Sheffield New Zealand

125 executive appointments

Sheffield annual appointment data

46% executive appointments are female leaders

Sheffield annual appointment data

86 board appointments

Sheffield annual appointment data

1 in 3 board appointments are female

Sheffield annual appointment data

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Scheme Manager

Chief Financial and Operating Officer

EA to Entrepreneur

Chief Executive

Director, Riddet Institute

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Leadership Appointments

Peter Kelly

Chief Executive Officer

Rachael Morris

Group Health and Safety Manager

Justine Gilliland

Non Executive Director

Kate Trufitt

Chief Executive Officer

Rachael Todd

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Client Testimonials

Sheffield have become our agency of choice when recruiting for senior leadership roles. Katy, Nick and the team invest upfront in understanding our brief and importantly they have developed an indepth understanding of our business.

David Lanham, Chief Executive, Palmerston North Airport Limited

Sheffield made the process for us recruiting this role so easy with their expert guidance and ability to find high calibre candidates. We found their professional processes particularly useful to navigate a strong candidate field and to really ensure we employed the right person for the role.

Francesca Eathorne, Chief Operations Office, Antarctic Heritage Trust

Sheffield proved to be a great choice for our CEO recruitment. Council felt well supported in attracting high calibre applicants and progressing our preferred candidate through to completing the formal appointment. I felt Louise really understood our person requirements and the unique challenges of recruitment into a small rural council. I think this attention to detail coupled with great recruitment research and insight really built my confidence in the process.

Jamie Cleine, Mayor, Buller District Council

Andrea gave a very positive presentation and had been involved in several similar appointments. Based on this, we decided to partner with Sheffield for the appointment of the new Principal/Headmaster. I would strongly support another school deciding to use Sheffield for a similar appointment.

Tony Deavoll, Chair, Shirley Boys' High School

In our last engagement Sheffield brought us a selection of outstanding candidates and the biggest challenge was selecting from such an incredible group of high quality people, but they provided additional tools and advice to assist with the final selection.

Peter Bell, GM People and Culture, NZ Law Society

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News and Resources

Selwyn District Council appoints Chief Executive Officer

Recently Sheffield South Island were delighted to partner with Selwyn District Council in the recruitment of their Chief Executive Officer and are delighted to congratulate Steve Gibling on his appointment.

New Chief Executive for the Environmental Protection Authority

We are delighted to congratulate Lian Butcher on her appointment as Chief Executive of the Environmental Protection Authority | Te Mana Rauhī Taiao.

Governance in the Water Sector: Lessons in Getting It Right from the Start

Insights from Sheffield on water governance in New Zealand, drawn from a year helping councils stand up new boards under Local Water Done Well.

Wai Hononga Water Services appoint Chief Executive

Sheffield South Island was excited to lead the search process and to partner with Wai Hononga Water Services in the appointment of Brent Manning as their Chief Executive who will lead the organisation from September 2026 through to its go-live date of 1 July 2027 and beyond.