Rebecca Tabakoff, Executive Director and Founder
rebecca.tabakoff@templesearch.com.au
0419 229 878
Rebecca is a leading figure in the corporate affairs and recruitment industry having co-founded Temple Executive Search following her successful 20-year career as a senior corporate affairs practitioner.
At Temple, Rebecca works with leading organisations advising them on strategy and structure for their corporate affairs, sustainability and investor relations functions, finding the best people to work within them. Since founding the company in 2013, Rebecca has conducted search for many iconic top tier organisations including Commonwealth Bank of Australia, the ASX, Sydney Opera House, the AFL, the NRL, Westpac, Woolworths Limited, and many more. She works with leading Industry Associations, Government Agencies and Enterprises, listed and private companies. Rebecca has also been invited to participate in Board selection processes for the NSW Government.
Rebecca has a unique understanding of the roles she is tasked to fill and the best people to fill them leveraging her 20 years’ experience as a practitioner in politics, communications and corporate affairs. She regularly engages internationally with global communications and business leaders identifying emerging trends and talent. She is a board member of the Global Communications Search Partnership comprising of leading corporate affairs search firms around the globe.
Prior to founding Temple, Rebecca spent five years at global firm FTI Consulting (FCN:NYSE), building a thriving national public affairs business and working on some of the biggest issues and crises in the country at the time. She advised many leading ASX listed and private companies from a range of industries including Woolworths, Seven Group Holdings, Pacific Equity Partners, Gilbert & Tobin, The Motion Picture Association and Primary Health Care Limited (now Healius).
Prior to that, Rebecca led the Corporate Affairs function at Foxtel, where she was responsible for leading communications, government relations, sustainability and community engagement for the high-profile business.
Rebecca started her working life as a political staffer during the NSW Fahey Government. After six years in the NSW Parliament as well as working on the campaign for an Australian Republic and the 1999 campaign for the City of Sydney, Rebecca joined the business lobby group the NSW Chamber of Commerce where she led the Corporate Affairs team and spearheaded successful campaigns promoting the interests of the business community.
Rebecca has a Bachelor of Arts (Politics and History) from the University of NSW.
She has served on a number of community boards and an advisory board for a high profile fashion brand.
She is a mother of identical twin daughters and often talks about issues related to women in business and working parents. She is passionate about the role of small businesses in the Australian economy.
