Duff
Watkins is Director, Asia/Pacific of the Cornerstone
International Group, Consultants to Boards and Management. He runs the
Sydney office and has conducted searches across Australia, New Zealand,
US and UK.
He conducts Executive Development Programmes© for senior executives to enhance their skills, while on-the-job, through a specific and personal plan of action.
Duff obtained his - BA at Centre College of Kentucky - Master's Degree at Yale University and - Doctorate at the University of South Africa (in group psychotherapy).
He is a Governor of the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia and President of the Yale Club of Sydney. His written articles appear regularly in the press both here and abroad. He has given over 1000 paid public presentations and has appeared on numerous radio and television programmes.
Though born and raised in the USA, he is an Australian citizen.
Haidée Jacob runs the Cornerstone firm in Brazil.
Haidée founded Ideea executive search consulting in Sao Paulo in 1998 after working 10 years with HR Consulting for KPMG in Brazil.
She has personally conducted many searches for senior management positions in Latin America.
Most of the firm’s clients are American, European and Brazilian ‘brand name’ companies such as: IBM, Accenture, Computer Associates, EDS, Price WaterhouseCoopers, BPL Global, Progress Software, Microsoft, Allergan, InterSystems, PeopleSoft (Oracle), Lexmark, SAP, Convergsys, BEA Systems, TNT Logistics, British Telecom, Brasil Telecom, CPM Braxis, Rhodia, Rockwell, Global Crossing, Honda, Ingersoll.
Haidée Jacob has a BA in Education and a Master's Degree in Business Administration. She speaks four languages (Portuguese, English, Italian and German).
Originally
trained as an Engineer in the Royal New Zealand Air Force, David
Ealson attended Canterbury University, completed
a Commerce degree and was awarded a Queen Elizabeth II scholarship.
He has worked in various management roles in engineering, distribution and resource companies in New Zealand. David established, then sold his first consultancy before establishing Cornerstone - NZ in 2000.
The firm specialises in technical areas where candidates are scarce and where the search methodology proves to be the best solution for the client.
Jean Woo obtained her degree in Law from the
University of Sydney and worked both as a lawyer and marketing manager for law firms.
She is the author of Executive Style: dress essentials for men and women (Prentice Hall) and
has published numerous articles on image.
She is a Director of Personal Brand Management and provides consulting advice in Organisational Development.