Meet the Team
Surpassing Expectations
DIANNE WILLIAMS / Founder
With over 23 years’ experience in executive search, Dianne has a deep track record focusing on the healthcare sector.
Dianne’s passion, determination and creativity for finding high impact talent for the healthcare industry is leveraged by her vast network and deep capacity to listen and understand the critical elements of a client’s culture, challenges and competency fit. As a result of her enduring track record of success Dianne has built a network of long term relationships and repeat clients whom she has consistently delivered outstanding results for over many years.
Prior to founding Williams Hall, Dianne led the Healthcare practice for Derwent Search and also worked with PricewaterhouseCoopers earlier in her career.
She holds a Bachelor of Commerce from UNSW and qualified as a Chartered Accountant. Dianne is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Culture Connector
HELEN HALL / Founder
Helen is passionate about aligning people with culture to achieve momentum in business. She has built a reputation as a passionate advocate for driving diversity, in all its complexity, into the Australian Industrial sector and has deep experience partnering with clients to deliver Board, CEO and Senior Executive appointments. Helen’s highly sought after executive search counsel draws upon her extensive network, which she utilises to guide clients in attracting and securing high impact executive talent.
Prior to her career in Executive Search, she spent 15 years in leadership roles with companies such as Opera Australia, the McGrath Foundation, Tourism NSW, IDG Communications and APN Outdoor. She holds a Master of Marketing from Macquarie Graduate School of Management and a Bachelor of Business majoring in Human Resource Management from Charles Sturt University.
Helen is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, the National Association of Women in Construction and the National Association of Women in Operations. She is a volunteer with MGSM’s Alumni Association and the Willoughby Mosman Swans JAFL.
Meaningful Impact
ELIZABETH OCAMPO / Consultant
Elizabeth is passionate about providing solutions-focused search strategies to engage exceptional talent that make a high impact on long-term organisational success.
With significant experience across a range of industry sectors, Elizabeth enjoys collaborating with clients to understand their wider business needs, whilst creating deep relationships with candidates to connect them with opportunities aligned to their career goals.
Prior to joining Williams Hall, Elizabeth was an Associate at Expert360 within the emerging Technology Practice. This division specialised in appointing senior leadership roles across a range of strategic roles – including digital transformation and scaling high-growth engineering teams. Elizabeth understands the complexities of attracting candidates that hold both technical and leadership capabilities.
Previous experience also includes Derwent Search and the Orchard Talent Group.
Elizabeth holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Boston University.
Driving Value
BRIAAN LLORENTE / Consultant
Briaan brings over a decade of executive search and talent management experience, working across the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors in Australia and internationally. He is dedicated to partnering with organisations to understand their needs and design tailored, best-practice search and selection, assessment, sourcing processes, and organisational development programs.
Briaan has earned a reputation for his ability to develop strong relationships, deeply understand organisational nuance, and tailor solutions to deliver optimal outcomes for clients and candidates. His collaborative approach ensures that each engagement is thoughtfully aligned with the unique goals of the organisation.
Before joining Williams Hall, Briaan worked in both agency and in-house talent and recruitment roles, With Korn Ferry and The Orchard Talent Group where he led the Health and Hospitals Practice, and refined his expertise in identifying effective solutions and strategies that drive meaningful impact.
Briaan holds a Master Business Administration from the Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM), UNSW.
Strategic Partner
NATALIE TRUONG / Consultant
Natalie brings valuable industry, recruitment and executive search experience with a career span of over 15 years across Financial Services, Fintech Startups and Technology.
Natalie has held senior leadership roles where she has led high performing teams, built practices and scaled businesses globally. She has a strong track record of attainment in attracting and onboarding top talent. Natalie has been instrumental in helping companies build exceptional teams to accelerate growth in a competitive market through in-house and external agency recruitment.
Prior to Williams Hall, Natalie worked in Executive Search and Recruitment for Switch Technology and Keegan Adams Recruitment. Natalie was a strategic partner to leaders and key decision makers of top tiered global investment management and software companies, helping them source and connect with high impact talent across Senior & C-Suite management appointments within APAC.
Natalie is dedicated to cultivating strong relationships with both clients and candidates, establishing a seamless alignment of cultural values and dynamic skillset to ensure individual career aspirations as well as strategic business goals are achieved.
Natalie holds a Bachelor of Economics from Western Sydney University.
Relationship Builder
MEGAN MCCARTHY / Senior Associate
Megan is an experienced Senior Associate with a background in Healthcare Recruitment. Gaining experience at a start-up, Megan filled critical vacancies for Not-for-Profit organisations across New South Wales. Megan takes pride in working closely with clients to understand their broader business objectives while fostering strong relationships with candidates to align them with opportunities that match their career aspirations.
Before Williams Hall, Megan was a Consultant at Curamoir Healthcare Recruitment and later stepped into the Operations Manager role where she built up a cutting-edge tech stack and oversaw the management of the company’s CRM. Megan is very detail-oriented and serves as the go-to expert for all system-related inquiries.
Megan graduated from the Technological University of Dublin with a Bachelor of Arts in International Business and Spanish and enjoyed a year abroad in Cadiz, Spain.
Deep Insights
SASSICA FRANCIS-BRUCE / Senior Associate
Sassica is an experienced Senior Associate who has contributed to the successful execution of complex local and global C-suite and Board engagements in the financial services, healthcare & life sciences, consumer, aviation, government and media/broadcasting sectors. She has worked with ASX100 companies, as well as start-ups and scale-ups and is accustomed to tailoring her approach to suit different client needs. Additionally, Sassica has extensive experience on non-assignment related search activities such as talent benchmarking, knowledge management, market trends and insights.
Prior to joining Willams Hall, Sassica was a Senior Associate in the Healthcare & Life Sciences and Consumer practices at Korn Ferry where she was responsible for the research and project management of various C-Suite, GM and Board level appointments.
Sassica began her executive search career at Spencer Stuart, working in the Financial Services practice where she was involved in the execution of senior executive and Board-level search assignments across banking, insurance and broader financial services and professional services industries within the Asia Pacific region and globally.
Before her career in executive search, Sassica worked in the film industry in London and the US before returning to Australia in 2011 to work in publishing.
Sassica graduated magna cum laude, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History, from the University of California, Los Angeles and completed Italian language studies in Florence.
