Australia

Grace Atkinson is an Associate Partner, in Watermark Search International’s Interim Executive search practice.

Based in Sydney, Grace specialises in Interim Executive search and placements, deploying experienced C-Suite leaders in short-term leadership roles across the Retail & Consumer, Property & Construction, Infrastructure, Industrial, and Public sectors.

Grace brings a wealth of experience, and has been leading executive search assignments at Board and C-Suite levels since 2010.

Grace is passionate about supporting candidates at the portfolio stage of their career and completed the Company Directors course with the Australian Institute of Company Directors in 2024.

At Watermark Search International (Watermark), we are proud to have pioneered and professionalised the interim talent market in Australia. Established in 2009, Watermark has the largest Interim practice in Australia, with six dedicated partners and a robust support team based out of Sydney and Melbourne, covering assignments across the country.

Our commitment to being the preferred partner for organisations seeking executive interim talent is grounded in providing Australia’s most experienced partner team, thought leadership and data. We have been working extensively with clients to fulfil interim mandates across a multitude of sectors including; healthcare, human services, education, infrastructure, financial services, professional services, industrial, manufacturing, FMCG, consumer, energy, engineering and government agencies.

As thought leaders, we undertake various pieces of research and market analysis to form our Agile Leadership Lessons Podcast, and deliver informative white papers and webinars to our interim community on a regular basis. Watermark is also renowned for delivering the Annual Interim Executive Survey and Board Diversity Index in partnership with Deloitte. Our annual interim survey provides unique insights into the interim executive landscape and is the only longitudinal data of its kind in Australia.