewhere between work, family, and other commitments Sarah is a gym junkie and once personal trainer (read punisher!). She has a strong, quirky sense of humour and when in form takes on the role of team entertainment single-handedly!
E sarah@horizonone.com.au
Ph (02) 6108 4878
Patrik Nilsson – Consultant
Primary Recruitment: Accounting and Finance, APS Policy and Programme
Highest level of service
To say Patrik has a strong service orientation is an understatement. With a 5 star hospitality background spanning 3 continents up to General Manager level, Patrik is ‘Gordon Ramsey-esque’ committed to building the highest standard of client servicing feasible. From his grooming through to his phone manner, you will notice more with each meeting the origin of his deportment.
Strong and varied subject matter expertise
Patrik’s background is exceptionally broad for someone in his mid-30’s – we hypothesise it is because he doesn’t seem to sleep and is always doing something! He has worked within the following areas:
- Public practice accounting
- APS programme financial management and regulatory policy (EL 1 and EL 2)
- General management/Staff management - commercial
- SME proprietor (own business)
- Experience to senior management level in hospitality
- Consulting to a range of Corporate clients
Passionate, Energetic, Dynamic
Patrik never does things in half-measures and his ability to keep many balls in the air without dropping them will be a blessing in the recruitment industry. When he feels like relaxing – Patrik builds things! Like setting up Canberra’s first ever Scandinavian ‘Floorball’ competition, or co-establishing CPA Australia’s Young Professional Network (YPN), or commencing a new commercial enterprise. With strong business acumen and creative flair, Patrik will be an asset to HorizonOne as we grow and develop into the future.
Sporty, fun... and Swedish?
Passionate about Ice hockey, Floorball and Soccer (and why anyone would want to watch cricket), Patrik is a talented Floorball player who is also known to sample the odd single-malt. When not with his family including three young children, Patrik can be found doing any of the above, or sometimes all at the same time. When meeting Patrik for the first time many ask the question ‘American?’, so we like to pre-empt this question with ‘it’s ok, he’s Swedish!’
E patrik@horizonone.com.au
Ph (02) 6108 4878
Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/patrikh1r
