Strategic insights consultancy Nature has recruited new professional staff across its Melbourne and Sydney offices.
Nature managing partner Chris Crook said: “The growth we have seen over the past year or so has been driven by our great people and our great clients. People are our number one asset, so to be able to add these new, talented people has been fantastic.”
In Sydney, three new hires take the team to seven after two years of operation.
Vicky Illingworth has been hired as associate director to lead some large existing and recently won accounts. She joins from FiftyFive5 and brings experience across finance, NGOs, FMCG and pharmaceuticals.
Jonny Wall also joins from Fiftyfive5 as a senior consultant having previously worked at Ipsos and Added Value in the UK and Research Partnership in Singapore.
Luke Crellin has been hired as a consultant with brand tracking and creative evaluation experience from Kantar across a range of categories.
In Melbourne, Manda Le has joined as associate director from Asahi Lifestyle Beverages’ insights team and brings 15 years’ experience in the retail and FMCG sectors.
Also in Melbourne, Darren Charles has joined as senior analyst in the analytics team, after several years as a client manager in Kantar’s analytics practice. Charles brings deep expertise in data visualisation and machine learning and will work closely with senior partner Peter Stuchbery and senior associate director Scott Watson to enhance the Nature method of integrating insights into client organisations.
Alex Fulton has also joined Nature in Melbourne as senior consultant, from T-Garage.
After a year living abroad, Alex Coningham re-joins Nature to bolster Nature’s New Zealand presence alongside Ingrid Schluter in Wellington.
To deepen Nature’s operational capabilities, Nick Harwood has joined as project manager role in Melbourne following five years in research operations at Forethought. He will work closely with director Sharon Spargo to drive operational improvements across the business and provide support for our growing team of consultants.
Finally, Georgia Gale has moved from a part-time graduate role in the Melbourne office to a full-time consultant role.
Photo: Nature new hires: Top Row Vicky Illingworth, Jonny Wall, Luke Crellin. Middle Row Manda Le, Darren Charles, Alex Fulton. Bottom Row Alex Coningham, Nick Harwood, Georgia Gale