Craig Atkinson – Recruitment & HR Consultant / Director
Craig has extensive senior management experience in the HR and Recruitment industry with over 20 years working for market leaders in New Zealand, Australia and Eastern Europe. He understands the need for companies to implement and maintain solid “best practice” HR procedures and policies in order to remain competitive and market leaders.
Practice Areas:
-Recruitment: General – Operational Management / Finance & Accounting.
-HR Consulting: Change Management / Business Improvement / Strategic Planning / Mentoring.
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Vivienne Patterson – HR Consultant / Director
As a founding Director of EQ Consultants, Viv has extensive operational HR experience in both the public and private sectors having worked in the Health Sector (DHB’s) as a HR Manager plus time as an Industrial Relations Advisor to the Ministry of Health.
Further industry experience in IT, Education and more recently consulting to a wide range of small and medium enterprises, has provided Viv with the basis to understand the unique HR problems facing SME businesses.
Practice Areas:
-HR Consulting: Change Management / Negotiations / Strategic Planning / Dispute Resolution / Mentoring.
-Recruitment: Human Resource Management / Advisor Positions.
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Steve Kennedy – Recruitment & HR Consultant / Director
Steve has 20 years HR and Recruitment experience in New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom. His previous role, as General Manager, was with one of the largest Recruitment and HR practices in New Zealand, which employed 1500 people.
Practice Areas:
-Recruitment: Management / Sales / Marketing / Human Resources / Operational Functions.
-HR Consulting: Company Restructuring / Outplacement / Performance Improvement / Mentoring.
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Lily Uitslag – Senior Recruitment Consultant
Lily has over 20-years experience in recruitment working across New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom for a number of international recruitment practices. She has operated at management level having held senior management, business development and recruitment roles.
Practice Areas:
-Recruitment: Finance & Accounting / Operational & Business Support / Customer Services / Legal.
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Viv Burrough – HR Associate
Viv has extensive experience in all aspects of Human Resource Management, including but not limited to: Board support and advice, Strategic Planning, Recruitment, Change management, Leadership development, Career planning and Industrial Advice and Negotiations. She has held Executive Level positions prior to running her own HR Consultancy practice. Viv is currently engaged on an international education assignment and supports EQ Consultants as an associate by developing training programs on our behalf.
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Gillian Kennedy – Administration & Finance
Gill oversees administration and finance for EQ Consultants. Superior customer service requires all elements of customer engagement to be of the highest calibre and Gill delivers excellence in this area.
Gill’s experience over many years, her pleasant and professional manner, willingness to support business users of EQ with the variety of requests have made her a hit with our customers.
