Andrea Stevenson leads the Hawke’s Bay HR team and Jed Eden will be in the Taranaki office.
New Zealand-owned accounting and business advisory network Baker Tilly Staples Rodway has appointed two new directors in Hawke’s Bay and Taranaki, reinforcing its strong regional growth across the network.
Andrea Stevenson leads the Hawke’s Bay firm’s human resources division, providing support to a wide range of clients in leadership development, change management, performance management, recruitment, and career and executive coaching. With a masters degree in social science, Stevenson is a specialist in organisational psychology. She also works with clients to conduct team interventions that promote better collaboration and performance.
Baker Tilly Staples Rodway national chair David Searle said: “Andrea has been instrumental in building up the capability of our Hawke’s Bay HR division over more than a decade, and this promotion recognises her outstanding willingness and ability to guide both clients and colleagues along their own leadership journeys.”
As well as being a certified executive coach, Stevenson is a mother of four, volunteers with the Springboard Trust to help school leaders develop their skills, and is also completing a Certificate in Apiculture to support her new hobby of beekeeping.
Fellow new director Jed Eden is in the Business Advisory Services team at Baker Tilly Staples Rodway Taranaki. He provides tax advice, management reporting, cashflow, and budgeting support to local clients. Having spent five years working in Australia, where he trained to become a chartered accountant, Jed also advises clients on navigating the tax and business environment across the Tasman.
In his spare time, Jed has a passion for Ironman competitions and triathlons, most recently competing in the 2019 Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii.
“Jed displays an incredible attitude, as someone who devotes the same energy and positive enthusiasm to his clients as to competitive sport.
“The sustained growth we’ve seen in recent years wouldn’t be possible without people like Andrea and Jed on the team, and this promotion is well deserved,” Searle said.
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