Our Leadership Team

We’re a team of, recruitment strategists, technical developers, and marketers working together to make the process of recruitment and HR more convenient, transparent, and cost-effective.
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Natalie Cornell

Community and Diversity & Inclusion Manager

Natalie is responsible for developing and maintaining the best talent community of freelance recruiters in the world. She brings many years of experience to Recstra, having been a recruiter herself.

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Jay Cooper

CTO

For most of his career, Jay ran a tech services firm focusing on the SME and NGO sectors. Jay has vast experience in web platform development, systems integration, front-end and back-end development, and technological deployments.

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Craig Watson

CEO

Our famous founder and CEO, Craig, brings to Rectsra 20+ years in recruitment and HR with training gained in Europe, Asia and Australia. Craig is most excited about connecting a global movement of independent and certified recruiters with business.

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Gerry Bullon

Chair

Gerry has a career assisting companies through the IPO process and supporting listed companies with growing their share register and increasing research coverage. Gerry lends the perfect support to Recstra’s growth trajectory.

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Trevor Cairney

CFO

Trevor is a CPA and spent most of his career advising start-ups with accounting, tax, and financial advice. Prior to Recstra, Trevor was CFO at a leading Australian tech company where he was central to transitioning the company to a public company.

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Nicholas Beames

Director

After founding, growing, taking public, then exiting one of Australia’s leading HR tech companies, Nicholas turned his attention to investing in and guiding start-ups that help people and businesses through the gig economy.