Ben is very well-connected in the New Zealand recruitment industry having been involved in the Wellington and Auckland markets for over 12 years and is an experienced, successful recruiter and business manager.  Ben is our Wellington General Manager, who also focuses on recruitment of senior level roles, bid management and marketing at Beyond.  Ben also manages some of our large key accounts and is a Director of the company.

Email: ben.pearson@beyond.co.nz

Carole joined Beyond early 2010 as a Resource Manager in the Wellington IT Contract team. Carole has over three years recruitment experience working within the Wellington market and has a wealth of knowledge of and expertise in finding contractors new assignments.

Prior to her recruitment career Carole worked in both the banking and advertising industries where she developed strong customer service skills and a solid business understanding.

Email: carole.evans@beyond.co.nz

Deidre is a Director of Beyond and has well over ten years recruitment consulting experience both within New Zealand and internationally including around eight years experience in ICT recruitment in the Auckland market.

With a strong customer service focus Deidre believes in building relationships with both clients and candidates alike and enjoys gaining an in-depth understanding of their requirements and being able to deliver to those. Deidre's current focus is the building of our Auckland contracting business.

Email: deidre.rennie@beyond.co.nz

Don is a well-connected recruiter in the Wellington IT industry and has been with Beyond since 2005. He has over 14 years experience working for some of the better established and high profile IT recruitment organisations in New Zealand.

Don has considerable experience recruiting at all levels up to senior management and through the full range of technical disciplines and specialist roles within the IT industry. His experience includes recruiting for large corporate organisations, international and local vendors as well as major public sector groups. At Beyond, Don specialises in IT contracting and looks after several of our largest corporate and government clients.

Email: don.stantiall@beyond.co.nz

Emma is one of our Resource Managers in the Wellington IT contracting team and manages a pool of experienced professionals looking for their next assignment. Her key skills include relationship management, communication and strategic thinking.

Emma’s focus is to minimise the time her contractors are between assignments and that they all receive the attention and service they deserve. Emma has a strong background working extensively in the Wellington Government and not for profit sectors.

Email: emma.hodgson@beyond.co.nz

Harry is a Director of Beyond and manages our corporate and financial operations. He has a broad business background and has in depth knowledge of contracting and recruitment in the technology sector. Harry has other business interests in the security and tourism sectors and is also Chief Executive of Beyond's sister company Starfish Consulting.

Email: harry.hall@beyond.co.nz

James is a Client Manager at Beyond and has recently joined us after spending the last 2.5 years in the UK where he worked for a leading IT Search Consultancy. He has 8 years recruitment experience and has built divisions for a Global Recruitment Consultancy in this time both here in NZ and the UK. James has worked extensively with leading CIO's and IT Directors in forming partnerships to understand their recruitment needs, so as to aid him to provide a first rate delivery service. James prides himself on understanding that while a candidate may have the technical skills to do a specific job, it is also imperative to understand the culture and environment of where they are to be placed.

Email: james.terry@beyond.co.nz

Jo works in the Wellington IT Contract team as Team Leader, Resource Managers. Aside from her team leading responsibilities Jo acts as a main point of contact for people seeking contract work in the greater Wellington region. Jo has a background in both recruiting, HR and EA for some large and well known multi-national IT vendors. Jo is also studying towards a Diploma in Business Studies, Human Resources.

Email: jo.allen@beyond.co.nz

Jonathan is a Client Manager in our Wellington based ICT permanent recruitment team. He comes with over 15 years sales and recruitment experience in both the UK and NZ job markets. Since arriving in NZ in 2005, Jonathan has managed to develop a strong network of clients and candidates in Wellington’s private and public sectors and has a particularly good knowledge of NZ’s telco business sector. He describes his style as a hardworking passionate sales professional with strong morals and excellent relationship management skills.

Outside work Jonathan is a keen sports fan and supporter of Wellington’s local sports teams including the Wellington Phoenix and is looking forward to supporting the All-Whites and England in this years’ world cup in South Africa.

Email: jonathan.hay@beyond.co.nz

Based in our Auckland office, Lee-Anne is a Client Manager - ICT for Beyond Contracting. Lee-Anne started her career in the technical IT arena as a software developer and implementation consultant; and she then moved into ICT recruitment and contracting, where she has remained for 12 years.

With a strong understanding of the nature and business of ICT, Lee-Anne has an excellent track record of success in building long-term partnerships with clients and contractors, and being solution focused in all of her interactions. She is committed to the universal principles of success - delivering a high quality service and making every conversation count.

She has an MA in Psychology, loves Harley-Davidsons and the Kiwi sunshine.

Email: lee-anne.thomson@beyond.co.nz

Mhairi is one of our senior recruitment consultants in the IT permanent team in Wellington. Mhairi's client base includes some of our largest key clients across the public and private sector. Mhairi has many years recruitment experience and an earlier career working in sales and account management for a global IT vendor. 

Email: mhairi.kerr@beyond.co.nz

Riyaz is a senior recruitment consultant in our IT Contracting team and has around five years experience in IT recruitment and IT & T sales roles based in Wellington. His previous IT recruitment role was for large Fortune 500 Silicon Valley IT vendor clients and start ups in Tokyo, Japan, where he placed all levels of positions from software developers to country managers. Riyaz works with several of our largest clients and is a well-connected contract recruiter in the Wellington market.

Email: riyaz.hussain@beyond.co.nz

Sally has over 13 years industry specialisation experience in ICT recruitment consulting, predominantly in the Auckland market. Sally undertakes a Senior Client Manager role.  Sally focuses on senior sales, marketing and management functions as well as ERP and Supply Chain Consultants, presales, functional and technical consultants.  As a mature, intuitive and well-networked recruiter, Sally has a great reputation for accurate job-seeker and employer matching. Many of her clients and candidates are like rubber bands - they keep coming back, which is the ultimate accolade.

Relaxation for Sal is spent boating and fishing with her partner Steve, and also travel when time allows. She also spends time mentoring women.

Email: sally.jackson@beyond.co.nz

Shane has spent 16 years in sales roles, building trust and rapport with his clients, and finding solutions to their business needs.  He has held positions in leading technology and business solutions companies in New Zealand and in the United Kingdom.

Shane has been with the Beyond team since May 2006 and is a Client Manager in our IT Contracting team.

Email: shane.r@beyond.co.nz

Steve works in and manages our Wellington IT Contract recruitment team. This large team is made up of Client Managers, Resource Managers, a Contractor Manager and Administrators

Steve has extensive recruitment experience within the Wellington market including managing a recruitment advertising agency.

Steve has worked in Wellington for over 14 years and has significant knowledge of both the private and public sectors.

Email: steve.willoughby@beyond.co.nz

Suzanne is a Client Manager in our Wellington-based IT permanent team and has been with us since 2007. Suzanne has more than 12 years IT/Telecommunications industry experience working in New Zealand and United Kingdom. 

Suzanne has excellent all round recruitment experience having worked within a major banks IT Project Office before becoming their internal Recruitment Consultant, which she maintained for more than three years. This gives her a strong business focus and an understanding client's requirements particularly in the banking/finance sector. She builds ongoing relationships with her clients and candidates and has a strong network of contacts that she can draw upon.

Email: suzanne.east@beyond.co.nz