Max Kelly

Max joined TOM in 2013 and became a Director in 2021.

He leads TOM’s Audit, Risk, Compliance and Legal recruitment teams and manages Executive Search mandates for some of the company’s most valued clients.

The key roles Max recruits include, but are not limited to: Chief Risk Officer, General Counsel, Chief Controls Officer, Chief Security Officer, Chief Auditor, and Chief Sustainability Officer.

Between 2014 and 2024, Max and his team successfully placed over 1,000 experienced professionals into Australian corporates, and they are widely regarded as the leading Legal, Risk, Compliance, and Audit recruitment team in the country.

Outside of TOM, Max is a passionate musician and mountain biker — either playing his saxophone expressively (and loudly) or whizzing through the trees on his "iron horse."

If Max could spend a year learning a new skill, it would be: patience — but if it takes an entire year, he’s not interested!