Our People


Warwick McArthur
Warwick McArthur
Managing Director & Co-founder

* Professional             * Determined             * Seeks out the best             * Witty             * Considerate             * Eye for talent

Warwick is a true recruitment professional. The skills and experience that he gained in his own career in senior management and governance roles set him apart from other executive recruiters.

Starting his career in the IT industry, Warwick then moved into health, operational management, processing and contact centre management followed by corporate management. The knowledge and skill that he has a recruiter is attributed to his own career success as it provides him with first-hand understanding of what is required of candidates to be successful in senior roles.

Warwick is well respected in the business community. He is an experienced HR practitioner and most of all he is passionate about what he does.

If you are looking to hire into senior roles or, if you are looking for your next senior role, contact Warwick for a confidential chat.

Memberships:

-   Recruitment & Consulting Services Association (RCSA - full Membership)
-   Member of Institute of Directors (full Membership)
-   Associate of New Zealand Institute of Management (NZIM)  
-   Former member of Human Resources Institute of NZ (HRNZ)
-   Current member and past committee member of Landrover Owners Club of Otago (LROCO)

Governance overview:

-   Executive Talent Limited (2013 - present)
-   Your People Limited (2008 - present)
-   IntroInsight Limited (2018 - present)
-   Warwick served on the Board of Directors for the Otago/Southland Employers Association for six years.

warwick@executivetalent.co.nz 027 713 7000

Robyn Leyden
Robyn Leyden
Recruitment Specialist & Co-founder

* Successful             * Creative             * Knowledgeable             * Responsive             * Respectful             * Curious

Robyn's career in recruitment started in 2011 when she joined Your People Recruitment, the sister company of Executive Talent.  Prior to recruitment, Robyn's professional background was in senior management roles within large corporates.  Robyn has a wealth of experience from her management, leadership and HR work in senior roles.  She has previously worked in a wide range of industry sectors which include banking and finance, rural servicing, customer service, processing and logistics. 

In 2013, Robyn and Warwick co-founded Executive Talent as they saw a need for executive level recruitment locally.

Robyn is passionate about helping people to build and develop their careers and providing opportunities to do so.  She combines the knowledge and experience that she has gained through her own career to assist both organisations and job seekers.

If you are looking to hire into senior roles or, if you are looking for your next senior role, contact Robyn for a confidential chat.

Qualifications:

-   Bachelor of Applied Management majoring in Human Resource Management
-   Accredited in Psychometric Administration and Interpretation (Opra Psychology Group)

Memberships and Governance overview:

-   Recruitment & Consulting Services Association (RCSA - full Membership)
-   Former member, committee member and secretary of Human Resources Institute of NZ (HRNZ)
-   Your People Limited, Director (2018 - present)
-   IntroInsight Limited, Director (2018 - present)
-   Former Trustee of ChatBus Trust (2018 -2021)

robyn@executivetalent.co.nz 027 713 7006