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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General Manager Aquaheat New Zealand

EA to Entrepreneur

Director, Riddet Institute

Chief Financial and Operating Officer

Tumu Maruānuku | Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)

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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

Board Member

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Client Testimonials

The process with you has been brilliant - thanks for your support throughout Kate. I really appreciated your direct style of communication and interesting and challenging questions.

Candidate Anonymous

The Sheffield team offered insights which challenged some of our views yet provided us with rational and clear options for consideration. We were delighted with the final outcome and are very grateful to Ian and the team for their work.

Sharon Wards, Chair, Lindisfarne College Council

We have always been happy with our past experiences with Sheffield, I have always trusted them and the process was done really well. I would and have already, recommend Sheffield to others and would use them again if I needed to.

Bryan Cadogan, Mayor, Clutha District Council

Nick provided sound insight to enable full preparation for the ensuing interviews, as well as asking the challenging questions to ensure suitability for the role. While extremely professional, his easy-going manner and great support team behind him made the employment process an enjoyable one.

Adrian van Dyk, General Manager, Resonant

As we have expressed previously in correspondence and phone discussions, we enjoyed the whole process with Sheffield, it appeared very seamless.

Chris Green, Managing Director, Midlands Holdings Limited

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News and Resources

New Chief Executive for Volleyball New Zealand

Sheffield Search congratulates Debbie Hyland on her appointment as Chief Executive for Volleyball New Zealand.

New Commercial Manager - Contracting & Networks for EA Networks

Sheffield South Island enjoyed continuing their partnership with EA Networks with their most recent appointment of Douglas MacDonald as their new Commercial Manager Contracting and Networks.

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.

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