Our Why

We believe in people.

PeopleEX helps busy CEOs and CPOs manage, grow and empower their people. Our goal is to make your business more profitable, scalable and purpose-driven by maximising the talent of your people.

We do this by offering a seamless, thoughtful and professional approach to transformative, strategic and everyday HR. As your outsourced people partner, we want to take care of the people who take care of your business - enabling you to get on with what you do best.

We take the time to learn about your company, your people and your purpose, and then formulate an HR plan to help get you to where you want to be. But we won’t leave you hanging with just a plan. We execute it too. Virtually and in person, we’re with you every step of the way. From onboarding to restricting, from employment issues to leadership empowerment, from wellbeing to high performance, as an outsourced solution, we’re here when you need us (and you don’t pay when you don’t).

We’ve launched PeopleEX to bring our people-centric mindset and 60 years of HR experience to our clients. Some may call us people nerds, but we think evolution is only possible through engaged and awakened people. That’s why we’re here.

We’re Your People Partners

Our Team

Karen Meredith | Director | Wellington

I believe humans are not resources; they are people! My love of people drew me to HR almost 20 years ago.

One thing I know for sure after two decades in HR is this: brilliant people make brilliant companies (not the other way around). My passion is awakening people’s inner brilliance.

I am an HR and People & Culture professional and a certified Executive Coach - a true HR generalist with key strengths in human-centred organisational design and reshape, strategy development, change management, employee relations, and stakeholder engagement.

People tell me I’m nice too! I’m known for being a genuine people partner and a hands-on intuitive leader. I love what I do and bring energy, compassion, creativity and professionalism to every client (and I love a Friday after-work wine too). My favourite thing is to help clients connect and leverage their people's talents to deliver better workplace performance results and experiences for their people.

Qualifications:

Bachelor in Management and a Masters in Human Resource Management from the University of Technology Sydney, a Certificate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment, and an Accredited Executive Coach through the International Coaching Community (ICC).

Sara Gerhart | Senior People Partner | Wellington

I am a people generalist with over 20 years of HR experience across New Zealand, Canada and Switzerland.

I have experience across the whole employee lifecycle and a particular interest in cultivating talent. Think strategic staffing, recruitment, employee relations, performance management, succession planning and talent management. I bring a commercial lens to bettering people experiences.  

I combine my HR management experience in the corporate world with my qualifications to work with PeopleEX clients in all things People. From talent to policy development, engagement to restructuring, I have a breadth of experience across all HR areas. I love partnering and supporting our clients to scale and thrive.

Qualifications:

Bachelor of Commerce (Honours), Finance and Marketing concentration from Queen’s university Canada, Canadian Securities Course Certificate, Certified Digital HR Specialist designation, and Certified Human Resources Leader designation from the Canadian Council of Human Resources Associations. 

Adele White | People Partner | Hamilton

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