Introduction
Nadine grew up in Sydney's eastern suburbs, developing an early interest in business and problem-solving. She studied at the University of Notre Dame Sydney, where she landed her first role in recruitment in parallel with her studies, and has loved the industry ever since.
Career Summary
With a strong track record in recruitment across multiple industries, Nadine has worked with some of the most renowned firms in the world. During 4 years at Randstad in Sydney, she led the commercial division, specialising in medical device and pharmaceutical recruitment, placing senior permanent candidates while managing fast-paced interim recruitment.
In January 2022, she relocated to Dubai, joining Michael Page to spend 3.5 years placing operational teams within financial services across the GCC, before joining Aventus, where she now leads procurement, operations, and business excellence recruitment. Her generalist career has given her insight into the functions that make a business operate, and a vast network across the region.
Professional Expertise
Specialising in leadership recruitment across procurement, operations, and business excellence, Nadine partners with organisations across the GCC as they build out and mature these functions. Working across industries, she identifies leaders who can navigate complex, fast-scaling environments, drawing on a generalist background across business functions and a well-established network built over years across the region.
Industry Insights
There is high demand for procurement, operations, and business excellence leaders across the GCC, driven by large-scale public and private sector initiatives. As organisations evolve to meet national visions, the need for skilled leaders to centralise functions, embed governance, and drive operational improvement continues to grow.
Why Recruitment?
It's the fast-paced, people-driven variety that keeps Nadine in recruitment. It's given her the chance to explore new industries, connect with top leaders in their fields, and help people land life-changing opportunities, rewarding, exciting, and never boring.
Approach to Recruitment
Building strong, trusting relationships with both clients and candidates is at the centre of Nadine's approach. She focuses on understanding the unique needs of each, offering tailored, solutions focused support, and is committed to providing the best outcomes by connecting the right talent with the right opportunities, ensuring long-term success for all involved.
Why Aventus?
The opportunity to work directly with the founders, who have a clear and exciting vision for the future of the business, is what drew Nadine to Aventus. After 6 years in multinationals, she was excited to join a boutique, specialised environment surrounded by like-minded and experienced recruiters.
Fun Fact
A daily pilates and yoga practice keeps Nadine grounded outside of work. She also enjoys sunrise walks, visiting art exhibitions and museums, travelling when she can, and spending time with friends and family over good food.