AGILIUM WORLDWIDE is delighted to announce that Galvin-Rowley Executive, a leading executive search firm based in Melbourne, has joined the executive search group. With this new partnership the group strengthens its presence in the highly significant Asia-Pacific market.

Galvin-Rowley Executive was founded and is led by Jennifer Galvin-Rowley, and has 30 plus years of expertise in the executive search business. The firm specialises in strategic, personalised retained searches for C-Suite and senior leadership roles spanning the manufacturing, consumer and retail, transport and infrastructure, government, technology, and not-for-profit sectors. The consultants at Galvin-Rowley Executive have four core practice and service areas – executive search, board search, senior positions and interim appointments. 

An opinion piece by Frans Haarmans, Managing Partner at SDH, AGILIUM WORLDWIDE’s member firm in the Netherlands.

Family businesses are the foundation of our economy. They think in terms of generations instead of quarters, they have deep connections with their employees and their environment, and they create sustainable growth with long-term policies.
 
It is exactly these strengths though – loyalty, continuity and culture – that make the decisions about succession or filling key positions very complicated. Because how do you sustainably combine innovation with maintaining your identity? How does the hiring team determine who is suitable for a crucial role, without underlying tensions clouding the conversation? How do you find someone who not only has the right experience, but is also a perfect fit the family’s character, culture and dreams for the future?