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Merran Brown (merran@oipartners.com.au) and
Andrew Telburn (andrew@oipartners.com.au)

OI Partners – Dakin Partnership

As we enter 2026, OI Partners is pleased to announce a key organisational partnership. Our Outplacement Partner, Choice Australia, has merged with Dakin Partners, creating the Choice Dakin brand for Career Transition and Outplacement.

What’s key for us though is Peter Dakin’s long history in executive search, recruitment and Board appointments. OI Partners now brings in Dakin resources, contacts and methodologies, which further enhances our Executive Search capabilities. Dakin, for almost 40 years has been very successful recruiting at C suite level across Private, Government and Not for Profit sectors, with a strong focus on Community, Sporting and Peak Body membership organisations.

Indeed, we already partnered on an assignment late last year with excellent results.

We look forward to continuing the Dakin legacy, but also expanding our own capability even further!

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After a break, people don’t just return to work — they return with clarity. What drives many resignations isn’t burnout or pay. These exits aren’t sudden decisions; they’re a verdict on leadership that’s been forming all year.

Why Executive Searches Fail: Unclear Mandate and Misaligned Stakeholders

Most executive searches don’t fail in the market — they fail in the room before the search even begins. An unclear mandate and misaligned stakeholders quietly undermine even the strongest candidates long before day one.