Kind
Humans.
Our wealth of know-how is matched only by our storied histories across a wide and diverse range of work environments. We are united in our mission to change the future of work for the better, and have a healthy dissatisfaction for traditional ways of doing things.
Our leaders
Kalyn Ponti
Chief Executive Officer
Kalyn has had one of those good ol’ mailroom-to-boardroom careers. Her journey to the position of CEO at Humankind began on a shop floor for the North American retail giant Aritzia.
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Samantha Gadd
Founder & Director
Above all, Samantha is a business owner and is passionate about creating real business success stories – for Humankind and for Humankind’s clients.
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Jenny Williams
Chief Client Officer
Jenny carries with her the weight of experience earned by leading the Employment Relations practices of one of New Zealand’s largest organisations: the NZ Police.
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Suzanne Cross
Chief Experience Officer
Leading hundreds of co-design engagements over the last decade or so, Suze is in no two minds about what makes a project successful, it’s people.
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Charlotte Bates
Director of Employment Relations
In a profession often mired in legalese, Charlotte brings a refreshingly familiar vocabulary to the table – one that doesn’t require a thesaurus to make heads or tails of.
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Anna Muir
Director of People & Culture
You won’t be around Anna for long before you hear the word leadership come out of her mouth. Whether it’s what it means to be a great leader, coaching leaders to understand themselves better or leading our awesome team of P&C consultants, Anna is all about leadership.
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Naomi Jones
Director of Delivery
As our Director of Delivery Naomi is responsible for looking at how we deliver for our clients and making sure that we are doing this in a way which means our clients are chuffed and our team loves the work they’re doing. Double whammy.
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