Chris Black is a professional Executive Career Coach, Facilitator and Recruiter with extensive expertise and experience working with clients globally across a diverse range of cultures, to reach their potential. 25+ years' work and life experience in Singapore, Japan, the Cooks and New Zealand has provided Chris with a solid foundation and working knowledge of the "career and life in general" challenges that many of us face. Chris’ expertise and services includes: Executive and Career Coaching, Career Transition, Outplacement, Life Coaching, Mentoring, HR and Executive Search.

A qualified and accredited Senior Career Management Consultant, Lee Hecht Harrison/DBM, the #1 global player in Career Management, Transition and Development), Chris has contracted extensively to Corporate, Government and Small Businesses. She has worked across industries, levels and functions with senior and mid- level executives as well as back office staff in New Zealand, Asia / Pacific, South & North America and Europe. Under her own Regroup banner and during her time with LHH/DBM Singapore, Chris has delivered 5,000+ hours of 1:1 coaching - both live or via remote.

Chris' client base includes: Linfox, Amex, Kraft, Visa, RBS, Deutsche Bank, Bank of America/Merrill, Credit Suisse, Lilly, AutoDesk, Cisco, Motorola, HP, Philips, TP Vision, Lenovo, McDonalds, ED&F Man, Symrise, Abbott Laboratories, Pfizer, DHL, BAT and TNT.

What does Regroup offer its clients today? Proven expertise across a broad spectrum of coaching and recruitment which is tailored to client needs using an empathetic approach and a natural ability to put clients at ease. She enables clients to, “reignite their passion for both career and personal goals” and “bring great value and expertise to the market”. Regroup offers a flexible, tailor-made confidential programme for her clients in a blended format of workshops and executive career coaching - either 1:1 or on a group basis. This includes working with clients keen to take a 'reality-check' regarding their industry/role/career path and providing editing and proofing services. In New Zealand, Chris has supported clients with 'reality checks', outplacement and reconnecting with the workforce. At LHH/DBM in Singapore, Chris secured clients for 12, 6 or 3 month programmes and was one of two Lead Senior Consultants. During her time in Tokyo with Deloitte Consulting, Chris selected her own headhunters and recruiters and managed both global partner and middle management hires. At PAS Recruitment in New Zealand, Chris established a boutique headhunting company for corporate clients wanting to hire quality EAs and PAs. Today Chris blends her diverse background of coaching and recruitment expertise to her clients' full advantage.

Life coaching is offered to individuals who perhaps wish to continue in their current role but who are finding their work and home life out of balance. This can be the result of a heavy workload and/or the challenges of managing office dynamics affecting their relationships - be it with self, colleagues, at home, with friends or with the community at large. Chris has held roles with: