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Palmerston North City Council
The Background
After being approached by Executive Director, Ian Taylor, at Sheffield Search and recruited into the role of Chief Executive of Palm...
New Executive Leadership Team for Invercargill City Council
The Background
Having spent over a year assessing the organisation, Clare Hadley, as the new as Chief Executive of Invercargill City Council, under...
MTF Finance Appoint Melanie Templeton as their new Independent Director
The Background
MTF Finance was founded as a co-operative company in 1970 and maintains many elements of the co-operative model, including its ...
Canterbury West Coast Air Rescue Trust
The Background
Canterbury West Coast Air Rescue Trust (CWCART) were looking to appoint a new Trustee following a recent retirement from the Bo...
Development West Coast
The Background
With the incumbent CEO of Development West Coast (DWC) retiring, Sheffield was briefed by the DWC Board to look for a new Chief Exec...
Skyline Enterprises
The Background
Tourism company Skyline Enterprises has been at the forefront of New Zealand tourism since 1966. Back when the company was establish...
Duncan Cotterill
The Background
Law firm Duncan Cotterill is only too aware of the changes facing their industry. Established in 1857, Duncan Cotterill is a nationa...
Christchurch Girls High School
The Background
Choosing a career is a big decision and when you are a teenager, there is a lot of noise from universities, polytechnics and apprent...
Spark
The Background
Telecom (now Spark) was commencing a major transformation, that encompassed both a strategic shift and an organisational structural ...
Waitaki District Council
The Background
The Waitaki District covers 7,000 square kilometres of beautiful Otago. From the Waitaki River in the north, to Ohau in the west and...
Toi Ohomai
The Background
Toi Ohomai was formed in 2016 from the merger of Waiariki Institute of Technology and the Bay of Plenty Polytechnic. Home to more th...
AgResearch
The Background
AgResearch is going about moving their headquarters to Christchurch to a new collaborative environment. The new headquarters will be...
House of Hearing
The Background
Sheffield has been working with Sivantos, a leading hearing aid manufacturer. With headquarters in Singapore and a regional office i...
Auckland Council
The Background
In early 2010 Sheffield was appointed by The Auckland Transition Agency to assist with the merger of eight Councils in the Auckl...
Farmlands
The Background
In 2013 there was a merger between Farmlands (based in the North Island) and CRT (South Island based), both of which were co-ope...