Edward Atkinson is a Director in the Consulting, Technology & Services practice at Sheffield Haworth in Sydney, where he specialises in appointing Equity Partners and senior General Management roles across global consulting and technology firms. His expertise spans cyber security, cloud, data and analytics, technology risk, transformation, and human capital advisory. Since joining Sheffield Haworth in 2012, he has led major executive search and market intelligence assignments, including partner-level appointments across Asia Pacific and succession planning for senior board-level roles in large financial institutions. Prior to this, he was Director at nbi Human Capital, where he led the Oceania business focused on country managers and senior executive placements. Earlier, he spent nearly a decade at Alexander Mann Solutions as Head of Talent Services Asia Pacific, delivering executive search and complex talent mapping projects for global banks and financial institutions. He began his career at Renoir Partners / CTPartners in London, leading research teams for technology-focused executive search mandates. Edvard holds a BA (Hons) in Human Resource Management from the University of Plymouth and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (FCIPD).