Richard Anstee
Founder
LinkedInTechnical understanding.
Better hiring decisions.
We built Intelligenciia for senior technical, operational and leadership appointments that need more than a title match.
Our work combines technical understanding, live market knowledge and the discipline of retained search. We help clients in mining and renewable energy define the capabilities they need, then find the people to deliver them.
Talk to our teamOur beginnings.
Intelligenciia bridges the gap between contingent recruitment and traditional executive search. Many senior specialists and leaders occupy that space: their work is too consequential for a keyword search, even when their title is not an executive one.
The same title can mean very different things in an explorer, a developer or an operating producer. Understanding the business, and what it is preparing to become, comes before defining the position.
Founded by Richard Anstee, Intelligenciia brings together experience on site, in investment and in building a business. That perspective shapes the questions we ask and the advice we give.
Inside the operation
Our approach draws on mining engineering and underground operating experience, connecting technical capability with the realities of working on site.
Across the investment decision
Experience evaluating mining projects and transactions helps us connect technical and operational requirements with commercial strategy.
Building a business
Firsthand experience building a renewable energy venture informs how we assess people for growing businesses, where resources are limited and responsibilities change.
The people behind your search.
Dedicated attention for clients and candidates, with shared judgement and accountability throughout the search.
Loading the pineapple 0%
Scroll to begin
Independent thinking. Deeper insight.
We built Intelligenciia for appointments that deserve sharper questions, broader exploration and senior judgement from the first conversation to the final decision.
Exploration meets ingenuity.
Once rare and unfamiliar, the pineapple travelled through global exchange, then demanded entirely new systems to grow in colder climates. It became a symbol of curiosity, resourcefulness and looking beyond the obvious.
Curiosity made useful.
For clients, that means mapping the market fully, challenging assumptions and applying senior judgement to every appointment. Independent thought becomes better-informed leadership decisions.
See how curiosity shapes our processUse our industry experts to hire yours.
Tell us about the role, the context and the constraints. We'll come back with a recommended approach, with no obligation.