Director
Michael de la Torre
Finance & Accounting · Professional Services · Digital & Technology · Construction & Infrastructure
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Built around professional relationships.
Rhodes & Co. is a director-led recruitment and executive-search firm. Its work begins with the organisation, professional context and result an appointment must achieve.
The firm maintains professional relationships before, during and between mandates, extending into the wider market when required. Based in Melbourne, Rhodes & Co. maintains a presence across Sydney and Brisbane, meeting organisations in the environments where appointments will operate.
The operating idea
The relationship can begin before the role does.
Rhodes & Co. keeps relevant professional context over time, so a future conversation can begin from understanding rather than a cold transaction.
Before a role exists
Established professionals can build a relationship with Rhodes & Co. without presenting themselves as active job seekers.
When a mandate begins
An organisation may benefit from professional context already known to the directors before that search existed.
Where the search must extend
Direct approaches, referrals, market mapping and wider activity extend the search when broader reach is required.
Registered Talent Pool
The Talent Pool is an advantage, not a boundary.
Rhodes & Co. maintains registered and verified professional context over time. Professionals remain visible while retaining choice over every conversation.
When the right professional is not already within those relationships, the search extends into the wider market.
- Registration does not imply active job seeking.
- Registration does not guarantee an opportunity or introduction.
- Professionals retain the choice to consider, pause or decline a conversation.
- Verification supports accurate context; it does not replace appointment-specific checks.
- A mandate is not limited to the Registered Talent Pool.
Accountability
Two directors. Every brief.
The directors remain accountable for the relationships, specialist market context, judgement and recommendation throughout the work.
Director
Roberta de la Torre
Real Estate · Law Firms · Healthcare
Apply with RobertaJoint practiceExecutive & Board is led by Michael de la Torre and Roberta de la Torre together on a retained-search basis.
Technology and human judgement
The technology runs the pipeline. The directors run the relationships.
RecruitIQ supports records, administration and consistency, keeping work moving without replacing recruitment judgement.
- Professional information and search records
- Pipeline administration and process consistency
- Profile and role assessment support
- Communication and client-update support
Final judgement and recommendations remain director-led.
A standard of work
Clear communication is part of the standard.
Technology supports consistency; clear communication, considered judgement and accountability define the standard.
Every enquiry acknowledged
Professionals kept informed
No silent recruitment process
Director review before recommendation
Organisations kept informed without unnecessary chasing
Eight specialist practices
Market context matters.
Rhodes & Co. organises its professional relationships and market knowledge across finance, professional services, technology, construction, real estate, law firms, healthcare and executive leadership.
Practice labels provide a starting point, not a rigid boundary. Executive & Board is the jointly led retained-search practice for enterprise leadership, governance and succession.
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