Directors
Mark Braithwaite
Since 1994, Mark has worked with global IT vendors in building their leadership teams across Asia Pacific, Australia and South Africa. Through years of experience and specialization in the IT sector, Mark has built a network and reputation in the region which gives the firm reach and access to the best possible talent.
Mark’s career began in the UK with British Aerospace. His early career followed an engineering path which led him to found a VC backed hardware and software company, specialising in industrial data collection in the 1980’s. Following significant growth, his business was acquired in 1993. In 1994, he joined a South African executive search firm as shareholder and Managing Director. He divested this interest in 1997 when he moved to Australia as a founding member of BSP.
Mark Pretty
Mark brings significant experience to BSP’s clients, gained from a successful career spanning twenty years in senior roles with a number of leading global IT vendors. His early career was spent in sales management in Europe prior to moving to Australia on assignment in 1990. Positions as Sales Director and Managing Director followed, culminating in a successful IPO for a regional software company where Mark was VP for Asia Pacific.
Since 2000, Mark has successfully led many senior executive searches for BSP’s key clients across the Asia Pacific region. Those searches have included Vice Presidents, Managing Directors and most key regional leadership positions for both large vendors and smaller new market entrants.
Daniel Ladd-Hudson
Daniel recently joined Q4 Executive Search as Managing Director for ANZ, bringing 13 years of executive recruitment experience spanning Asia, United Kingdom and the Australian markets.
Prior to Q4, Daniel worked with Robert Walters International, a leading international recruitment consultancy, in their Singapore and UK operations, specialising in sales & marketing, finance, technology and general management appointments. His earlier career included consultant and management roles with Michael Page International, Sydney.
Prior to recruitment, Daniel worked with the PricewaterhouseCoopers group, Sydney.
