Our team

At Hunton Executive, we spend a large amount of our time finding and developing extraordinary leaders for our clients.  So, when it comes to senior leaders for our own business, we know what we want – and it’s the absolute best. That’s why we are delighted to have exceptional talent in our team and in our selected partners. 

To effectively support our customers we partner with a portfolio of industry thought leaders. specialised consultants, and subject matter experts to deliver asymmetrical outcomes.

Meet our team

Vanessa Meikle

CEO + FOUNDER

After 20 years of building successful workforces for healthcare companies, Vanessa Meikle has a deep understanding of the link between an organisation’s leadership and its performance. Vanessa studied psychology at university, and from there developed an interest in what makes leaders truly extraordinary. She’s since trained in organisational and professional career coaching and spent two decades working in executive search, recruitment and organisational consulting. She founded Hunton Executive in 2020 to help healthcare companies hire, develop and retain the best leaders. She’s also a member of the AICD and an active board member.

Anna Frost

DIRECTOR, EXECUTIVE SEARCH

During her 20 years of working in senior  and executive level global healthcare recruitment, Anna has developed a strong grasp of the needs of both candidates and clients. Her experience spans working in both an internal and external capacity, which has given her a firm understanding of how organisations and business processes work. She uses her degree in psychology and qualifications in coaching to make meaningful assessments of candidates, and to take a strategic, proactive approach to ensuring the best outcomes for clients. Anna’s well-rounded input forms a key part of Hunton Executive’s mission to help healthcare companies in 15 countries to hire, develop and retain the best leaders.

Josianne Robb

Head of Coaching

Josianne Robb is a senior executive leader with a 30-year international career leading global technical and commercial teams towards design, development, commercialization, and adoption of digital solutions. With unique leadership and corporate experience encompassing leadership development, business development and partnering, transformation and change in Europe and Asia, across several industries, Josianne has both breadth and depth of executive experience to coach leaders to deliver immediate results. Josianne is an experienced board director, c-suite executive, NLP master practitioner, executive coach, and entrepreneur. She has extensive global experience transforming people, perspective, and performance by helping people and organizations adapt and thrive in a rapidly changing environment. 

Meet our partners

Our approved specialised consulting experts that support the commercial growth of healthcare and life sciences organisations globally.

An organisational psychology practice dedicated to helping teams flourish and thrive

Specialistion in Psychometric Assessments, Transition Onboarding Coaching, Leadership Development and Performance Coaching

global

Andrea Croft is an organisational psychologist who is responsible for Hunton Executive’s assessments and onboarding. Andrea is a business psychologist with extensive experience applying psychological principles to improve individual, team and organisational growth and performance. She partners with leaders and People & Culture professionals to enhance their organisation’s leadership capabilities, improve team dynamics, and create high-performance cultures. She brings a wealth of experience in assessment, coaching and leadership development gained in the Health Care and Life Sciences industry.   She has worked across the Asia Pacific region, as well as in the UK and the US.

ANDREA CROFT – CEO, Anaura Consulting

CLARE LONG – CEO, Norgay HR Consulting

Human Resources

Specialization in Human Resource Strategy, Compliance, and Support.

Australia and New Zealand
Norgay HR is an outsource partner for HR management and business success focused on people management, compliance, and HR paperwork for Australian SMEs

Content Writer, Strategist & Editor

Specialisation in content writing, thought leadership strategy, journalism and content editing.

Australia

My services include high-quality blogs and articles, thought leadership like eBooks and White Papers, newsletters, press releases, bios and structural editing.

I can help you get started, provide an ongoing hand with writing work, or take over the running of your content program entirely.

While my background is mainly in business, finance and pharmaceuticals, I will tackle any industry, no matter how complex or technical.

I’m always open to new clients and would love to talk to you about building and maintaining a strong and compelling content program.

ALEXANDRA VANAGS – Director, Alex Vanags

DEB ELLIOTT – CEO, Evolve

Personal & Professional Development Programs

Empowering individuals of all backgrounds and stages of life through our diverse and inclusive programs focused on personal and professional growth.

Australia and New Zealand

At Evolve, led by our founder, Deb Elliott, we empower women to thrive professionally and personally. With personalised development plans and goals, we guide each participant. Since 2004, our expertise in coaching and proven programs have helped organisations unlock employee potential and advance women in the workforce. Support your female workforce to unearth their full potential. Partner with us; together, we can empower every woman to grow and achieve their goals.

Professional Development Partners

Partnering with organisations that support the educational and development of emerging and seasoned leaders.

Global Access for only $398 per year through Hunton Executive (normally $498)

Growth Faculty

A year of virtual global events, masterclasses, book club events and on-demand learning

Unlimited Access

Growth Faculty brings together the people, the thinking, the tools, and the sharing of ideas to grow teams and businesses. It is a place to access brilliant ideas for inspired leadership through regular learning webinars and events. Through Growth faculty you get access to the world’s brightest minds, business-critical topics, and proven frameworks, equipping leaders with the mindset and skillset for now and the future of work.

 

Register using our unique code ‘HUNTON’ for $100 off

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