Social Ventures Australia (SVA) today announced Olivia Hilton will lead the SVA Consulting team. Olivia has worked with SVA Consulting for over five years, and led the Melbourne consulting team for the past four years. She has an extensive corporate background, as well as deep experience advising social purpose organisations, government and philanthropic trusts and foundations. Olivia steps into the leadership role, having been a Partner in the SVA Consulting team for the past two years.

Olivia will succeed Duncan Peppercorn, who is leaving SVA to become Global Head of People with Partners in Performance. Duncan has led SVA Consulting’s establishment and development to today be a market leader uniquely positioned to advise clients on achieving social impact objectives. He will continue his connection with SVA as an advisor and mentor to the Consulting team. In the first seven years key engagements have included work for outstanding social purpose organisations such as Vision Australia, Movember, the Wayside Chapel and House with No Steps as well as government, including the Australian Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet and advice to high profile Australian businesses including Macquarie Bank, GoodStart Early Learning and The Trust Company.

Olivia and Duncan worked together to launch the SVA Quarterly, Australia’s only online publication dedicated to sharing knowledge and expertise for the social purpose sector.

Rob Koczkar, CEO of SVA commented,

‘We’re delighted Olivia has agreed to take on the challenge of leading SVA’s consulting team. She has a wonderful foundation on which to build. Duncan has built SVA Consulting and part of his legacy to SVA will be a continued connection as a thought leader and mentor to SVA. We wish him all the very best in his new endeavours and know that Australia will benefit from his endless passion for a stronger, more accountable and fairer country.’

Paul Robertson, Chair of SVA added

‘SVA Consulting is core to our efforts to help strengthen the social purpose sector and build its evidence base. Duncan has pursued this goal with us and the team with great energy and commitment. He has built an outstanding team for Olivia to take forward and continue to grow as the only Australian consulting practice dedicated to the social purpose sector’.