Brett Wright

Dr. Wright is a Partner in the firm’s Leadership Advisory practice and has consulted advised many of Australia’s premier organisations on board and executive structure, performance and assessment, competitor analysis, remuneration and succession planning.

Dr. Wright is a highly experienced and innovative business executive with an extensive background in human resource leadership, strategy and management. He is a key member of the Board, CEO, HR and Financial Services Practices, and has executed on numerous Board, CEO, CFO and other C-suite executive search assignments as an Executive Search Professional.

Prior to Executive Search he had a range of line management, academic and consulting roles which includes nine years as the Group Executive Human Resources in St George Bank. At St George, Dr. Wright was a member of the Executive Committee reporting to the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director.

Dr. Wright was responsible for all aspects of the people strategy for over 9,000 employees. This included developing and implementing human resource programs aimed at providing the competitive advantage through people. He oversaw recruitment, learning and leadership development, culture and change, remuneration and benefits, health and safety and employee relations. He was a key driver behind many of the Group’s initiatives including flexible working arrangements.

More recently Dr. Wright was Executive Director People for Ashurst, reporting to the Managing Partner. He managed all aspects of the people strategy for the Australian and Asian offices of the firm.  

Dr. Wright advises Board and Senior Executives from a strategic and operational perspective on a wide range of human resource issues across all industries. He is a Co-Author of “ The Black Box Unpacked -Your Guide to Selecting an Executive Search Firm.”  

Dr. Wright has a PhD in Organisational Behaviour and has been the Adjunct Professor to the University of Western Australia. He also holds a B.E(Hons), M.EngSc and an MBA from the University of Sydney and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (FAICD).