Charity Insights/Talent Movement

Charity Talent Movement

Track how executives and staff move between NZ charities. Discover career patterns, talent pipelines, and which organizations attract or lose top talent.

People

102569

multi-charity careers

Moves

206694

career transitions

Executive

25666

leadership moves

Promotions

10868

to executive roles

Avg Tenure

4.7

years per role

Avg Gap

50.8

months between

Public Trust

Currently: Trustee at Estate of William Cunninghame McBroom

499

Positions

123.5

Years

16.3

Avg Tenure

Sectors

The New Zealand Guardian Trust Company Limited

Currently: Trustee at Estate of Mary Ann Barstow

469

Positions

99.6

Years

23.2

Avg Tenure

Sectors

Perpetual Trust Limited

Currently: Trustee at The Joyce Wellings Charitable Trust

408

Positions

126.7

Years

10.8

Avg Tenure

Sectors

Council of the University of Canterbury

Currently: Trustee at Gibbs (or Mills) Trust

133

Positions

23.7

Years

7.5

Avg Tenure

Sectors

Trustees Executors Ltd

Currently: Trustee at The Philip William Wylie Charitable Trust

121

Positions

40.4

Years

17.4

Avg Tenure

Sectors

Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland

Currently: Trustee at Roman Catholic Diocese of Auckland Ecclesiastical Goods Trust

Positions

31.8

Years

19.5

Avg Tenure

Sectors

John Wilson

Currently: Trustee at Curio Bay Charitable Trust

Positions

39.6

Years

7.1

Avg Tenure

Sectors

David Brown

Currently: Trustee at Ross Bailey Nephrology Trust

Positions

49.5

Years

5.8

Avg Tenure

Sectors

David Jones

Currently: Trustee at On You Foundation Trust

Positions

Years

4.8

Avg Tenure

Sectors

David Smith

Currently: Trustee at Advance Trust

Positions

49.3

Years

7.8

Avg Tenure

Sectors

Mike PohioExecutive

Currently: Director at Te Rapa 2002 Limited

Positions

20.2

Years

3.1

Avg Tenure

Sectors

John Adams

Currently: Chairperson at CBS Music Trust

Positions

36.1

Years

4.6

Avg Tenure

Sectors

Michael Smith

Currently: Treasurer at Society of St Vincent de Paul St Joseph's Papanui Conference

Positions

31.5

Years

5.2

Avg Tenure

Sectors

John Dew

Currently: Corporation Sole at Holy Family Parish (Porirua)

Positions

Years

6.4

Avg Tenure

Sectors

Andrew Smith

Currently: Trustee at Green Man Morris

Positions

33.4

Years

6.8

Avg Tenure

Sectors

Dr David Ashley Wilson

Currently: Patron at Prisoners Aid And Rehabilitation Society Of The Wanganui District Incorporated

