Our Team - The Gunn Way

Jo Wilson

Managing Director

As Managing Director of Gunn, Jo Wilson is not only an expert recruiter providing exceptional service to a diverse customer base. She’s also responsible for growing the company, managing customer relationships and driving excellence throughout the business.

With 20 years’ New Zealand recruitment experience and an impressive track record growing one of the country’s best known independent recruitment companies, Jo has an immense amount of knowledge and expertise to offer any client wishing to grow their business, effect change or navigate new territory for business development.

Jo is well known for her professional yet frank approach, for her recruitment success with many of the country’s highest profile companies, and for having a significant impact on the growth of many smaller New Zealand businesses.

Jo’s speciality is working with mid-to-senior executives and business owners to re-engineer their companies from a talent and capabilities perspective; making crucial culture changes and ensuring the right people are in the right roles.

If you are looking to reduce the risk in your recruitment process and have serious goals to achieve, or if you are looking for your next career move and would like to have a confidential chat, talk to the recruitment expert. Talk to Jo.

Bryar Faamalepe

Client & Operations Manager

Bryar has been 'right hand woman' to Jo for several years - focusing on the operational management of the business and ensuring our clients experience is exceptional service in every way. 

Having recently returned from a solo trip through Europe, Bryar is now also focused on customer development and growth, as well as hands-on recruitment.

Bryar is an expert in systems, processes and relationship management - with truckloads of natural sales ability. With a real kiwi 'can do' attitude, nothing is a hard task for Bryar!

When she's not working Bryar loves to spend time with her golden retriever Cooper, enjoying the great outdoors and spending quality time with friends and family. 

Josie Chilman

Recruitment Specialist

Josie is a highly motivated and experienced recruiter with a passion for delivering exceptional results.

Coming from a search consultant role prior to joining Gunn, Josie has a deep understanding of the role the latest technology plays in the sourcing of the best talent.

Combined with her outstanding skills around candidate engagement, she's an absolute weapon when it comes to the delivery of 'A-list' shortlists for her clients.

Josie often brings her Pomeranian Ted into the office, or as we call him, her 'furry son'. She's a real advocate of health and fitness, as well as getting out to enjoy what Auckland has to offer in her down time. 

Nediljka (Ned) Djugum

Senior Technical Recruitment Specialist

Ned is a technical recruitment specialist with a proven background across the recruitment and automotive sectors, and brings with her capabilities across a broad range of industry groups. Specialising in technical recruitment across automotive, engineering, manufacturing, industrial and electronics markets, Ned is extremely passionate about what she does – thriving on the satisfaction of matching the right candidate with the right employer.

Ned has several years recruitment, sales, marketing and finance experience, and through this time she’s developed a real interest in technical roles. Whether you need to bring in skilled staff from overseas or find that rare ‘unicorn’ in your market sector, don’t look any further than Ned – she knows her stuff and will add serious value to your business!

Ned offers consultative services to both clients and candidates alike, and is always happy to have a chat around your specific requirements. If you have a technical recruitment need come and talk to the best!

Sally Kilonback

Administration Support

Sally’s role at Gunn Talent is critical – she is responsible for the background checking and vetting of our candidates.

Sally has worked with Jo for over 10 years now and has added enormous value to the organisation. Sally’s commercial experience makes her exceptionally valuable in this function. Having been General Manager of high profile New Zealand businesses herself, she is able to obtain information from verbal referees that quite simply, less experienced staff would be unable to achieve.

Sally is a renowned New Zealand jazz singer who has won many accolades throughout her career. When not working for Gunn, she enjoys spending time with her family, is a regular at her favourite local cafes (decaf Flat White please!) and is a very keen and able DIY’er!

Anne Crozier

Recruitment Specialist

Anne has a varied background in both sales and business administration, which makes her a true all-rounder.

Anne and Jo first worked together back in the 90's, in a pretty hardcore 'hunting' sales environment - and are delighted to be working alongside each other once again.

Anne is thorough, pragmatic, driven and highly motivated to deliver Gunn customers and our internal team with exceptional service.

Outside of work you'll find Anne on a Mustang Car Club run, pounding the pavements at 6am or doing a spot of DIY!