Over the years, she has gained credibility as a headhunter in the executive search industry regarding delivery, cross-cultural sensitivity, and being a top biller.

She is a generalist executing primarily 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. 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.

Specialties: Chief Executives, Chief Operating Officers, Financial Directors, Commercial Directors/Marketing Directors, Chief Information Officers, Head of Legal and specialised skills executives such as skills in disruptive technologies, and Competency-Based Assessments and Board Strategy Facilitation.

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