Andrew Richards Inducted into Worldwide Who's Who for Excellence in Recruitment

    MELBOURNE, VIC, AUSTRALIA, May 14, 2013 /24-7PressRelease/ --Andrew Richards, Partner of Alex Kaar, has been recognized by Worldwide Who's Who for showing dedication, leadership and excellence in recruitment.

Mr. Richards has 15 years of experience in the industry, with seven years in his current role. He is a specialist in conducting search assignments for senior legal, risk, compliance and senior management roles in both listed and unlisted organizations as well as conducting partner search assignments for major law firms. He works extensively across all major Australian cities and significant Asian locations.

Mr. Richards joined Alex Kaar in 2005 as a partner, and is the national head of legal, risk and compliance. As a qualified lawyer, he worked for more than eight years in private practice, initially at Allens Arthur Robinson in Melbourne, and then at Richards Butler Lawyers in London. Upon returning to Melbourne, he joined Mallesons Stephen Jacques. His legal career moved in-house for a further three years when he took up a position as a corporate lawyer at Ferrier Hodgson, the liquidators of the Farrow/Pyramid Group.

Commencing his recruitment career in 1997, Mr. Richards joined a multinational executive recruitment consultancy, focusing on the "start-up" phase of legal executive recruitment. He played a key role in developing the consultancy's legal recruitment practice, and was responsible for significant and high-profile appointments in both corporate and private practices in Melbourne.

More recently, he spent five and a half years at a major ASX listed search firm in Melbourne as a senior principal focusing on general counsel and senior counsel appointments in the following sectors: financial services, utilities, government and telecommunications. He also led partner and senior associate searches for major national law firms, and maintains an active involvement in his own professional development through postgraduate study, having completed an executive MBA from AGSM, and ongoing membership to the Australian Corporate Lawyers' Association.

He attributes his success to his professionalism and networking ability. He became involved in his profession through a natural progression of opportunities. He hopes for continued professional growth.
Mr. Richards has combined law and arts degrees from Monash University.

Alex Kaar is a boutique executive search, recruitment and board services consultancy that provides executive and advertised search, talent management, psychometric assessment and executive coaching services.

For more information about Alex Kaar, visit http://www.alexkaar.com.au.

About Worldwide Who's Who
With over 500,000 members representing every major industry, Worldwide Who's Who is a powerful networking resource that enables professionals to outshine their competition, in part through effective branding and marketing. Worldwide Who's Who employs similar public relations techniques to those utilized by Fortune 500 companies, making them cost-effective for members who seek to take advantage of its career enhancement and business advancement services.

Worldwide Who's Who membership provides individuals with a valuable third-party endorsement of their accomplishments, and gives them the tools needed to brand themselves and their businesses effectively. In addition to publishing biographies in print and electronic form, it offers an online networking platform where members can establish new professional relationships.

For more information, please visit http://www.worldwidewhoswho.com.

Contact:
Ellen Campbell
Director, Media Relations
[email protected]

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