Leadership search & strategic services.
At LEAD, we take the time to understand your leadership challenges, your culture and what real success looks like, then match you with people who can deliver it.
- EXECUTIVE SEARCH & RECRUITMENT
C-Suite & Senior Leadership Search
We identify and secure exceptional leaders who bring both the technical expertise and leadership mindset required to help organisations thrive.
Board Director Recruitment
We help to build diverse, forward-thinking boards that provide both governance excellence and visionary leadership.
Roles we focus on:
- Chairperson / Chairman
- Independent Director
- Board Advisory
Board services:
- Board Search
- Board Review
- Board Advice
- Board Performance Evaluations
Interim & Fractional Leadership Solutions
From growing startups to evolving organisations, we place some of New Zealand’s top interim and fractional executives.
Roles we focus on:
- Fractional executive leaders
- Interim CEO, GM
- Interim CFO, FD, FC
- Interim CMO
Family Office Recruitment
As the only executive search firm in New Zealand owned by a Family Office (STILL), we understand the discretion, nuances, and long-term alignment that family office recruitment requires.
Roles we focus on:
- Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
- Chief Investment Officer (CIO)
- Chief Financial Officer, Finance Director
- Portfolio Manager
- Wealth, Trust & Estate Planner
- Family Office Manager / COO
- Legal & Risk Counsel
- Investment Analysts & Advisors
- Personal Assistants & Private Staff
- Other key roles essential to your Family Office
Partnership Recruitment
We support legal and accounting practices in securing high-calibre lateral partners and identifying future leaders to ensure seamless succession planning and firm longevity.
- STRATEGIC GROWTH SERVICES
Leadership Capability Assessment
We offer custom and personalised evaluation of leadership capabilities to enhance decision-making and ensure optimal candidate selection.
Leadership & Career Coaching
We offer tailored coaching for executives and senior leaders supporting growth, transition, and performance in high-stakes, high-impact roles.
For high-potential leaders ready to evolve or pivot, we offer personalised career coaching. We align your purpose, strengths, and ambitions with the right opportunities.
Succession Planning & Strategy
We identify external talent to strengthen your leadership pipeline and ensure organisational resilience.
Strategic Advisory
We build and review your company growth strategy including talent, leadership and capability requirements. Our inhouse Business Strategist and expanded LEAD network of strategic advisors have experience across all businesses and industries across New Zealand.
Board Advisory
We provide strategic guidance on board composition, governance effectiveness and succession planning. We help you build high-performing boards that lead with clarity and vision.
Industry sectors we work with.
At LEAD, we have over 20 years experience working with all major New Zealand industries. Some of which include:
- Financial Services
- Energy & Industrial
- Legal & Professional Services
- Property, Construction & Infrastructure
- Retail, Hospitality & Consumer
- Government, Education & Social Enterprise
- Technology & Communications
- Speciality Services
Recent assignments.
Chief Financial Officer
NZME
Chief Financial Officer
MTA AUXO
Commercial & Operations Manager
CFO
Southern Cross Cable Network
People & Culture Manager
CEO
General Manager - Sales (NZ)
Independent Director
Chairperson
Let’s find your transformative leader.
We know how important it is to get the right person into a crucial leadership role and the impact that decision can have across your organisation.
At LEAD, we work closely with you to support before, during and long after placement because sustainable impact starts with the right support at the right time.
Explore your next leadership opportunity.
At LEAD, we support your whole leadership journey not just the next step, but the path ahead.
Whether you’re exploring a permanent role, an interim contract or a fractional opportunity, we take the time to understand who you are and what matters most in your next move.