Stuart Chrisp
Independent Board Director
Stuart has had diverse experience in business and corporate environments. After his early roles in law, his subsequent career took him into banking & finance both in NZ & the UK. Stuart then ventured into the entrepreneurial arena and gained extensive experience being involved in bringing a major US-based franchise to New Zealand.
After selling the franchises Stuart joined an executive recruitment company and built a strong recruitment business. In 2002 he set up his own specialist executive search firm, Kinross Partners, with a team of five consulting and support staff, with a focus on building leadership teams & boards for high growth businesses, working extensively with venture capital and private equity investors and their portfolio companies. Almost 10 years later Stuart joined global search firm Korn/Ferry as a Senior Client Partner based in Auckland as part of their Australasian Practice, responsible for their Industrial, Consumer and Board Services Practices in NZ. He resigned to establish two new businesses in 2013; Rothbury Kinross Executive Search and Totara, a consulting and investment business focused on expansion phase companies in the agri & food tech sectors.
For the past 20 years, Stuart has specialised in working in partnership with his clients recruiting senior leadership roles including directors, CEO, GM, CFO, COO, positions across a range of sectors including investment, sales & distribution, technical & industrial, professional services, agri, biotech & ICT.
LLB from Otago University in Dunedin
10 years in the NZ Army Reserves
Past President of the NZ Chapter of Entrepreneurs Organisation
Founding board member of the United World College NZ Trust.
Stuart’s other passions include his family, travel & skiing.