Commencing  with Mobil as a marketing graduate, Philip Speakman then moved into  Management Consulting, eventually recruited to assist in establishing a  management consulting arm for international accounting firm Touche  Ross. In 1986 he established his own management and recruitment  consultancy, Philip Speakman & Associates. With the help of  outstanding staff the company evolved to become the largest recruitment  company of its type in the state. The firm’s success was recognised  nationally when a BRW magazine article identified Speakman &  Associates as being responsible for 10% of Executive Recruitment  advertising for the whole of Australia - from one office in Adelaide!

In  1998, the evolved firm was acquired by a major international  HR group and Mr Speakman continued with the new entity as Chief  Executive Officer and as a Director of the Australasian Group. After  assisting the new owners with the integration of the businesses  including the addition of national recruitment company Tanner Menzies,  Mr Speakman retired from the business in 2003 in order to pursue  private investments.

After  completing a non-compete arrangement with his former employer, Mr  Speakman has re-entered the recruitment industry with the express aim  of providing a different, innovative approach to the recruitment market  in SA and beyond.

      Philip  Morton is a familiar face in the Executive Recruitment space in South Australia, having led one of Adelaide's best-known executive recruitment practices to a dominant position during his time.

Philip has spent over a decade in the recruitment industry, after an earlier career in engineering and construction management.

Beginning  his career in local government he gained further qualifications and  experience in public works engineering and building surveying. Philip  then moved to Boral and Adelaide Brighton where he proceeded rapidly to  general management level, recognised for his technical skills but also  relationship and business development capabilities.

Philip  joined Morgan & Banks in 1997 which later became Hudson, where he  was recognised with a President’s award as Hudson’s Top Operations  Leader for Australia and New Zealand in 2003.

His  interest in the human aspects of business operation has driven a desire  to continually improve services in a sector where relationship  management is critical and success relies on networks and performance.

Philip  co-founded Morton Philips in order to explore his passion to build  a cohesive, decisive HR practice that is immediately responsible for,  and responsive to its clients and candidates.

      Richard Altman has held senior human resources roles in retailing, merchant banking, manufacturing and construction for the last 25 years, and has considerable experience within Australia and the Asia Pacific region.      

Richard’s experience has been across all aspects of human resource management including:    

• Recruitment and selection
• Industrial Relations
• OH&S
• Remuneration strategy and planning
• Performance management and policy development
  

Richard has led programs for cultural change, organisation review and leadership development. He has been part of senior executive teams and provided strategic advice to senior executive teams whilst being a key         contributor to company strategic planning processes.
       
Having worked in Adelaide for such companies as John Martin & Co Ltd and GH Michell & Sons, Richard moved to Sydney in the mid 1980’s to join the Midland Banking Group. Upon returning to Adelaide, Richard joined SOLA Optical and spent almost 20 years with SOLA/Carl Zeiss Vision, most recently in the position of Asia Pacific Human Resources Director before joining Morton Philips in February 2008.