Juanique Liebenberg

About Juanique

Built on relationships.
Delivered with precision.

Juanique Liebenberg

Why ChapterSix
exists.

I'm Juanique Liebenberg — founder and Founder & Director of ChapterSix Professional Services Pty Ltd. After more than 30 years working across some of the world's most demanding recruitment markets — from Melbourne to Singapore, South Africa to the Middle East — I founded ChapterSix with a clear purpose: to offer clients something the large corporate recruitment world rarely could.

"ChapterSix exists because recruitment can and should be done better. The best hire is usually someone who isn't looking yet."

Working inside big firms, I saw first-hand how bureaucracy got in the way of brilliant outcomes. Layers of approvals. Rigid fee structures. Volume KPIs that rewarded placements over quality. Recruiters measured on activity rather than outcomes. Clients treated as accounts rather than partnerships. I knew there was a better way. Based in Melbourne, I place across Australia and internationally — trades, technical, engineering, operational leadership, and corporate roles.

Every search is personally led from brief to placement, by me, not a junior consultant. One person accountable. One standard of work. No CV submitted without purpose. Every placement backed by a three-month guarantee. This is my next chapter, on my own terms, in my own right.

If you're an employer who's tired of volume recruitment that delivers average results, or a candidate looking for someone who will actually go to market for you, I'd welcome the conversation.

The principles behind
every search

01
Passive Pipeline First
My primary sourcing channel is talent that isn't on the market. Built through decades of direct relationship-building, this pipeline is what gives clients access competitors simply don't have.
02
Long-Term Thinking
A placement isn't the finish line. I care about whether it works six months, twelve months, three years later. That mindset changes how every search is run from the brief down.
03
Commercial Honesty
If a role is difficult to fill, you'll know it from our first conversation. If the market won't support your salary range, I'll say so. Honest counsel from day one prevents expensive mistakes later.
04
Senior Delivery Only
You brief me. I run the search. I present the candidates. I manage the offer. There are no handoffs to junior staff. The person you hire is the person who did the work.
05
Real Market Intelligence
30+ years of direct market engagement means genuine insight into where talent is, what it costs, and what it takes to move people. Not guesswork — lived knowledge from tens of thousands of conversations.
06
National & International Reach
Placing across Australia and internationally — with networks spanning Africa, Asia-Pacific, and the Middle East. When the right candidate isn't local, I know where to look and how to approach them.

30 years.
One market at a time.

1990s
South Africa — Where It Started
1994. Began in recruitment in South Africa with Selective Recruits — technical, trades, engineering, and senior operational roles in industries where talent was genuinely hard to find. The experience of sourcing in constrained markets shaped everything that followed.
2000s
Africa & Australia
Expanded practice across both continents simultaneously — building networks in Australian mining, construction, and infrastructure while continuing to deliver executive and technical search across Africa.
2010s
Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa & Australia
A truly global practice spanning four regions. Delivering senior leadership, technical, and operational placements across some of the world's most demanding and talent-short markets.
2026
ChapterSix Professional Services Pty Ltd
2026. Founded to bring 30+ years of global recruitment experience into a boutique, personally led practice — delivering the rigour and commitment that large agencies cannot replicate.
30
Years in recruitment
15+
Industries placed
4
Continents
100%
Senior-led delivery

Ready to hire
differently?

Every search personally led by Juanique Liebenberg. Every placement backed by a three-month guarantee.