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Executive reputation management in Australia
Australian specialists in addressing damaging news coverage, M&A due-diligence search results, defamatory commentary, and other online content affecting C-suite executives, directors, and senior leaders. Free assessment within one business day. Confidential, no obligation.
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Why executives come to ORMA
Boardroom and due-diligence-aware
We work with CEOs, directors, founders, and senior leaders across listed and private companies. Engagements respect the announcement, governance, and confidentiality considerations of the role.
Strictly confidential
Engagements routinely include internal legal, communications, and IR teams under their existing confidentiality arrangements.
Due-diligence aware
Familiar with how M&A, board appointments, and capital-raise due diligence look at executive search footprints.
Coordinated with counsel
We work alongside corporate counsel, defamation lawyers, and PR teams where their input is essential.
What we help with
If any of these sound familiar, we can help
Most executives come to us with several issues at once. We address them in parallel. The longer damaging content sits on page one of branded searches, the harder it is to shift.
Old or damaging news coverage
Articles about historical proceedings, M&A activity, board departures, inaccurate reporting, or wire-syndicated coverage still ranking for your name years later.
M&A and due-diligence surfaces
Out-of-context articles or commentary surfacing during deal due diligence, board appointments, or capital-raise diligence searches.
Defamatory blog or forum content
Posts on LinkedIn, Reddit, Australian online forums, or independent blogs where defamation grounds exist under Australian law.
ASIC director records and commentary
ASIC register entries and associated news coverage surfacing on branded searches. Public records can't be removed but visibility can be reduced through suppression.
Personal data on broker sites
Home addresses, family details, or movement patterns surfacing on people-search aggregators. For senior leaders this is a security exposure as much as a privacy one.
Impersonation accounts and fake profiles
Fake LinkedIn, X, or Facebook accounts in your name posting content you didn't author. Platform removal pathways apply.
How we pursue removal
From assessment to outcome
Every matter starts with a free assessment by our Australian team. Send us the news articles, LinkedIn posts, or ASIC-linked commentary surfacing on searches for your name. Within one business day you have a clear view of the realistic options across removal and suppression pathways before a single due-diligence team runs your name.
Free assessment
Send us the news articles, LinkedIn posts, and ASIC-linked results concerning you. Within 24 hours an Australian specialist maps what surfaces on searches for your name and the realistic options.
Tailored strategy
Built around the specific publishers, professional platforms, and any director-record commentary involved, with your board and announcement obligations front of mind. Coordinated with internal counsel, comms, and IR under their existing confidentiality arrangements where relevant.
Action
Publisher update and right-of-reply requests, defamation pathways on LinkedIn and forum posts, platform reports, and suppression against the queries M&A and board-appointment due-diligence teams actually run. Several pathways worked in parallel.
Ongoing protection
Monitor for new coverage, fresh LinkedIn activity, and updated ASIC entries. Reinforce the accurate footprint through tenure, role changes, capital raises, and announcement cycles so it holds under investor scrutiny.
When removal isn't possible
Make the accurate record the first thing diligence finds
ASIC director records, factual news coverage, and historical reporting sometimes can't be removed. In those cases we build search suppression: accurate, current content under your name and role that outranks the damaging results on the exact queries M&A teams, board-appointment panels, and investors actually run before they engage.
Popular questions
Questions executives ask
If your question isn't here, ask us during the free assessment.
Can you address damaging news coverage on Google searches for my name?
Sometimes. Where coverage of historical matters, dismissed proceedings, or inaccurate reporting remains live we approach the publisher with right-of-reply or update requests. Where editorial cooperation isn't forthcoming, suppression pushes the article off page one of searches for your name. The free 24-hour assessment lays out the realistic options.
What about M&A or board due-diligence searches finding old content?
This is the most common reason executives engage us. Due-diligence teams search broadly, and old or out-of-context articles can derail conversations. We assess what's surfacing, identify removal pathways where they exist, and build a suppression footprint so accurate, current content dominates the first page.
Can you help with LinkedIn or other professional platform issues?
Yes, where platform policy or Australian law applies. Defamatory posts, impersonation accounts, and policy-breach content can be addressed through the platform's formal pathways. For posts that don't meet removal thresholds, suppression on branded searches reduces their visibility significantly.
Is the engagement confidential?
Yes. Confidential and no obligation. We work with senior executives across listed and private companies. The free assessment doesn't require you to disclose more than the specific content you're concerned about. Engagements often involve coordination with internal communications and legal teams, with confidentiality maintained throughout.
Do you work with my corporate counsel or PR team?
Yes. For defamation, breach of confidence, or matters with legal grounds we coordinate with your nominated counsel. For announcement-sensitive matters we work in parallel with corporate communications. We don't provide legal or PR advice ourselves; we handle the content and search-result side of the work.
How long do most engagements take?
Most engagements run 3 to 12 months depending on the platforms involved, whether legal pathways apply, and how entrenched the existing content is. The free assessment within one business day gives you a realistic timeline before you commit.
Related: old news still ranking for your name, defamation pathways, or read our step-by-step process.
See what's realistic before your name is searched again
Free, confidential, no obligation. Most assessments back within one business day.
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