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The particular points of difference in working with Sheffield were their ability to quickly and accurately identify our needs, their general responsiveness and excellent in-house team who could provide specific insight and skills. Their sensitivity at a difficult time for the school, and addressing this head-on in terms of branding and appropriate messaging in all outward-facing material and response to candidate queries was outstanding. I would recommend Sheffield without question in supporting schools in the recruitment of senior roles.

Johanna Clark, Human Resources Manager, Dilworth Trust Board

We partnered with Sheffield to recruit our new Executive Principal because they are second to none at recruitment in the independent school sector. Ian Taylor is the doyen of recruiters in this sector. His experience in the industry and his knowledge of the market and Christ’s College was invaluable during the process. Sheffield’s astute and thoughtful analysis of the candidates was extremely beneficial as the process reached the business end of short list selection and we appreciated the team approach Sheffield adopted. We are extremely grateful to Sheffield in guiding us to such a good outcome for our School.

Hugh Lindo, Board Chair, Christ's College

We are thrilled with the appointment of Tracy Evans-Tracy (or the successful candidate) who is exactly the ‘unicorn’ we were hoping to find. I have partnered with Sheffield and Louise many times for senior appointments and was reminded once more what fantastic, proactive customer service feels like in the recruitment space.

Lee Gardiner, Head of Growth and Performance, Connectics

We had been looking for a best-in-class search firm in New Zealand to fill our President/Managing Director global role, with the right network and credentials and reached out to several. Sheffield and specifically Ian Taylor has been the most responsive and came across as caring and very personally invested.

Luba Domanova, Senior VP HR, Precisional LLC

Sheffield delivered in every aspect of the process, showed the utmost professionalism, were a pleasure to work with and most importantly we were able to appoint a Chief Executive that we knew came from a crop second to none and fitted our job description to a tee.

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New General Manager Network for Electra
Sheffield South Island enjoyed partnering with Electra in the recent appointment of their General Manager Network, Chris Ewers.
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New Directors appointed to Kaikoura Hurunui Water Services
Sheffield South Island were delighted to partner with both Hurunui and Kaikoura District Councils to jointly appoint Lee Babe, Ross Pickworth and Karl Smith to the board of the new council-controlled water organisation.
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Navigating Today’s Challenges: Workforce Design and AI Governance
The latest instalments of the Sheffield North Island Speaker Series, delivered in partnership with BE Employment Law, brought together two highly respected experts to explore some of the most pressing challenges facing directors and executives in Aotearoa.
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Nominations are open for the Taituarā 2026 Sheffield Emerging Leader of the Year Award
We are proud to once again sponsor the Sheffield Emerging Leader of the Year Award at the 2026 LGFA Taituarā Excellence Awards.
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New Chief Financial Officer for New Zealand Rugby
Sheffield Search congratulates Chris Kinraid on his appointment as Chief Financial Officer for New Zealand Rugby.
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