Jon is a highly experienced executive with a track record of establishing, growing and leading organisations. Functional skills lie in Human, Financial and Brand Capital through strategy, facilitating conversations, alignment, negotiation and the origination of revenue and putting together of value enhancing deals across a variety of business and organisational sectors. His contacts, access to networks and genuine relationships particularly at executive and board room level are second to none across Australia.

In his current role as CEO of JML Australia Jon has successfully established, built, sold and integrated its Executive Search and Recruitment business into a International Listed Human Capital Group and developed and launched an International Search Brand. His previous venture was to grow and list a significant Australian Human Capital Organisation. His formative years and experience was earned with the ‘big 4’ professional accounting and corporate advisory firms internationally.

Jon currently leads JML Australia which now operates independently and organisationally as a unique Corporate Advisory, Consulting, Strategy, Financial, Brand and Human Capital organisation that facilitates business and trade in Australia as well as corporate, career and physical coaching to individuals.

Jon is well regarded and often been quoted in the media as an industry expert and is sought out for his can-do energy, ideas, advisory skills and network. He has a passion around facilitating business and trade, developing organisations “burning platforms” “purpose” “clarity and “alignment” and their profitable growth as well as the health, success and well being of individuals. He has a value set of family, business and sport that work together.

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