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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Director, Riddet Institute

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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

"WESCT (Waitomo Energy Services Customer Trust) have used Sheffield for our last two director recruitment processes. Mike and Gina made the process to appoint a new Director significantly easier and in both cases we have had excellent candidates to meet and select from."

Peter Keeling, ex- Chair, Waitomo Energy Services Customer Trust

Thank you Andrea and Jane for making this whole process so incredible! I want you to know that the way you both saw the process through from start to finish made me feel valued and supported every step of the way - so I really want to thank you for that.

Anonymous Candidate

Sheffield Search came through the EOI process and now that our new CEO is in place I am confident we chose the right Team to work with us.

Garry Webber, Mayor, Western Bay of Plenty District Council

I sung the Sheffield’s teams praises to the recruitment board and will reiterate that I found the process highly: Professional, Personal - felt like a person not just an applicant, Collaborative, Cohesive

Duane Sutton, Candidate

Andrea and Sheffield were really impressive to work with. Always organised, thinking ahead and understood our needs. Resulted in a great appointment within our very tight timeframes.

Frazer Munro, General Manager, Timaru District Holdings Limited

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News and Resources

Hutt City Council's Kaanihi Butler-Hare named 2026 Sheffield Emerging Leader of the Year

Hutt City Council's Kaanihi Butler-Hare has been named the recipient of the 2026 Sheffield Emerging Leader of the Year Award at the LGFA Taituarā Local Government Excellence Awards.

New Regulatory and Commercial Analyst for Network Tasman

Sheffield South Island enjoyed partnering again recently with Network Tasman in their recruitment for a Regulatory and Commercial Analyst and the successful appointment of Bridget Moon to this role.

New Associate for Sheffield North Island

Sheffield North Island is very pleased to welcome Bridget Winstone-Kight to the team.

RECENT TERTIARY PLACEMENTS

Mountainview High School appoints new Principal

Sheffield South Island would like to congratulate Rebecca Rhodes on her appointment to Mountainview High School as their new Principal, commencing in Term 3.