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Chief Executive Officer

Gerard Daniels is an international executive search and board consulting firm serving clients in the regions of Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East & Africa and The Americas. Delivering up-to-date market insight with access to unique perspectives, Gerard Daniels offers a refreshingly collaborative, reliable and personal service to clients. We are values-based, energetic and highly creative, able to take a perspective on new possibilities and ideas.

Founded by Lloyd and Michael McAnearney in 1986, Gerard Daniels has helped define the leadership of global organisations through its executive search, board consulting and development of high performance executive talent. Our international offices provide outstanding reach around the world and enable a responsiveness to client needs wherever their key assets are located. We are clear about what is important to clients in delivering service and have a refreshingly crisp focus which is energetic, creative and informed. We take the time to understand our clients business, their aspirations, their culture, their strategy and their people. We engage with our clients across the globe, building long‐term, meaningful relationships of the highest calibre. We act swiftly, efficiently and effectively. As a Founding Director of Gerard Daniels, Lloyd has more than 30 years’ experience in executive search and human resources consulting in key industry sectors in Australia, New Zealand, South East Asia and the United Kingdom. Lloyd has become a trusted advisor, having developed many long term relationships with clients, and has proven expertise in recruiting Chairs, Non-Executive Directors, Chief Executive Officers and senior level direct reports. He advises clients on CEO succession and senior leadership development. Lloyd also has a strong career background in corporate governance assignments involving structure, strategy and board composition. Lloyd has also been heavily involved in building capacity of Not for Profits in the community, culture and health space as part of the firm’s commitment to developing the environment in which we work. Lloyd holds a Bachelor of Arts (Distinction) from Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia; is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors; a Member of the Curtin Business School Advisory Council; and the Chairman of the Western Australian Youth Jazz Orchestra.