Director Profiles
Simon Tobin - Managing Director, Finance, NSW
Simon Tobin is Managing Director for Ambition’s Banking & Financial Services recruitment business in Australia. He has recruited finance professionals in Australia since 1997, spending the bulk of that time in various consulting roles and, ultimately as a national business line Director at a multinational recruiter. Simon has a very strong network in the finance community in Australia having most recently placed senior level professionals across a variety of financial institutions. Prior to recruitment, Simon was a psychologist working for the Queensland Government. He joined Ambition in 2010, attracted by the calibre of people, the strong internal culture and the company’s market positioning as a leading global boutique recruitment business.
David Bamford - Director, Finance, VIC
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David commenced his career in chartered accounting in 1998 working with Pitcher Partners in Melbourne, where he subsequently spent 6 years and gained his CA qualification. Passionate about sport and Finance, David competed in the Olympics in badminton before embarking on his career in recruitment. He moved into the Melbourne finance recruitment market working as a Senior Consultant and progressed to Manager within Michael Page recruiting middle management finance professionals.
After developing his finance recruitment and leadership skills for 5 years, David took on a role establishing the Victorian finance practice for a boutique executive search & selection firm, where he spent two years. David joined Ambition in early 2010 and is the Director of the Finance recruitment business for Victoria. He brings together his accounting knowledge, leadership skills and in-depth experience in executive finance recruitment and careers planning. David and his team support CFOs and HRDs with the attraction, recruitment and retention of high calibre financial professionals from recently qualified accountants through to CFO level.
David Trapnell - Divisional Director, Finance
David is a Business Studies Graduate from Brighton University. He started his career in sales at Hewlett Packard before joining Michael Page International as a recruitment consultant in 1994. During his career David has recruited and advised clients at all levels on financial recruitment and talent management, from part qualified accountants to CFO’s.
After 10 years recruiting in the UK & Europe he joined Ambition in January 2005 initially managing the CBD commerce & industry team, then as Director leading a team of Managers and Consultants within the CBD & South practice. David’s recruitment focus is at the $150,000 - $300,000+ level where he has a wealth of experience advising finance executives, MD’s and Boards.