SHK Asia Pacific
Lesley Podesta is an accomplished leader with extensive experience in the non-profit sector and government relations. Currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer of Red Mitten and Acting Chief Executive Officer of Kilfinan Australia, Podesta has previously held significant roles, including Director of Government Relations at Phoenix Australia and CEO of the Alannah & Madeline Foundation. Podesta also contributed as Head of Global Partnerships & Advocacy at The Fred Hollows Foundation, and held key positions in the Commonwealth Department of Health & Ageing. Academic qualifications include a Master of Arts from the University of Melbourne, alongside studies at Deakin University and the University of Sydney.
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SHK Asia Pacific
SHK connects great people to great work. We are a specialist people advisory firm with well-established service offerings in executive search and selection, executive interim management, career transition and outplacement and consulting. SHK is a values-driven company with a supportive, encouraging and respectful culture that reinforces the importance of the work we do each day in making a difference to people’s lives and to the success of our clients. Our conduct embraces integrity, excellence, commitment and innovation. Our art is to understand and then champion the essence of a person, role or organisation. We work nationally and internationally with our clients, who include many of Australia’s most prestigious organisations from ASX-listed companies, multinational corporations, government departments, statutory authorities, not-for-profit and private enterprise. Our team of experienced consultants run practices in which they hold deep functional specialisations, including: • Accounting and finance • Career transition and outplacement • Communications and corporate affairs • Education • Engineering & technical • Government • Human resources • Information technology • Insurance • Legal • Marketing and sales • Property • Risk and assurance • Senior executive We are passionate supporters of organisational diversity. We are ardent advocates of inclusion more generally.