Adelene Lynch
Partner, New Zealand
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.
About Adelene
Adelene has led global searches for a range of New Zealand organisations from high growth start-ups to large corporates where several of her engagements sought top global talent from Asia-Pacific, US and UK.
Prior to joining Air New Zealand, Adelene was 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.
Specialist in
Search
Governance
Leadership
Adelene’s Expertise
Adelene’s search engagements span a diversity of functions and industries, with particular focus on C-suite roles in organisations that are globally-oriented or undergoing strategic transformation. Adelene has a keen interest in technology and future-focused organisations and enjoys working at the intersection of people, innovation and transformation. Adelene also leads many of our client engagements with high growth, export-oriented clients or niche industries seeking global talent.
Adelene’s Background
Adelene is passionate about helping New Zealand organisations succeed on a global scale. 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 graduated from National University of Singapore with Bachelor of Science (Hons). She is a Board Intern / Future Director on a NZ deep tech company and Advisory Board Member of Massey University Executive Education. Outside of work, Adelene is a nature lover, avid diver and wannabee sailor who hopes to sail around the world one day.
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