21st April 1993
John Murray founds Swann Global in Melbourne, based in Swann House on William Street.


1996 – 2000
WMC Resources engages Swann Global as a key partner to lead a programme placing several hundred key employees in their organisation.
1998
A representative office is opened in Toronto.


2001
Swann Global is the founding principal sponsor of the Melbourne Mining Club.
2001
Bexton is established as a sister company to Swann Global, providing contract labour. The business was sold in 2007.


2002 – 2008
Alcoa engages Swann Global as a strategic advisor and search partner on the business’s top 250 roles.
2003
Swann Global establishes itself in Asia with an office in Shanghai, with representation in Singapore and Hong Kong to follow.


2004
A representative office is opened in London.
2005
Swann Global incorporates a subsidiary business in Canada.


2006
Swann Global’s headquarters moves from Swann House to the AMP Tower in Melbourne.
2007
The Melbourne Mining Club hosts its first dinner in London, with Swann Global as sponsor.


2010
The Melbourne Mining Club hosts its first event in Shanghai, with Swann Global as partner. 2013 sees the organisation’s first event in Beijing.
2011
Swann Global upgrades to a central, globally accessible database.


2012
We establish an office in Santiago, Chile, covering the entire South American market.
2013
Swann Global’s headquarters moves to the IBM Tower on Southbank, Melbourne.


2014
“Unearthing Wisdom” is published by Swann Global to celebrate our 21st birthday, providing in-depth interviews with 20 global leaders from the mining industry. Proceeds from the sale of this book were donated to charity.
2014
Lorraine Meldrum is appointed Chief Executive Officer of Swann Global, having previously served as Managing Director of the company’s Australian business.


2014
Swann Global establishes a subsidiary business in the UK covering Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
2014 – 2015
Swann Global is Executive Search Partner for the International Mining and Resources Conference.


2014 – 2016
We partner with Anglo American on the reorganisation of their Technical & Sustainability unit.
2015
Swann Global, with partners Investec and HRascent, releases the first edition of The REM Report, outlining remuneration practices at the world’s top mining companies.


2016
Our headquarters moves to the BHP building in Melbourne.
2017
Swann Global’s UK business moves to new offices in More London Riverside.


2018
We establish a representative office in Lima.
2018
Swann Global first partners with Mining Journal on the Global Leadership Report.


2018
We begin our partnership with a leading global supplier of corporate data to accelerate our search and consulting services.
2019
John Larpent is appointed to develop Cygnet, a new business to sit alongside Swann Global. Lorraine Meldrum becomes Group CEO.


2020
Swann Global relaunches as Swann with all new branding, to focus on senior executive search, board services, and consulting. Nona Sichinava is made Managing Director in October 2020.
2020
Cygnet is launched as a site-based management search firm, with John Larpent as Managing Director.


2020
Cygnet and Swann now sit under the Swann Group, headquartered in the UK, with Tom Harris as Group CEO and Lorraine Meldrum as Group Chairman.
2021
Skein is launched as a strategic and change management advisory firm, with Tom Aldridge as Managing Director.


2023
Swann celebrates its 30th Anniversary.
2023
Swann founder John Murray is awarded Honorary Fellowship of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
