Sheffield

Sheffield is an executive search and assessment firm in New Zealand. It was founded in 1961 by Malcolm Sheffield as the country's first organisational psychology and executive recruitment practice.

Its work covers executive search and selection, senior level recruitment, executive coaching and career transition. It also offers assessment services, including psychometric assessments and 360° feedback, and board services such as board search, board review and CEO review. Its clients come from the private, public, local government and not-for-profit sectors.

Sheffield has offices in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch and serves clients nationally. It reports 125 executive appointments and 86 board appointments in its annual appointment data, with 46 per cent of the executive appointments and one in three of the board appointments going to women. Ian Taylor is Managing Director, North Island.