Dean is the Founding Director of Corm, an executive, board, and leadership search firm focused on Real Assets and the Environment markets - Investment, Asset Management, and Consulting sectors. He also works with Public listed & Private Corporate, NGO, Private Equity, and Public Sector organisations, partnering with leaders whose definition of success is a diverse, equitable & inclusive culture, balancing economic growth, environmental impact, and social progress.Corm’s mission is to collaborate with executive, board, and talent acquisition leaders within organisations committed to ESG and sustainable business practices in the search for talent to meet their economic, innovation, cultural and CSR challenges.

C-suite, board & leadership appointments within Real Assets- Funds Management, Asset Management, Property Management, and Consulting, across the Forestry & Agriculture, Renewable Energy, Utilities, Mining & Resources, and Infrastructure sectors.&Environment Markets - Natural Capital Investment, Environmental Consulting, Carbon & Biodiversity project delivery, Landscape Restoration & Protection, Clean Energy development, and Corporate ESG & Sustainability.

Real Assets Investment - Forestry & Agriculture, Infrastructure and Energy Investments, working with Institutional Investors - Sovereign Wealth Funds, Pension Funds, REIT's, Insurance Companies, Hedge Funds, Investment Banks&Private Equity, Venture Capital, Family Office, and Debt Fund Managers. PER is a highly respected investment search firm, led by former investment professionals, with unrivaled knowledge and relationships across the international markets.

Founding Partner of Elliott Ross Associates, a global executive and board search firm, established in 1998. From their offices in London and Hong Kong they were active throughout Europe, the US, and APAC.Over 16 years the business established a market-leading presence across Real Assets Investment, Asset Management, Investment Banking, Technology, and Finance.

Executive Search within investment banking and funds management.

Contracts Manager, Estimator, Site Surveyor and Supervisor for Infrastructure and Transport (Road and Rail) upgrade and transformation projects.