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Meet Auke – Director

Auke is somebody who has always ‘learned by doing’. This included his schooling career, culminating in his MBA from Durham University in the UK, right through to the way he entered, progressed and learned in business.

He has a keen eye for detail and an innate ability to ‘see’ when things are not going well, even in situations where he is not a subject matter expert. Auke was born in the Netherlands, but is a citizen of the world, having grown up and lived everywhere and no-where. When it came time to move somewhere and bring his vast sales, manufacturing, fault finding, people management, and business restructuring experience to the fold, Australia has been his home for close to the last two decades.

Auke’s global experience has shaped him into an all-rounder who knows how things work in business and more importantly what things don’t work in business. His hands-on technical, engineering, people and sales management experience have taught him that people are the drivers of any business, as people deal with people, not businesses.

Auke has a refreshing straight to the point approach that is based on trust, partnership, a drive to always find positive outcomes to move forward on collaboratively, and doing ‘the right thing’, even if this is sometimes the harder thing to do. With these simple mantra’s he has achieved many successes for his customers, colleagues and employers over the years.

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Meet Catherine – General Manager

Catherine de Ruijter de Wildt is a highly experienced senior executive with a distinguished career at partner level in global professional services firms, including Big Four consulting and international organisations. Her expertise lies in strategic governance, risk management, and operational excellence, with a strong emphasis on addressing people-related risks and fostering high-performing teams in demanding environments.

Over the past three years, Catherine has been closely involved with ArcTree as co-owner, providing strategic guidance and deep insight into the business. In her consulting work, she has partnered extensively with organisations in technical sectors such as mining, energy, utilities, and rail, including advising on Security of Critical Infrastructure obligations. This experience equips her with a profound understanding of the operational challenges and talent needs in these industries.

Passionate about client success, Catherine is dedicated to helping organisations across Australia and New Zealand attract and retain exceptional engineering and technical talent to drive performance and long-term value.