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Biographical Notes 
Gordon Conolly,
Managing Director, Dalcross Executive Consulting Pty LtdGordon Conolly founded Dalcross in September 2000. Prior to his consulting career, Gordon's senior Human Resource line management roles were with significant corporations: CSR Ltd (1966-1981).AGC (1982-1985),Chase AMP(1985-1991)and Chase Manhattan Bank Australia (1991-2000).
Gordon has a Bachelor of Economics from Sydney University and is a member of AICD, AHRI, AIM and Industrial Relations Society. He has significant corporate governance experience having served on the Board of CMBAL (Chase Manhattan Bank Australia Ltd) from 1993 until 2000, and Chairman of Surila Ltd (1992-2000). In 2009-10 he was retained as Chairman of the Advisory Board of ISI Pty Ltd.
Gordon is also the founding Director of Quadrant Management Solutions an executive search firm which now has a significant client list including Bank of America, Calyon, Bankwest, CBA, GE Commercial Finance , HBOS, RBS, JPMorgan, HSBC, Leica Microsystems and a cross section of CBD professional firms such as Borough Mazars and HLB Mann Judd chartered accountants.
The essence of Gordon's approach to business is to provide a "personal touch and excellent consulting advice" but always with a view to helping create effective work communities, featured by positive culture and collaboration. This is what he is about.
Notable achievements whilst he was Director of Human Resources and Public Relations at Chase include:
- Helping take Chase Manhattan Australia from zero profitability to 62% ROE and USD 120 million during the 1990's.
- Building successful corporate talent retention (2% senior turnover over 15 years) through culture development, wise selection process organization and job design.
- Successful mergers with Chemical Bank 1996 and Ord Minnett 2000 .
"Gordon Conolly and QMS began work at B of A helping me with a key corporate finance placement in 2004 and successfully followed this up with several additional senior placements across a number of our businesses. Gordon is professional and reliable. He differentiates through his long banking and line HR experience. His advice and judgement on candidates to us, has consistently reflected this". Tom Pascerella
Managing Director
& Country Executive Officer
Bank of America Australia
March 2008 - Training