About Us
Forwards Talent are a specialist recruitment consultancy focusing on permanent and executive search, contracting and project recruitment services. We specialise in Executive, Digital, Technology, Marketing & Sales talent. In particular we work with businesses looking to scale up quickly.
Identifying great talent comes from years of executive search experience, built on our connections, a deep and developed ability to research and a thirst to learn about new industries and businesses.
The best talent often aren’t looking for a new role. We place your roles in front of the right people and our experience, approach and network allows us to make the right connections and become a brand ambassador for your organisation. We help build businesses by finding the right talent for the right role. We know great talent when we see it!
The Team
Kristy Ward
Founder & Talent Partner
Kristy Ward is an experienced Talent professional who has recruited across Australia and New Zealand in multiple industries. Having founded the business in 2019 Kristy brings 20 years’ experience as a Senior Recruiter, 16 of those in IT Recruitment with 10 years in Senior Leadership roles.
Director/Talent Partner
An experienced commercial leader with senior management experience across IT, Government, Manufacturing, Agriculture and Tourism. Justin has a strong background in IT having managed large and varied teams across Projects and Service Delivery/Support for HP, CSC and the Federal Department of Communications and IT.
Stacey Russon
Talent Acquisition Partner
A specialist recruitment consultant with two years experience in the Brisbane market and over 10 years in customer centric roles in a range of industries. Her passion resolves around people and the value they can bring to both a business and a culture. In particular Stacey has a strong network amongst sales and digital marketing candidates.