Overview
Patrick Cadman is a partner in Heidrick & Struggles’ Sydney office and regional managing partner of the Consumer Markets Practice in Asia Pacific and Middle East. He is also a member of the CEO & Board of Directors Practice in Australia and New Zealand.
Experience
Patrick focuses on chief executive officer, non-executive director, managing director, human resources director, and sales & marketing director searches in the consumer products (FMCG) and retail segments, as well as consumer private equity industries in Australia and New Zealand. He has experience filling regional and global leadership roles for some of the firm's largest consumer company clients.
Patrick is the key relationship lead for many local, regional and global clients, conducting numerous chief executive officer, non-executive director, managing director, and general manager searches and other C-suite functions.
A former senior marketing leader, he also specializes in marketing searches across all types of industries in Australia and New Zealand, regionally and globally.
Before joining Heidrick & Struggles, Patrick worked in international sales, marketing, and general management positions with the global specialty paper manufacturer ArjoWiggins. He joined as a graduate trainee based in the United Kingdom and then held leadership positions in France, Hong Kong, and Japan. In his last role, he ran the Asia Pacific business from Tokyo.
Education
Nottingham Trent University, UK, Honors Degree in European Business
Université Grenoble Alpes, France, DUT (GEA)