Adelene has been in the search and recruitment profession since 2008. She joined Kerridge & Partners in 2020 from Air New Zealand where she was the Talent Manager recruiting for the Senior Leadership team. Adelene has led global searches for a range of New Zealand organisations from high growth start-ups to large corporates including Air New Zealand where several of her engagements sought top global talent from Asia-Pacific, US and UK. Her search engagements span a diversity of functions and industries, with particular focus on C-suite roles in organisations that are globally-oriented or undergoing enterprise transformation.
Adelene has a particular interest in technology and innovation-focused organisations and enjoys working at the intersection of people, technology and transformation. Adelene had previously been the Global HR and Recruitment Manager for a New Zealand high tech organisation which was at the frontier of taking wireless power charging solutions to consumer electronics and industrial sectors. In that role, she grew the company from a start-up stage of 40 FTE to over 100 employees across US and New Zealand, before the company was successfully acquired by Apple.
Adelene is passionate about Future of Work and how that shapes the talent and leadership skills organisations need. She is an Agile-trained facilitator and certified in Hogan assessments. Prior to becoming a search professional, Adelene had a career in international sales and had lived in Singapore, Canada and Japan. This lends well to providing a very personal candidate experience when headhunting offshore talent. Adelene is also on the Advisory Board of Massey University Executive Education.
Adelene graduated from National University of Singapore with Bachelor of Science (Hons) majoring in Marine Biology. Outside of work, Adelene is a nature lover, avid diver and enjoys travelling the world and Aotearoa with her family.