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Caroline McAuliffe
Interim Executive Search Leader
Caroline McAuliffe is a Senior Partner at Watermark Search International, a leading executive search firm with over 40 years of history and a global network of affiliates. She specialises in interim executive search, helping organisations find and deploy senior C-suite executives with deep functional and leadership expertise for short-term projects or roles.
With 20 years of experience in interim executive search, Caroline leads the interim executive team in Sydney, serving a diverse range of sectors, including ASX 300, government, for purpose, human services, higher education, infrastructure, transport, energy, utilities, industrials, and manufacturing. She is passionate about enabling organisational transformation and performance improvement through interim executive solutions.
She is also the co-author of The Rise of the Interim Executive, an award-winning book for executives who want to explore and succeed in the interim executive marketplace. www.theinterimexecutive.com.au.
She is also Co-Host of The Portfolio Pod, a podcast where the future of work takes shape. www.theportfoliopod.com
Caroline is a qualified executive coach and a lifelong learner, has completed a Graduate Certificate in Careers Education and Development, currently completing a Bachelor's Degree in Social Sciences (Psychology) and is Certified in HR Management.
In 2023, Caroline received the Association of Executive Search and Leadership Consultants (AESC) "Award of Excellence," a prestigious global acknowledgment of her contributions to the executive search industry.
Testimonials: Interim CEO placement - Client: "Exceptional service to have an Interim CEO in role within 2 weeks of first contacting Watermark and then being able to choose from several excellent candidates.
Interim CFO placement - Client: "Watermark were able to very quickly assess our needs and get some great calibre candidates for us to have a look at. We were in a tricky situation, and it was great to be able to rely on the professionalism of Caroline and her team to get us through."