The right senior appointment isn’t simply the person with the strongest career history. It’s the person whose capability, values, judgement and leadership style align with the organisation’s future and strengthen the team around them.
Woodforde Group Advisory combines discreet search, structured assessment and practical leadership insight to help clients make confident senior appointment decisions, and support appointed leaders to land well and have impact sooner.
National Talent Director - Advisory
National Talent Director - Advisory
Rhiannon Wilson, our National Talent Director, is the practitioner who leads every Advisory engagement. With nearly 20 years across recruitment, leadership and executive assessment, Rhiannon brings the depth and rigour that critical senior appointments demand.
Her background in psychology, including a Master of Business Psychology and certification in Hogan Personality Assessments, means she looks beyond the CV to the leadership qualities that determine whether an appointment truly lands. She built her career across the full talent lifecycle: from more than a decade as North Queensland’s leading Senior Finance recruiter, to leading talent advisory at a global workforce solutions firm.
Rhiannon holds a CPA Queensland Presidents Award for establishing Townsville Business Professionals Week – a reflection of the same commitment to community and impact she brings to every partnership.
When the appointment matters, you want Rhiannon in your corner.
For organisations that already have shortlisted candidates and want deeper insight before making a final decision.
For organisations that need a discreet search process with assessment and decision support built in.
Either service can be paired with additional advisory support, including assessment design, panel coaching, AI in recruitment advisory, and leadership transition and development.
How a candidate is likely to lead.
What motivates their decisions.
How they may contribute to the wider leadership team.
Where they align with organisational values.
What risks or support needs may emerge after appointment.
How to support the appointed leader’s transition, development and early impact.
Best suited to
Senior & Executive Finance, Corporate Services and other critical leadership appointments, where capability, judgement, values alignment and long-term impact matter.
A practical, relationship-led approach to senior appointments, combining market understanding with structured assessment and clear decision support.
We help clients move beyond identifying candidates to making confident appointment decisions, and using assessment insight to support the leader’s transition, development and impact.
For organisations that already have candidates and want greater confidence before making a final decision. An independent assessment layer for shortlisted, internal or finalist candidates, used on its own, or alongside an existing process.
What’s included
Best suited to
Clients who already have strong candidates but need a clearer, evidence-informed way to compare them. This is particularly useful for internal candidates, finalist assessments, or appointments where an independent view matters.
Our core search product: a discreet senior search process with structured assessment and decision support built in, from discovery through to appointment and transition.
What’s included
Best suited to
Clients who need both the right candidates and a stronger way to assess who is most likely to succeed. Particularly suited to Senior & Executive Finance and other critical leadership appointments, where capability, judgement, values alignment and long-term impact matter.
Some senior appointments need additional structure, governance or support beyond the core process.
Woodforde Group Advisory can provide targeted advisory services to strengthen the selection process, support fair and confident decision-making, and help the appointed leader transition with clarity and impact.
These services can be added to Values & Impact Assessment or Assessment-Led Search, or scoped separately where need
A more structured process supports a stronger appointment.
Coaching for hiring managers and selection panels on structured interviewing, scoring discipline, bias awareness and inclusive selection practice.
Best suited to
Panels that are split or unsure, organisations that need a fair and defensible process, and senior appointments where governance matters as much as the outcome.
Polished isn’t the same as capable.
Practical, ethical guidance on where AI can support recruitment and assessment, and where human judgement needs to remain central.
Best suited to
Organisations seeing more AI-generated applications, or panels wanting a disciplined way to assess candidates on substance, not presentation.
Getting appointed is one thing. Landing well is another.
The value of assessment does not have to end at appointment. Where useful, we translate assessment insight into practical transition and development support for the appointed leader.
Best suited to
Organisations that want a newly appointed leader to build confidence and impact quickly, and appointments where the stakes make a strong start worth investing in.
Other advisory support may include
Speak to Woodforde Group Advisory about the right level of advisory support for your process.