Auckland Team

Lucy McLernon

Regional Manager - Auckland

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Lucy McLernon

Regional Manager - Auckland

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Lucy started with H2R in 2006 and after doing her OE, returned to the H2R family. As Regional Manager, Lucy has oversight across our Auckland Office, managing the Permanent, Contracting and Business Support recruitment teams.

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Hayley Wright

Head of Talent Development - Auckland

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Hayley Wright

Head of Talent Development - Auckland

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Hayley has been in the H2R family since 2006. She completed her psychology registration in 2004 and has a first class Honours degree in Industrial and Organisational Psychology. With over 15 years experience as a consultant psychologist, Hayley now leads the H2R’s Talent Development team on a national basis. She also works closely with Regional Manager Lucy McLernon to manage the Auckland Office.
Hayley is certified to interpret the SHL, Hogan and Genesys range of tests. She is also a qualified Executive coach.

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Sharyn Saxby

Regional Manager - H2R Technology Auckland

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Sharyn Saxby

Regional Manager - H2R Technology Auckland

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Sharyn has 25 years IT recruitment experience working in Wellington, London and most recently Sydney.  She has worked with a few of the H2R team in previous organisations and now heads up our H2R Technology business in Auckland.  Sharyn’s core specialisation has been recruiting a broad range of senior level permanent and contract IT roles.  She has worked with a broad range of clients within Government, private and vendor industry sectors.

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Katie Millar

Senior Consultant - Auckland

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Katie Millar

Senior Consultant - Auckland

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Katie joined H2R Technology Auckland in mid 2023.  Coming from a travel background, Katie took the leap in to Recruitment when she moved back to New Zealand. For the past 2.5 years, Katie has been specialising in IT recruitment, primarily in permanent development and testing roles. Katie prides herself in being able to partner with her clients and candidates alike, building lasting relationships. She has worked with companies from start up to large scale enterprise and no-matter the challenge, will go out of her way to find the right fit for company and candidate.

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Jane Walker

Director - Auckland

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Jane Walker

Director - Auckland

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Jane is a Director of H2R Consulting and was a founding shareholder when the business was established in 2004. Jane has over 30 years’ experience in recruitment. She has extensive experience in the industry, having held Director and management positions, providing value add support and advice to clients to not only partner with them on the delivery of quality recruitment services, but also to improve client recruitment systems, processes and reducing risk in their hiring activities. Jane has experience in project managing large recruitment campaigns, restructure processes and recruiting at a General Management level across sectors.

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Thania Kristiansen

Senior Consultant - Auckland

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Thania Kristiansen

Senior Consultant - Auckland

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Thania joined the H2R whanau in March 2024 as a Senior Recruitment Consultant. With over seven years’ experience in recruitment, Thania brings expert knowledge in Accounting, Finance, Project Management, Change Management and Procurement, recruiting across permanent, contract and temporary positions. Thania takes a consultative approach and works closely with clients and candidates to ensure a successful match which helps her to build long lasting relationships and partnerships. She places a strong emphasis on candidate care, ensuring her candidates are heard, which enables her to represent them with integrity.

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Rachael O’Sullivan

Principal Consultant - Auckland

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Rachael O’Sullivan

Principal Consultant - Auckland

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Rachael first started with H2R in 2012 and spent six years working in the contracting portfolio. In mid 2018 she branched out to take on a sales role with a sports franchise before returning to the H2R family to reconnect with her clients and candidates on the permanent recruitment side.

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Eloah Ferreira

Senior Consultant - Auckland

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Eloah Ferreira

Senior Consultant - Auckland

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Eloah (El) has a BA and PGDip in Psychology and has a background in administration, relationship, and account management. El has experience working in the health rehabilitation and finance sectors. El joined the H2R Whanau in November 2022 as a Recruitment Consultant. El’s focus is on delivering great client and candidate outcomes through building strong and long-lasting relationships.

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Emily Jerrom

Recruitment Consultant - Auckland

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Emily Jerrom

Recruitment Consultant - Auckland

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Emily joined the H2R whanau in December 2021. She joined as an Otago University Graduate, having completed a Bachelor of Arts Majoring in Psychology and Minoring in Criminology.  Emily started with us as a Recruitment Coordinator and has now progressed into a Recruitment Consultant role specialising in temporary and permanent Business Support roles.

