Paul Bethell

Paul Bethell is a Managing Partner in our Sydney office. A strong and dependable Kiwi whose youthful looks belie his considerable experience, our past surf lifesaving champ has more than 25 years HR experience working in organisations across Australia, New Zealand, Asia and North America. He’s a bit of a specialist in the Technology, IT Services and Telecommunications sectors.

Paul held General Manager HR roles at Navman, a multinational technology business and Telecom New Zealand, both in New Zealand and Australia. He’s also held senior roles with Tait Electronics. With global HR experience, principally gained through working with businesses based in Asia Pacific and North America, Paul is a specialist in talent acquisition, business integration, restructuring and change management.

Paul has had significant experience working in talent assessment and development in his corporate and consulting careers. He has led a number of significant client engagements, including organisational design facilitation, change management planning and implementation support, business structure review, performance planning, coaching and HR strategy facilitation.

Paul holds a Bachelor of Science from The University of Canterbury and has attended the University of Michigan’s Advanced Executive HR Program. He’s an accomplished sportsperson who enjoys age group triathlon racing and has represented and captained New Zealand at International Surf Life Saving events. Paul and his family now call Sydney home, but are still strongly attached to their homeland.