About

The past decade has seen a rapid growth in demand for consulting services, reflecting a long-term shift towards outsourcing and more flexible employment practices in the private and public sectors.

Mark Bornholt Sharpe Solutions principal Mark Bornholt served in the Australian Army from 1978 to 2009 including operational tours to the Middle East where he was commended for distinguished service. The last decade of his service was in senior leadership positions. He has spent the last five years in private industry as the Chief Executive Officer of a business unit of a publicly listed manufacturing and technology company. He continues to provide consultancy services to defence industry and has worked on several tribunals, panels and boards.

Mark has an established record of achievement in human and financial resource management with expertise in recruitment, selection, retention, performance management, workplace reform, workforce planning, training, and change management. He has extensive strategic experience and a reputation for inspirational leadership, astute judgement, decisiveness and advanced team building skills.

The diversity of his experience provides a unique basis for analysis of organisations and the ability to closely examine the impact of leadership on business structures. His experience in leadership, recruitment, selection and management in both the military and private sector provides clients with a rare opportunity to improve the quality of their people and the management and leadership of their organisations.