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Josh Armitt

Contracting Specialist - Auckland

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Josh Armitt

Contracting Specialist - Auckland

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Josh has a BSc in Psychology and Human Resource Management and enjoys providing support to both businesses and candidates in order to create a productive and well fit environment for both. Josh is one of our Contracting Specialists and always aims to provide a personalised and fluid recruitment experience.

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Kristen Burkett

Recruitment Consultant - Auckland

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Kristen Burkett

Recruitment Consultant - Auckland

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Kristen joined the H2R whanau in September 2022 as a Recruitment Consultant, specialising in temp and permanent business support roles. Prior to this she worked as an Office Coordinator for the group office of one of New Zealand’s largest roading construction companies. Kristen has a strong background in administration, particularly within the construction industry. She is focused on delivering a great service for her candidates and clients.

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Jade Naito

Talent Development Consultant - Auckland

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Jade Naito

Talent Development Consultant - Auckland

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Jade joined H2R in October 2022 after having completed her Master of Organisational Psychology. Her thesis focused on proactive work behaviour and its impact on employee wellbeing. She also has a Bachelor of Science in Psychology (Hons) and Biological Sciences. She is part of the Auckland Talent Development team as a consultant and works with a range of psychometric tools, as well as conducts engagement surveys and exit interviews.

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Imogen Stythe

Recruitment Consultant - Auckland

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Imogen Stythe

Recruitment Consultant - Auckland

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Imogen joined the H2R whanau in October 2022. She holds a Bachelor of Science from Victoria University of Wellington majoring in Psychology. She moved back home to Auckland at the start of 2022 to start her career after university. Imogen is experienced in working in customer-focused environments which made her keen to join the recruitment industry.

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Myer Robb

Recruitment Coordinator - Auckland

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Myer Robb

Recruitment Coordinator - Auckland

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Myer joined the H2R team in November 2023. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Auckland majoring in Psychology and Communications. She moved to Auckland from Kerikeri to start her academic journey and is excited to now be entering the recruitment space. She has experience working in customer-facing and administration roles. She works as a Recruitment Coordinator supporting the recruitment teams in the Auckland office. She is one of the first points of contact for candidates and clients for the Auckland office.

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Tiana So’oialo

Recruitment Coordinator - Auckland

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Tiana So’oialo

Recruitment Coordinator - Auckland

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Tiana joined the H2R Auckland team in March 2024. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Victoria University of Wellington, majoring in Commercial Law and Human Resources. Tiana has strong experience in customer service and event coordination. She moved north to Auckland after completing her studies to start her career in her area of passion – Human Resources. Tiana will be working as a Recruitment Coordinator and will be one of the first points of contact for candidates and clients for the Auckland office.

 

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Karon Campbell

Career and Change Specialist - Auckland

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Karon Campbell

Career and Change Specialist - Auckland

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Karon is a specialist in the areas of Career Development, Career Transition and Outplacement and is passionate about working with individuals and groups to help them achieve success in their work and career. Using her energetic, practical and pragmatic approach Karon helps people to prepare well for their job search or career change. Karon also works hard to connect people with her extensive network of contacts to ensure the best possible outcomes.

Karon has also managed and facilitated large restructures and change initiatives, ensuring that organisation focus effectively on the people side of change.

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Louise Dove

Career and Change Specialist - Auckland

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Louise Dove

Career and Change Specialist - Auckland

Louise has an extensive background in career management, transition and counselling. She has worked closely with organisations going through change, developing and facilitating workshops to support managers and their people. A strong practical and positive approach ensures that clients feel supported and in control throughout the change process. Her early career was in Human Resources, Recruitment and Education. She has a Masters in Education (Counselling).

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Leeanne Parkinson

Career and Change Specialist - Auckland

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Leeanne Parkinson

Career and Change Specialist - Auckland

Leeanne has extensive experience in the provision of change and outplacement support to organisations and their people. She is skilled in delivering individual programmes and workshops, as well as project management and coordination of these programmes for clients.
Leeanne has a Certificate in Career Development from AUT and is currently working towards NMIT’s Diploma in Career Guidance. Outside of work she enjoys photography, sailing the NZ coast and travelling to far flung destinations around the globe.

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