We’re experienced leaders like you
We are experts and trusted advisors, sharing our knowledge and experiences in human capital, leadership development, workforce solutions and executive recruitment.
From back-of-office to the boardroom, we know what it takes for leaders to succeed today.
Envision
The future of work has been reimagined and it’s here, now.
We’re a leadership advisory firm focused on connecting talented executives and emerging leaders and inspiring organisations together, to navigate the fast-changing face of work.
Bold and curious in our approach, we go above and beyond to ensure we are connecting the right people with the right organisations at – you guessed it – the right time.
Develop
As businesses shift from response to recovery, senior leaders must make strategic decisions that will lead their organisation to a renewed future state.
Luminary is here to help you reset those strategies and build organisational resilience through targeted search and selection of specialist talent.
Our adaptive, all-inclusive approach to recruiting and human capital advisory is why many of our region’s most admired enterprises choose to partner with us.
Enhance
Getting the best from your people at every level, especially when times are uncertain, is key to sustainable competitive advantage.
Our experts will help to prepare your organisation for the rapidly evolving future of work with targeted skills development for your people.
Luminary with transformational industry leaders to deliver targeted performance coaching with sustainable results for organisations and individual leaders alike.
A word from our founder.
Russell Fairbanks ⎜Managing Director, Luminary
Luminary has established itself as a respected leadership advisory group to some of Queensland’s most innovative organisations. Managing Director Russell Fairbanks, shares the ethos behind Luminary.
Welcome to Luminary
The world around us is changing at a pace that I don’t think most of us would have seen as possible only a few short years ago. Geopolitically, economically, and socially.
With a changing tide, having the right leadership has never been more important. We go above and beyond to ensure we connect the right leaders with the right organisations at the right time.
We disrupt the traditional recruitment model, blending contemporary research methods, the latest technology, and experienced consulting expertise with an intimate and personalised candidate engagement that offers high-quality, tailored, and targeted service that delivers sustainable results.
Why we do what we do.
More than ever before, it’s time to ensure you have the right leaders with the right capabilities in the right positions so they can directly impact your strategy.
It takes the right people in place to accept, adopt, drive, and sustain the required organisational changes to realise the impact.
Luminary is firmly grounded in the belief that the future of work in Queensland is bright despite the enormous changes afoot.
That's why we’re dedicated to pairing talented, inspiring leaders with future-focused organisations so that together, you shine the way forward for us all.
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Russell Fairbanks - Managing Director
With over 20 years in senior executive roles at leading global consulting firms, Russell founded Luminary in 2019 to provide leadership advisory services to Queensland's most respected organisations.
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Megan Mailman - Managing Partner, HR Advisory
Megan has over 20 years' HR and industrial relations experience, having worked in both public and private organisations. She specialises in organisational design, human resources capability, creating culture, leadership development and coaching, and high performance.
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Jane Ellis - Managing Partner, Executive & Boards
Jane's career has seen her work for tier-one international, boutique, and in-house talent teams, where she has led client engagement functions and delivery teams. She has worked across all industry sectors and role levels, supporting assignments from emerging leaders to the C-suite and board.
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Jon Hottot - Senior Partner, Executive & Boards
Jon has over 20 years’ of experience, he has held senior leadership roles and high-profile leadership and managerial consultancy positions. He has intimate knowledge of the importance of running a merit-based process, ensuring that all of his work is open to intense scrutiny
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Lyndsay Webley - Senior Associate
With over a decade in talent, agency recruitment, and executive search, Lyndsay guides and supports leaders taking a values-based approach and fostering connections and long-standing relationships.
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Rachel Trombin - Associate
Rachel is an experienced search consultant advisor with expertise in talent management, organisational development, change management, and employee relations formed in the UK and here in Europe.
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Kendall Soich - Head of CX & Strategy
Having worked in senior partnerships, client engagement, and strategy roles in banking and superannuation, Kendall leads the customer experience team, including quality assurance, continuous improvement, marketing and events, and is responsible for expanding our partnership network/
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Anna Watts - Customer Experience
Anna has over a decade of experience in HR advisory. She excels in specialised recruitment program management, always prioritising efficiency and effectiveness. Anna is dedicated to providing exceptional support for our clients and candidates, embodying our commitment to excellence in recruitment services.
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Matilda Underhill - Customer Experience
Matilda supports with senior executive assignments including Directors-General, and Chief Executive Officers.
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Maddie Millerd - Customer Experience
Maddie has held various customer-focused roles and brings a keen eye for quality. Maddie leads our Customer Experience and Quality Assurance program and works on special projects, marketing and supporting executive search assignments across the team.
What We Stand For
Luminary (n): A person who has attained eminence in his or her field or is an inspiration to others. An expert in their field.
We recognise the need for quality leadership and the impact this has on community outcomes. Luminary work with transformational and inspirational leaders to deliver sustainable results for business and society. With people – our candidates, our clients, and our staff – at the core of everything we do, we live these values:
Be curious
Challenge the status quo, be brave, be curious - ask lots and lots of questions. If necessity is the mother of invention, curiosity is the mother of innovation. We are all about innovation.
Future-focused
We believe in brighter futures for all. We believe in the creative and collaborative powers of people to achieve great things. We search for and shine a light on these qualities within our candidates, clients, and ourselves.
Remain agile
We take smart, reflexive action to keep up with the rapid pace of globalisation and advancements in technology. We keep our clients and candidates abreast of the changing marketplace and prepare them for the future of work in Australia.
Be bold, be brave
We are a fast-paced company, we never stay quiet. We are straightforward and stay open-minded, looking for opportunities that are ever-present.
Believe in believe
Do good by being good. Pay it forward. Be humble. Collaborate. Seek opportunities for improvement. Change the why in why we work.
