Talentor South Africa

Operating since 1990, Auguste (Gusti) Coetzer is the doyenne of executive search in the Sub-Saharan Africa recruitment industry and is the founder and CEO of People Power Placements, trading as Auguste Coetzer Executive Recruitment.

About us

Prior to this, Gusti was an academic and held executive human resources positions in the motor and retail industries, as well as with the Chamber of Mines.

Over the years, Gusti has gained credibility as a headhunter in the executive search industry in terms of delivery, cross-cultural sensitivity and being a top biller. She is a generalist executing mainly Executive level (C-suite), Non-Executive Directors and specialised skills searches. She has demonstrated an ability to work for clients in various industries such as banking and insurance, energy, fast-moving consumer goods, industrial, mining, telecommunications, agriculture and parastatals.

Furthermore, Gusti has an established client track record with Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) companies and, she has gained recognition in the recruitment of executives from different ethnicities. She has also executed numerous cross-border assignments for various locations in Sub-Saharan Africa such as Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda. She has an in-depth knowledge of conducting business in Africa.

Johannesburg
Our special fields of competences

Our partners and team

Gusti
CEO

Gusti holds a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology and a Post Graduate Diploma (cum laude) in Industrial Relations from the University of South Africa. She is registered with the Health Profession’s Council of South Africa (HPCSA). She speaks English, Afrikaans and her Xhosa is fair.

Her interests, when she is not in the office, includes an appreciation of classical music and spending time in nature with her friends. She’s an enthusiastic cook and collects cookbooks of different countries, cultures and regions and keeps her wine cellar well catalogued.

Our Services

  • Talentor Services 1 Executive Search

    An exceptional solution for securing top talent for leadership positions.

  • Talentor Services 2 Professional Search

    Talentor’s recruitment service has placed many of the world’s leading professionals.

  • Talentor Services 3 Hr Consulting

    HR Services and Consulting

    Talentor offers a wide range of human resources consulting services.

  • Talentor Services 4 Career Services

    Career Services

    We offer individual training and coaching tailored to the candidate’s leadership development.

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People Power Placements

Carlmarie Road, Hyde Park 96A
2176 Johannesburg
South Africa

“Gusti’s key differentiator is longstanding relationships, connections at all levels and in many industries. Her judgement of the suitability of a candidate is vital.

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