Danny Hodgson is a Partner at Omera Partners specialising in interim executive search across Australia, with a focus on C-suite and senior corporate leadership roles. With 26 years of experience working exclusively in interim search, Danny brings an unmatched depth of knowledge and immediate access to high-calibre interim executives across the private, government, financial services, and not-for-profit sectors.

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What are the biggest challenges your clients face in finding senior talent?

“Most organisations hire interim executives infrequently and default to their own networks, which limits the quality and diversity of options. With 26 years recruiting interim executives exclusively, I know what works and have immediate access to the right talent with the appropriate compliance and governance guardrails in place.”

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Which industries or functions do you specialise in?

“My core focus is the corporate centre: interim Chief Executives, Chief Operating Officers, and C-suite leaders across finance, Human Resources, technology, legal, risk,compliance, and marketing, as well as senior transformation and change leaders. I work across the private, government, university, private capital, financial services, and not-for-profit sectors.”

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What typesof appointments are you most proud of?

“The moment that never gets old is when a Chief Executive or Board is under real pressure and I can give them that feeling of relief, knowing their problem is solved.Even better is the lateral thinking: placing a high-calibre executive from one sector into a completely different one, and watching them deliver.”

A nuclear medicine organisation facing an urgent senior leadership gap found the available talent pool within its own sector too narrow for what it needed.Danny identified a high-calibre executive from the food manufacturing sector whose operational leadership capability, regulatory experience, and change management credentials translated directly to the demands of the interim role.The lateral appointment resolved the immediate crisis and delivered outcomes the organisation had not anticipated from a candidate with no prior background in the sector.

As Danny reflects: “That appointment is a good example of what 26 years in this market gives you. You stop seeing sector boundaries and start seeing capability. That is where the real value is.”

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How do you build trust with both clients and candidates?

“Twenty-six years working exclusively in interim recruitment gives me a depth of subject matter expertise that clients and candidates sense immediately. I combine that specialist knowledge with the broader networks of a large, successful executive search firm, and I bring genuine urgency to every assignment.”

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“Like any decent bass player, I know that greatness lives in the details most people overlook. Twenty-six years of interim recruitment has taught me to listen carefully, look beyond the obvious, and find the executive who will hold the whole organisation together.”

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What keeps you energised outside of work?

“I play bass in an Aussie pub rock covers band, occasionally alongside my son on drums. Supporting rugby, football, and cricket teams that consistently under perform has taught me a great deal about humility and dealing with outcomes you cannot always control.”