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Simon Boulton

Simon Boulton is Director of Aequalis Consulting, a highly respected accounting and finance recruitment practice in Sydney. Simon has more than 13 years of recruitment experience in London and Sydney. He recruited in the financial services markets, with a listed US staffing firm, launching a bespoke banking business in London.

Following this success, Simon moved to Australia in 1999 to launch the US firm's Australian operation, and continued his focus in banking and financial Services, managing and growing both temporary and permanent teams.

Simon then joined an Australian boutique financial services search firm to develop the CFO practice. In 2004 he was approached by a global financial services and capital markets search firm to launch the Australian business with a specific mandate to establish and grow their Asia presence.

In 2008, Simon joined Aequalis Consulting as a Director. At Aequalis, he provides tailored strategies for companies in various industries to attract and retain the most talented professionals in the market, as well as the overall management of Aequalis Consulting.

Simon provides comment regularly in news and trade media, including Daily Telegraph, Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Weekend Australian, Recruitment Extra, HR Daily and Sky Business News.

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