Shortlist chats to Twomey about the new venture
Former MD of The Andersen Partnership (TAP), Shawn Twomey, has launched a new Perth-based agency, Hunter Manning.
Twomey spent nearly 10 years at TAP before leaving in October last year. He is joined at Hunter Manning by two other ex-TAP directors, Kris McShane and Mitchell Hunt, who left the business last month.
Twomey tells Shortlist the trio "wanted to build something that was a lot more employee-owned and people-focused".
This means paying "really good" commission, and funding external training and development, personal growth, and physical growth. "The idea is that we will, hopefully, have a business that manages to retain people for the long term," he says.
"If all you offer your staff is market-leading commission schemes, it's a bit like selling on price, there's always someone who can offer them a better scheme.
"So we want the business to succeed, but we want the people who help the business to succeed to share in that success."
Hunter Manning currently services finance and accounting; business strategy and transformation; retained solutions; and executive search. The company will prioritise geographical expansions before adding to its service lines, Twomey says.