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Aroha Willis

Head of People and Culture NZ

Goodman Fielder

Aroha Willis is a commercial and strategically focused people and culture director with significant transformational change experience. She is a proven executive leader who builds and sustains high performing teams while consistently delivering excellent results. Her experience is across multiple complex and challenging industries, including FMCG, retail, marketing, utilities, commodities, supply chain, and manufacturing. She fosters a positive and engaging workplace culture and has a pragmatic business focus, enabling high performance and successful delivery to strategy.

SESSIONS
Day 1

12:15

Panel: How to overcome talent scarcity
  • Strategic responses to top talent acquisition against a background of tightening work visa rules

  • Breaking down barriers: Steps to create equal access and attract diverse talent

  • Looking beyond the small talent pool: benefits to training from the bottom up


Anna Liumaihetau Darling, General Manager - People Experience, Sharesies

Jess McDonagh, PX Director – Australia and New Zealand, Gentrack

Chanon Cations, People Lead, Worley

Kauri Tearaura, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Lead, Department of Internal Affairs

Aroha Willis, Head of People and Culture, Goodman Fielder

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