Positions

36.8

Years

4.7

Avg Tenure

Sectors

Richard Smith

Currently: committee member at Taranaki Victim Support Group Incorporated

Positions

Years

4.3

Avg Tenure

Sectors

Richard Jefferies

Currently: Trustee at Newton Wickham Trust

Positions

29.1

Years

4.4

Avg Tenure

Sectors

Perpetual Trust Ltd

Currently: Trustee at George Charles Proudfoot Estate: Otago Girls High School

Positions

Years

Avg Tenure

Sectors

Paul Smith

Currently: Trustee at Rautawhiri Park Trust

Positions

28.7

Years

3.5

Avg Tenure

Sectors

David HallExecutive

Currently: Director at Custom Copy Limited

Positions

33.6

Years

6.5

Avg Tenure

Sectors

Paul Martin

Currently: Trustee at Chosen Valley Camp Trust

Positions

18.1

Years

3.5

Avg Tenure

Sectors

Peter Smith

Currently: Trustee at Te Pataka Matauranga Charitable Trust

Positions

36.6

Years

6.1

Avg Tenure

Sectors

Michael Jones

Currently: Chairman at The Village Community Services Trust Board

Positions

32.6

Years

6.2

Avg Tenure

Sectors

Peter Brown

Currently: Trustee at Faith For New Zealand Ministries Charitable Trust

Positions

33.7

Years

5.9

Avg Tenure

Sectors

Michael Stephens

Currently: Committee Member at Navy League Of New Zealand Incorporated

Positions

22.2

Years

Avg Tenure

Sectors

Matthew Hill

Currently: Treasurer at Riselaw Road Playcentre

Positions

Years

0.9

Avg Tenure

Sectors

Michael Williams

Currently: Treasurer at Little Akaloa Community Trust

Positions

38.3

Years

6.3

Avg Tenure

Sectors

Peter Wilson

Currently: Chairman at Dare Rodney Incorporated

Positions

25.9

Years

6.8

Avg Tenure

Sectors

Rhys Morgan

Currently: Committee Member at St John Geraldine Area Committee

Positions

21.6

Years

2.4

Avg Tenure

Sectors

Phillip Hunt

Currently: SIRTB Member and Committee Member at St John Wanaka Area Committee

Positions

24.3

Years

2.4

Avg Tenure

Sectors

Debra Wilson

Currently: SIRTB Member at St John Dunedin Area Committee

Positions

9.9

Years

1.4

Avg Tenure

Sectors

Richard Hurrell

Currently: CRTB Member & Deputy Chairperson at St John Te Awamutu Area Committee

Positions

19.7

Years

2.4

Avg Tenure

Sectors

Michelle Corkindale

Currently: Trustee at The Order of St John Northern Region (SI) Trust

Positions

21.8

Years

2.9

Avg Tenure

Sectors

Annette Tiffen

Currently: SIRTB Member & Chair at St John Dunedin Area Committee

Positions

14.5

Years

2.1

Avg Tenure

Sectors

Alison Shepherd

Currently: SIRTB Member at St John Dunedin Area Committee

Positions

20.7

Years

Avg Tenure

Sectors

Gary Salmon

Currently: CRTB Member at St John Cambridge Area Committee

Positions

18.8

Years

1.9

Avg Tenure

Sectors

Glenn Burt

Currently: Chairman/Trustee at Katikati Veterans Community Trust

Positions

10.8

Years

2.4

Avg Tenure

Sectors

Terence Blacktop

Currently: Secretary at Ruamahunga Health Trust

Positions

18.7

Years

2.6

Avg Tenure

Sectors

Rishi Sharma

Currently: CRTB Member at St John Wellington Area Committee

Positions

4.3

Years

1.9

Avg Tenure

Sectors

Richard JuddExecutive

Currently: Director of Trustee Company at PBCC Properties Blenheim Trust

Positions

9.6

Years

0.9

Avg Tenure

Sectors

John Taylor

Currently: Trustee at The Methodist Church Of New Zealand Te Haahi Weteriana O Aotearoa - Rapaura Methodist Model Deed Trust

Positions

40.8

Years

5.5

Avg Tenure

Sectors

Martin MacKereth

Currently: SIRTB Member & Chair at St John Hokonui Area Committee

Positions

12.3

Years

2.1

Avg Tenure

Sectors

PBCC Properties (NZ) Limited

Currently: Corporate Trustee at PBCC Properties Blenheim Trust

Positions

0.7

Years

0.7

Avg Tenure

Sectors

Grant CurrieExecutive

Currently: Director of Trustee Company at PBCC Properties Blenheim Trust

Positions

0.7

Years

0.7

Avg Tenure

Sectors

Daniel LawryExecutive

Currently: Director of Trustee Company at PBCC Properties Blenheim Trust

Positions

0.7

Years

0.7

Avg Tenure

Sectors

David Taylor

Currently: Trustee at The Order of St John Midland Regional Trust Board

Positions

27.3

Years

5.2

Avg Tenure

Sectors

Pierre ToheExecutive

Currently: Director at TGH Crown Investment Limited

Positions

13.3

Years

1.9

Avg Tenure

Sectors

Peter Williams

Currently: Music Consultant at The Happy Half Hour Trust

Positions

27.6

Years

Avg Tenure

Sectors

Julie Gillespie

Currently: SIRTB Member at St John Dunedin Area Committee

Positions

4.9

Years

Avg Tenure

Sectors

About This Data

Career movement data is compiled from charity officer records and position histories. "Executives" include CEOs, Chief Executives, Executive Directors, General Managers, and similar leadership roles. People must have held positions at 2+ different charities to appear in this analysis. Dates are based on official appointment records where available.

Data sourced from Charities Services register and annual returns. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. If you believe any data on this page is incorrect, please contact us at hello@charitydata.co.nz.

For informational purposes only. Not investment advice.

Data as at 1 Oct 2026 · refreshed weekly from the Charities Register data we hold