About Us
Who We Are
Galvin-Rowley Executive was founded by Jennifer Galvin-Rowley with a clear purpose: to help organisations secure exceptional leaders who bring both capability and cultural fit. Over three decades later, we remain a trusted partner to boards, CEOs, and senior executives seeking high-impact appointments across Australia and internationally.
Our approach is personal and rigorous. We invest the time to understand your culture, values, and strategic priorities — then design a search process that finds leaders who will thrive in your environment and deliver lasting outcomes.
- Senior Appointments
- Interim Executive Appointments
- Specialist & Regional Appointments
- Future Leaders Search
Our Global Reach
We are proud to be the exclusive Australian member of Agilium Worldwide, a respected network of independent executive search firms operating in more than 30 countries. This partnership extends our reach and market insight, allowing us to:
- Access a global talent pool for cross-border leadership needs.
- Share intelligence and best practice with trusted international peers.
- Deliver consistent quality and service standards, wherever the search takes place.
For our clients, this means the capability of a global search firm combined with the care and responsiveness of a boutique partner.
How We Work
Our three-step methodology delivers results:
Collaborative Discovery
Understand your organisation’s culture, strategy, and leadership needs.
Targeted Search
Leverage deep networks and market insight to identify high-calibre talent.
Seamless Integration
Provide onboarding support to ensure new leaders succeed from day one.
The Sectors We Serve
Our expertise spans industries including:
- Manufacturing and Industrial
- Consumer and Retail
- Transport and Infrastructure
- Health and Life Sciences
- Government
- Technology and Telco
- Not-for-Profit
- Professional and Financial Services
We also recruit across specialist disciplines such as Accounting and Finance, People and Culture, Marketing and Communications, Legal and Governance, Procurement and Supply Chain, Technology, and Medical and Clinical.
Our Values
We are guided by four principles in every engagement:
Trust
Acting with integrity and discretion.
Quality
Maintaining rigorous, tailored search processes.
Professionalism
Communicating openly and respectfully.
Warmth and Respect
Fostering genuine, long-term partnerships.
Meet our Founder
Jennifer Galvin-Rowley is the Founder and Director of Galvin-Rowley Executive. Over the past 30 years, she has built one of Australia’s most trusted boutique executive search firms, recognised for its rigour, personal service, and long-term results.
Jennifer has successfully led complex search assignments across sectors including ports and infrastructure, banking and financial services, aviation, consumer goods and retail, health, government, not-for-profit, agribusiness, and manufacturing. Her expertise spans board, CEO, and senior executive appointments, as well as building high-performing senior management teams.
Her approach is defined by the ability to truly listen — partnering closely with CEOs and boards to design bespoke search strategies that align with each organisation’s culture, values, and strategic goals. Jennifer’s methodology is applied with care, precision, and integrity, representing and protecting her clients’ brand at every stage.
A champion of the candidate experience, she ensures all candidates are treated with respect, confidentiality, and genuine care. Jennifer is also a leading advocate for diversity in leadership, helping organisations build teams that reflect their communities and foster innovation.
Build the leadership team that shapes your future.
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“Jennifer was challenged with assembling from scratch an entire team of passionate, courageous and talented
professionals who would plan, launch and operationalise Infiniti Cars Australia as the 65th automotive brand in the Australian market.
Her ability to understand both the personal character and values that would be required on top of the technical experience and capabilities was critical to her success. Over 12-18 months a full team covering all aspects of the national operations were assembled from a diverse mix of brands and backgrounds which thanks to Jen’s experience, intuition and influence were a brilliant cultural fit as well as technical fit.
Without Jen we would never have established such a strong brand culture and passion for the business or technical expertise which placed Infiniti at the cutting edge of a highly competitive industry in many respects. I look forward
to continuing to work with Jen as a talented recruitment partner who understands whole of business needs, the
importance of brand and cultural fit as well as the technical requirements of recruitment.”
