Webinar: Developing the Next Generation of Chief Executives for Aotearoa
This webinar has finished. You can access the research report and webinar recording below.
Developing the Next Generation of Chief Executives for New Zealand Research Report
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Please join us for our second topic in the webinar series: “Developing the next generation of CEs for Aotearoa” presented by Cheewei Kwan, followed by Q&A with Cheewei and Peter Kerridge and facilitated by Renisa Peterson on Thursday 7 May at 11am.
Much of our work involves advising boards on and around the appointment of their Chief Executives. While the majority will be externally appointed, some of these will be drawn from their own internal pool of talent. We are commonly asked by boards to offer thoughts on “what good looks like” when it comes to appointing a new Chief Executive. At the same time, we are also asked by many senior leaders, “what” can I do to be a future Chief Executive?”
In 2019 we led an initiative to understand what it takes to develop the next generation of Chief Executives for Aotearoa New Zealand. It is our hope that this research will offer a useful and uniquely Kiwi view of our leadership landscape. Read the research report here
We presented the research findings at an event to over 120 senior leaders in Auckland last November. We would now like to bring this presentation to you via a webinar followed by a Q&A with Peter Kerridge & Cheewei Kwan to challenge assumptions and reimagine new ways of being.
Cheewei Kwan
Partner
Cheewei leads our Leadership Practice. He has more than 30 years’ experience, having held senior roles across government, corporate sectors and global HR, and leadership consulting firms. As a keen student of leadership, he has spent the bulk of his career working with leaders and leadership teams across Asia Pacific.
Cheewei relocated to Auckland in 2011 with his family and works with the Kerridge & Partners team to design and deliver leading edge leadership solutions for organisations, which include: Working with boards and executive teams to design and facilitate leadership team retreats and strategy days. Cheewei’s hallmark is his ability to create a safe and neutral environment for leadership teams to confront, discuss and resolve team conflicts and strategy issues. Providing onboarding and coaching support for senior executives. Curating and facilitating Kerridge & Partners’ leadership conferences and events.
Peter Kerridge
Partner
Peter Kerridge, our founding partner, established Kerridge & Partners in 2005. Peter works across all our practices including search, governance and leadership. He understands what makes boards tick and how the right leaders can transform a business. He relishes the chance to work with clients to ‘solve complex problems’ in the board and executive arena. His reflective style and ability to connect people to both people and concepts is valued by our client community.
Peter’s experience spans four continents. He has an eclectic set of expertise across listed, privately owned, multinational and not-for-profit organisations. Following an M.A. in Engineering from the University of Cambridge, Peter joined the graduate programme at ICI in the UK. As well as working in the UK’s industrial belt, he spent time in Germany and sales operations in Hungary. On his way to New Zealand, he enjoyed a variety of experiences in South America as well as West and East Africa.
Renisa Peterson
Consultant
Renisa is a senior consultant with Kerridge & Partners, specialising in both executive search and governance. She has worked predominantly with clients from the public, not-for-profit, and arts and culture sectors. She has led numerous searches within these sectors, including for CEO appointments and several board chair and non-executive director appointments.
Renisa enjoys bringing a warm, empathetic stakeholder engagement style to her connections with clients and candidates alike. She is a champion for our focus on diversity and inclusion.