Partners
Orizontas is your partner to solve the most demanding business challenges through deep expertise and hands-on counsel.
Our team commits to working with clients to deliver the highest-calibre counsel, outstanding service and tangible outcomes.
Orizontas works for you. Our reputation is built on the quality and service you receive and the outcomes we deliver.
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The Hon. Philip Dalidakis, Managing Partner
Philip is a political, business and industry leader with experience in Federal and State…
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Vanessa Liell, Partner
Vanessa is a strategic communications professional with over 25 years experience in corporate affairs,…
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Patrick Gibbons, Partner
Patrick is a former diplomat, policy advisor and business consultant with specialist expertise in…
Advisory Board
The Orizontas Advisory Board have excelled in their professional careers, been captains of industry and demonstrated leadership in public life.
Providing a depth of experience, a wealth of achievements and an unrivalled network to assist in solving your problems, the Advisory Board remains focused on utilising their experience and imparting their knowledge in support of finding solutions with one goal in mind; achieving success for our clients.
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The Hon Ted Baillieu AO
The Hon Ted Baillieu AO served as Premier of Victoria and Minister for the…
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Annette Carey
Annette is a strategic and creative thinker who is able to devise and successfully…
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Sally Loane
Sally Loane is a Non-Executive Director and advisor whose diverse background – from ABC…
Associates
Orizontas’s extensive network of Associates all have one thing in common, professional excellence with a deep commitment to giving clients the right advice, at the right time to ensure the right outcome.
What differentiates our Associates from the many is their practical and pragmatic professional experience. They haven’t just given advice, they have lived it. And when Boards and Executive Management teams find themselves needing external validation or guidance, it is our network of Associates that allow us to deliver that advice and support in a timely and targeted way.
Specialising in areas as diversified as government affairs, public relations and crisis management to better understanding the drivers behind your customer decision making and how they see your brand, Orizontas’s team can give you the edge.
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Mike McNess
Mike McNess is a determined and pragmatic problem solver, and an experienced campaigner. Mike…
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Dean Sherr
Dean is a political and communications professional with over a decade’s experience in government,…
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Michael Carey, News Media Advisor
Michael is an award-winning journalist and foreign correspondent. His career at the Australian Broadcasting…
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Julie Dormand, Customer Experience Strategist
Julie is a senior business advisor and non-executive director with specialist experience in customer…
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Crispin Hawes, Political, Economic & Security Specialist, Middle East & North Africa
Crispin has been working on political, economic and security risks in the Middle East…
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Janie Jordan, Communication Leadership Coach
Janie is an exceptional leadership communication coach with over twenty-five years’ experience working with…
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Alex Kennedy, Government & Corporate Affairs
From a base of law, Alex moved into political and national business journalism. Alex…
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Samantha Litinsky, Qualitative and Quantitative Research & Reporting
Sam loves talking to people and understanding why they behave as they do; her…
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Kate Smither, Brand Strategist
Kate is one of the world’s most awarded strategists, recognised by all the major…