Meet our expert team

Meet our expert team

Without them, there’d be no us. Get to know the backgrounds, skills, and industry expertise of
each member in our star team.

The Bluefin Resources team

With over two decades of Recruitment experience in Australia, with some prior time to that in the UK, Duncan was the first employee and is a founding Director of Bluefin Resources and its sister company Albacore Consulting.

Sandra Rowlingson

Senior Director, Sales, Australia

Sandra is one of the longest serving Senior Directors of Bluefin Resources. Starting in 2006, Sandra now heads up some of Bluefin’s largest divisions, including Data Analytics& Data Science, Risk, Legal and Audit, Sales and Marketing and Accounti

Paul Donovan

Paul Donovan

Senior Director - Client Solutions & Regional Director VIC

Leading the Bluefin Resources Melbourne team, and our Client Solutions team, Paul enables his team to provide the best service to his clients and candidates, developing long-term partnerships that provide a transparent and ethical approach.

Rory Herity

Director, Queensland

Rory joined Bluefin in March of 2022 to lead our expansion into the Technology, Project Services, Change Management, IT Leadership, and Analytics markets in Southeast Queensland.

Anna Vaughan

Chief People Officer

Anna is the Chief People Officer at Bluefin Resources. With 26 years of business experience, including more than 15 years in People & Culture, she has successfully led teams in various countries and cultures.

Alex Slocombe

Associate Director, Data | Energy, Environment & Sustainability, Australia

Alex has over 15 years of recruitment experience spanning the UK, Asia & Australia.

Joshua Lea

Manager, Project Services & Transformation, NSW

Recruiting in the Project Services space, Josh specialises in recruiting Business Analysts, achieving exceptional results for the businesses he partners with.

Ed Hewitt

Associate Director - Client Partnerships

Ed transitioned to Client Partnerships in 2025. He is responsible for working with new and existing clients to drive job flow, build strategic partnerships and support commercial growth across Bluefin’s national portfolio.

Emma Sturrock

Account Director, CRM - Salesforce, Australia

Dedicated Salesforce Recruitment Leader Since 2016: Building High-Performing Teams Across the Salesforce Ecosystem.

Dan O’Donnell

Associate Director, GTM National & Technology NSW

Dan is a true subject matter expert, leading and mentoring a high-performing team of recruitment consultants specialising in sales, marketing & brand, product & design, marketing communications, market research, insights, CX strategy and tech

Gillian Burke

Principal Account Director, Infrastructure | Security Engineering & Design, NSW

Since 2007, Gillian has focussed her career in the recruitment of Infrastructure, Networking and Security professionals across permanent, fixed term, contract and Statement of Work (SOW) positions from Graduates through to Head of/ GM levels.

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Sarah Purdue

Senior Manager, Accounting & Finance, Australia

Sarah is a highly experienced and accomplished recruitment consultant with over 16 years of experience in the industry.

What kind of career could you have with Bluefin Resources?

Our business is a high-performing and rewarding place to build a career. We receive great feedback from employees about our culture, our commissions have a low threshold, and we’ve got a whole menu of perks and benefits to boot!

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