Mel is a trusted business partner with 25 years of executive recruitment experience. Based in Melbourne and recruiting nationally, she specialises in appointing General Management, Sales, Marketing, and Digital leadership talent across the FMCG/Consumer/Retail, Industrial, and Financial/Business Services sectors.
Highly informed and an active listener, Mel is known for her transparent communication style and her commitment to thorough, wellexecuted search processes. Her talent community consistently acknowledges that she “does the work” — delivering comprehensive search assignments, strong commercial outcomes, and a positive candidate experience from start to finish.
Mel lives in Williamstown with her partner and two children. Outside of work, she enjoys staying active through walking, Pilates, and netball, spending time with friends and family, swimming at the beach, and exploring new travel destinations.
B2B Industrial manufacturer
B2B Industrial manufacturer
FMCG
High growth consumer ecommerce brand
ASX Listed Financial Services
FMCG/Consumer Products
Global consumer products brand
Direct food solutions
B2B Industrial manufacturer
B2B Industrial manufacturer
FMCG
High growth consumer ecommerce brand
ASX Listed Financial Services
FMCG/Consumer Products
Global consumer products brand
Direct food solutions
"Perceptor has been a trusted adviser to me for many years in terms of hiring great people, insights on the market and long term career advice. I appreciate their market expertise and honest feedback"
"I've known Perceptor for many years and they were my preferred choice to lead a search for a key, confidential appointment. The brief was challenging, but Perceptor was able to source a range of strong candidates and successfully filled the role. Their ability to map the market and connect with potential candidates was excellent..."
"“We have engaged with Perceptor over the last 3 years for key leadership roles and value their experience to source first class people to meet us and enhance our team.”"
"“Perceptor has been a partner of amaysim for many years across a number of key appointments. They understand our culture and can source high calibre people with first class experience.”"
""We have partnered with Perceptor over several years as our business has grown. They have always delivered strong candidates and provided sound advice throughout the hiring process.""
""I connected with Mark at Perceptor Executive many years ago and he stayed in-touch and headhunted me from overseas for the CMO role at AMP. It has been fantastic to work with a search partner who has deep industry expertise in Australia""
"“It was a genuine search that you conducted which is exactly what the process called for. Particularly liked the range of candidates put forward which gave us comfort with the final decision.”"
"“Thanks again for all your support with these roles. I have really enjoyed working with you and appreciate your passion and honesty during our briefings.”"
""As part of a transformation brief, I engaged Mark and Richard from Perceptor to source three key roles in my senior leadership team. The quality of the candidates and their service was first-class; all three appointments have been valuable additions to my team.""