Your organisation, built to deliver

New strategy. Merger. Changing Markets. Sector reform. Something significant is changing and your organisation isn't set up to deliver what’s needed.

We work with Boards, CEOs and Public Sector Leaders to align strategy, structure and ways of working to build the organisation that can deliver what comes next.

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Strategy to results

We help you get clear on your strategy, then align your organisation to deliver it so structure, people and priorities work together.

02
Complex change with confidence

Legislative reform, a new entity, or large-scale workforce transition - we navigate complex change safely protecting organisation value along the way.

03
Realise M&A deal value

Due diligence to post deal integration, we help you avoid costly human capital mistakes and plan for and manage the people, structure and operating model shifts required so you can deliver the deal.

Trusted By

  • "Amanda’s strength is her ability to cut through complexity and to develop and drive initiatives to completion. Amanda combines a commercial and strategic focus. I highly recommend Amanda to CEs and Directors looking to give impetus to their programmes aimed at embedding strategic delivery."

    Guy Roper, CEO, Port Taranaki, Director Fisher Funds

  • "Amanda brings a combination of strategic vision and practical nous to every situation. Amanda understands how to deliver organisation transformation and business outcomes and is accomplished at designing and delivering workable and effective solutions.”

    Tracy McElroy, Head of South Island, Datacom

  • "Apto Consulting assisted us by working through our requirements for two key programmes of work, helped us get clear on our needs and project scope and provided two highly skilled consultants, who delivered to achieve our objectives."

    Samantha Salthouse, GM People & Culture, Waimakariri District Council

  • “With her experience, knowledge of our sector and pragmatic approach, Amanda is a trusted advisor to our business, helping us navigate complex organisational challenges and provide strategic project support. Apto also provides us with its team of well tested and capable contracted experts for project delivery and interim cover.”

    Katrina Benedetti Forastieri, Chief People & Safey Officer, Ravensdown Limited

Align your organisation for performance

Our clients are ambitious leaders facing intense pressure to deliver strategy and lead change - often in a complex, high‑stakes or regulated environment. Our specialist consultancy supports Boards and business leaders navigating complex business change, who need to cut through the noise, lead change with impact and turn strategy into results.

What we deliver for Boards, Public Sector Leaders and CEOs

Clarity from complexity
Clarify what’s really going on. Identify the critical shifts. Focus attention.

Solutions developed in partnership
We don’t “review and run”. We treat you as the experts of your organisation and build solutions in partnership with you, building and leaving capability well after we’ve gone.

An operating model to execute
Mobilise people, systems and leadership so strategy turns into action and keeps moving.

We’ll be your guide

I'm Amanda Rooney, a former employment and M&A lawyer and HR executive, now an independent advisor. That dual background means I understand how businesses create value; I'm equally at home navigating the legal complexities of significant workforce change - legislative reform, M&A, new entity creation, amalgamations - as I am in the human and organisational side of making it actually work. I lead a team of experts helping leaders like you cut through the noise, execute strategy, and build organisations that perform.

027 702 5410
amanda@aptoconsulting.co.nz

Our multi-disciplinary team bring many years of change, legal and program management experience; we are skilled at navigating complexity and managing risk.

We’ve been in your (leadership) shoes and understand the challenges and obstacles you face.

Our focus is on leaving a lasting capability in your organisation, so you continue building on your success long after our engagement is over. 

We're trusted by some of New Zealand's best-known mid - market organisations across a range of sectors, with deep expertise in the primary sector, port industry and local government.

We’ve built a team of project ready experts to support our clients with larger projects.   

Ready to find out how we can help your business?

Contact Amanda Rooney, head of Apto Consulting to discuss what you need and how we’ll deliver.

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