After nearly a decade as a CEO, Joel understands the weight behind that decision. Leading through growth, funding pressure, restructures, and succession gave him first-hand insight into what holds a company together, and more importantly, what destabilises it. That lived experience shapes how he approaches executive appointments. Today, as a Partner in Executive Search, Joel works with Boards and CEOs to get those decisions right, specialising in Senior to C-suite Human Resources appointments. His path here certainly wasn't linear. Joel began his career as a mental health Occupational Therapist in high-secure forensic settings and early psychosis services before building and leading a national mental health organisation for almost ten years. Joel doesn't see leadership appointments as isolated hires. Performance, culture, governance, and transition operate as one system. A senior People leader influences all of it. His clinical training informs how he assesses resilience, judgement under pressure, and the invisible dynamics inside executive teams. These are the factors that rarely show up on a CV but determine long-term impact.