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Trade Me: Leadership Change
Trade Me CEO Anders Skoe departing after 7 years; replaced by Kul Singh Kargil effective end of September 2026. Skoe returning to Europe.
Source: discovered:businessdesk.co.nz
The leadership read
A change at the top rarely stays at the top. Trade Me's move reshapes the layer beneath it in the sector as a new leader sets priorities and the team re-forms. Watch the first two or three appointments that follow; they signal direction more reliably than any statement.
Market context: The wider read — a Talent Market Index of 100.1 (Neutral), down 1.1 month-on-month — shows Oceania signal flow rising (+3.1pts).
Trade Me: 2 signals in the last 90 days; 0.1% of MitchelLake's Oceania signal flow; 2 tracked across 42 days.
Also at Trade Me →
More signals across Oceania
Leadership Change · Oceania
Hometime →Alison Walsh appointed Chief Marketing Officer at Hometime, bringing experience from Chatime Australia and Guzman y Gomez
Leadership Change · Oceania
P.E Nation →Co-founder Claire Greaves returned as creative director of P.E Nation in April 2026 (though working in the role since 2025). She had stepped away from the business in 2024. CEO Hamish Stuart emphasized her understanding of the brand and market position as unmatched.
Leadership Change · Oceania
Vicinity Centres →Director Tim Hammon to retire from Vicinity Centres board at 2026 AGM, signaling planned board transition
Leadership Change · Oceania
Temple & Webster →Susie Sugden appointed as new CEO of Temple & Webster, taking over at a company reporting record FY26 revenues of $665M (up 11%) with strategic focus on exclusive product lines and growth adjacencies. New CEO to outline strategy for return to double-digit top-line growth.
Leadership Change · Oceania
ION Video →ION Video appointed two non-executive directors and elevated Anthony Baker to Managing Director role
Leadership Change · Oceania
Ramsay Health Care →Karen Phipson appointed as General Manager, Marketing & Patient Experience at Ramsay Health Care
Where this lands in our work
- Board Search & Advisory →
Incoming executives reshape governance needs within two quarters.
- Executive Search — Oceania →
Our Oceania practice runs the searches behind signals like this one.
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