Leading Roles are delighted to announce the appointment of Robert Williams as the new General Manager for Narrabri Shire Council. Leading Roles’ executive search campaign and extensive networks attracted many highly experienced local government leaders for this key role. Mark Ogston, Leading Roles Founder and Director, said Mr Williams’ signific...

Leading Roles are delighted to announce the appointment of Antony Stinziani as the new Chief Information Officer for the City of Gold Coast. The Leading Roles national executive search campaign attracted 146 professionals throughout Australia and abroad for the much coveted role. Mark Ogston, Leading Roles Founder and Director, said Antony’s str...

Leading Roles are celebrating ten years of providing specialist recruitment and HR services to local governments in Australia. Leading Roles was established in 2012 by Mark and Eleanor Ogston, focusing on delivering high-quality executive recruitment services to local government. At the time, many recruitment agencies were offering personality a...

City of Gold Coast appoints new Chief Executive Leading Roles launched a national campaign executive search to recruit a future-focussed Chief Executive for the City of Gold Coast, Australia’s second-largest council. Leading Roles Founder and Director, Mark Ogston, said he is delighted that Tim Baker has been appointed as the new Chief Executive...

MEDIA RELEASE Leading Roles recruiting new CEO for City of Gold Coast  As the leading lifestyle destination for major sporting and global events in Australia, the City of Gold Coast continues to glow with the recent announcement that the Gold Coast will co-host the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2032.  With a clear vision for its communi...

  MEDIA RELEASE Leading Roles to recruit new CEO for Isaac Regional Council Following a 40-year career in local government, incumbent CEO Gary Stevenson will retire after five years of dedicated service to Isaac Regional Council. Leading Roles Principal, Mark Ogston, said Gary has been an exemplary leader in the local government sector and there...

Heather Kelly Director, Organisational Business Services Cook Shire Council What was your first job in Local Government and what approach did you take to land that role? I have a passion for working with young people and having previously worked for government funded youth services in Victoria. I applied for a job as a Youth Development Officer ...