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title: Insight By HHMC - M&A, Business Advisory Blog for Recruitment Industry | Pip Kempthorne
description: Pip Kempthorne has spent almost 40 years in the Australasian recruitment industry. After an earlier career in the airline industry, and having completed a commerce degree, Pip started as a recruiter in accounting, before quickly becoming a shareholder in what became Morgan and Banks. Since that time Pip has been at the leading edge of creating shareholder value in successful recruitment brands including Morgan and Banks, Momentum Consulting, H2R and K2. Pip is an advisor to a number of Australasian recruitment firms, as well being a Principal of HHMC. Located in Auckland, Pip is well positioned to assist New Zealand based firms to achieve both their personal and corporate goals as well as contributing to the HHMC Global team.
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