Experience

James People

• New Zealand
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director

  • Jul 2019 - Present

  James People exists to help companies Attract the best people in the market through professional recruitment, Grow their people through coaching and training & bring Clarity through goals and systems that ensure everyone knows their part in helping the organisation succeed. James People exists to help companies Attract the best people in the market through professional recruitment, Grow their people through coaching and training & bring Clarity through goals and systems that ensure everyone knows their part in helping the organisation succeed.



Urban Homes NZ Ltd

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advisory Board Chair

  • Mar 2021 - Present

  Urban Homes is a National Award Winning Master Builder. They treat every home they build as their very own masterpiece. Urban Homes is a National Award Winning Master Builder. They treat every home they build as their very own masterpiece.



RICADO Group

• Singapore
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Non Executive Director

  • Oct 2021 - Present

  RICADO is a world class industrial monitoring and control platform.RICADO has an expert team of leading edge developers and integrators of electronics scada/plc, networking and software for all industrial automation and process control applications. RICADO is a world class industrial monitoring and control platform.RICADO has an expert team of leading edge developers and integrators of electronics scada/plc, networking and software for all industrial automation and process control applications.



Synergy Technologies, Ltd.

• New Zealand
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advisory Board Chair

  • Apr 2021 - Present

  Synergy Technologies is an IT enablement organization with a strong social conscience, passionate about delivering value, and committed to excellent service.Working with a full range of clients from SMB to Enterprise, Synergy provides great service and contributes 10% of it's services revenue into community organisations and charities. Synergy Technologies is an IT enablement organization with a strong social conscience, passionate about delivering value, and committed to excellent service.Working with a full range of clients from SMB to Enterprise, Synergy provides great service and contributes 10% of it's services revenue into community organisations and charities.



Student Job Search (SJS)

• New Zealand
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Independent Director & Chair of Digital Strategy Committee

  • Oct 2019 - Present

  Student Job Search Aotearoa is a student owned entity focused on helping students connect with jobs. Filling more that 27,000 jobs per year SJS is part of so many peoples journey providing experience and income. Such an exciting time to join the board as we push to grow our impact and help more students than ever before! Student Job Search Aotearoa is a student owned entity focused on helping students connect with jobs. Filling more that 27,000 jobs per year SJS is part of so many peoples journey providing experience and income. Such an exciting time to join the board as we push to grow our impact and help more students than ever before!



Baygold Holdings Limited

• Agriculture, Construction, Mining Machinery Manufacturing

• Non Executive Director

  • Aug 2021 - Present

  Baygold Orchards Limited Partnership (BGLP) is a forward thinking and proactive kiwifruit orcharding business, focused on driving the best possible outcomes for its stakeholders. Since establishment in 2009, BGLP has consistently applied this approach to all aspects of its business to acquire the best properties at the lowest cost for the best future productive outcomes. Baygold Orchards Limited Partnership (BGLP) is a forward thinking and proactive kiwifruit orcharding business, focused on driving the best possible outcomes for its stakeholders. Since establishment in 2009, BGLP has consistently applied this approach to all aspects of its business to acquire the best properties at the lowest cost for the best future productive outcomes.



ii Limited

• IT Services and IT Consulting

• Advisory Board Chair

  • Sep 2019 - Present

  ii designs and develop new software solutions that achieve amazing things through collaboration with business, government, and community groups. ii designs and develop new software solutions that achieve amazing things through collaboration with business, government, and community groups.



Good Trust

• New Zealand
• Philanthropic Fundraising Services

• Co-Founder & Trustee

  • Sep 2008 - Present

  For a number of years the plight of the poor and the incredible disparity between the have's and have nots in the world became something I couldn't ignore. Using skills learned from business and ideas for new business ventures I partnered with a friend to launch Good.Trust. We continue to raise money through social business and have built clean water wells through Cambodia, Kenya and Thailand. For a number of years the plight of the poor and the incredible disparity between the have's and have nots in the world became something I couldn't ignore. Using skills learned from business and ideas for new business ventures I partnered with a friend to launch Good.Trust. We continue to raise money through social business and have built clean water wells through Cambodia, Kenya and Thailand.



Agoge

• New Zealand
• Human Resources Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Apr 2017 - May 2019

  Agoge is a creative human resources company that lives its belief that People Matter. As CEO my role is to build on the incredible work of Agoge's Founder Andrew Nicol. Andrew has created a company that seeks to value people, and do social good. This is summed up in our vision People Matter (therefore) Do Good.Specifically I lead Agoge's business units to achieve our strategic goals. I can only do this because I have an incredible team of leaders who are all in with the vision and mission of Agoge. My job is to empower them and ensure we all stay connected to why we are here and how we can do our best work!

• Chair Of The Board

  • Apr 2016 - Oct 2017

  Leading governance of the Agoge Training business. Agoge Training Limited is an NZQA Registered Private Training Establishment providing short industry focused courses around New Zealand.

• Director - People & Support

  • Jun 2016 - Apr 2017

  As Director of People & Support I work alongside Agoge's Director of Customers & Growth to bring vision, strategy and action to the growing Agoge business.Agoge is a creative human resources company that truly cares for people. My role is to ensure that our ethos of People Matter is true in everything that we do, that our people are holistically healthy and becoming the best version of themselves they could possibly be.My role is also responsible for leading our HR, ICT, Finance, Marketing and Corporate support teams.

• General Manager

  • Oct 2005 - Jun 2016

  Leading a national recruitment, training and outsourcing HR partner across 5 branches. Developing strategies, targeting large national accounts and training sales team to deliver consistent growth and new opportunities.



Farmers Trading Company Ltd

• New Zealand
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sales Manager

  • Aug 2003 - Oct 2005

  Managing a team of Commission Sales People to KPI's both nationally set and set to achieve best possible store performance. Managing a team of Commission Sales People to KPI's both nationally set and set to achieve best possible store performance.