Brian MacDonald

Brian MacDonald leads Russell Reynolds Associates' Industrial Services & Infrastructure practice across Asia Pacific and is a member of the firm's global Industrial & Natural Resources team. Based in Melbourne, he partners with boards, CEOs and executive leadership teams to solve complex leadership challenges across industrial markets.

Brian works with publicly listed companies, multinational organisations and private capital-backed businesses on CEO succession and executive leadership appointments across operations, commercial, corporate and legal functions – helping clients build leadership teams equipped to navigate increasingly complex operating environments.

Previously, Brian was a member of the internal talent team for a rapidly growing, venture capital-backed and highly regulated global business, where he led executive and senior leadership hiring across Australia and New Zealand. Earlier in his career, he worked for a leading global executive search firm in Canada, where he led a high-performing research team supporting more than 100 retained executive search assignments annually. Brian brings an international perspective, having advised clients and recruited senior executives across Australia and North America.