Our expert team
Our dedicated team of associates include industry leaders who are at the forefront of recruitment. They bring with them diverse and advanced experience to deliver outstanding solutions and services. We take pride in having such a talented team that continuously pushes the boundaries of recruitment excellence.
Caz Pollock
Caz Pollock is an illustrious figure in the competitive recruitment industry, boasting a remarkable career that spans over four decades. She stands as a seasoned veteran and a prominent leader in South Africa’s staffing service sector. Her extensive professional background extends across various corporate sectors, including aviation, steel, and freight. This diverse experience has equipped her with a comprehensive understanding of the intricacies of different industries. Throughout her career, Caz has held key leadership roles as a Managing Executive, Divisional Director, General Manager, and Marketing professional. As the driving force behind Pollock & Associates, Caz takes charge of critical functions such as operations, sales, and marketing. Her strategic vision, courage, and leadership contribute significantly to the success and prominence of the company in the South African staffing services landscape. Caz Pollock’s specialisation in the areas of Engineering, Finance, and Management further underscores her deep industry knowledge.
Here she held many senior positions including Managing Executive, Divisional Director, General Manager and Marketing. Her roles encompassed every aspect of the business including operations, sales and marketing. Furthermore, she is a specialist in the areas of Engineering, Finance and Management.
Mike Pollock-Vogelpath
Mike’s deep-rooted connection to recruitment is not just a profession; it’s a legacy. He lives, breathes, and sleeps recruitment and is well on his way to earning his own veteran badge with more than two decades of industry experience. Mike’s passion for the industry is fuelled by his motivation to have a lasting impact on clients. His core principles are service excellence, respect, care, and empathy for candidates.
His understanding of the industry’s technological landscape and his proficiency in navigating the numerical aspects make him an invaluable asset in the quest for identifying and securing the right candidates.
Jenny King
I partner with organisations to find the people who move their business forward, from executive leadership to hard-to-fill technical and engineering specialists.
At Pollock & Associates, my work goes beyond filling vacancies. I give clients a clear view of their talent market: who’s out there, what they’re worth, and what it will take to attract them. That insight shapes better hiring decisions, whether it’s a senior commercial appointment, an engineering leader or a niche specialist role.
I manage the full search process, from in-depth client briefing and market mapping through targeted sourcing, candidate assessment and offer negotiation. My searches span executive, commercial, technical and engineering roles across Southern Africa.
When I assess talent, I look beyond the CV. Experience and qualifications matter, but so do leadership style, values and how someone will fit into a business’s culture. The right person isn’t always the most obvious one on paper.
Clients and candidates know me for my professionalism, attention to detail and the relationships I build. My approach is simple: understand the business, understand the market, and find people who make a real contribution.
If you’re building a team, planning for growth, or thinking about your next move, I’d be glad to have a conversation.
Belinda Coetzee
With over 20 years of recruitment experience, Belinda specialises in engineering, technical, IT, mining and construction recruitment. Her focus includes senior, specialist and hard-to-find appointments where technical knowledge and a strong understanding of the talent market are essential.
Years of recruiting within these areas have given Belinda a sound understanding of the qualifications, technical skills and experience required. She understands where skills are scarce and when a targeted search is needed to reach talent beyond the active job market.
Belinda uses targeted sourcing and headhunting to identify experienced professionals who may not be actively looking for a new position. Her market knowledge also helps her assess candidates beyond the CV and understand whether their technical background and career experience match the requirements.
She manages each search from the initial client brief through to successful placement and works closely with clients and candidates throughout the process.
Her focus is clear: know the market, understand the technical requirement and find the talent that is difficult to find.
Nicky Frates
With over 18 years of recruitment experience, Nicky specialises in financial, accounting and executive recruitment. Her career has given her extensive exposure to finance talent across a broad range of industries and business environments.
Before joining Pollock & Associates, Nicky worked for one of South Africa’s leading recruitment agencies. This experience helped develop her understanding of the finance recruitment market and the different skills businesses require when appointing finance professionals, senior specialists and executives.
Nicky has a strong track record of identifying and placing high-calibre talent. She uses targeted sourcing and headhunting to identify suitable professionals, including those who may not be actively looking for a new position.
Her experience enables her to look beyond qualifications and technical experience. She considers career history, motivation and whether the individual is suited to the position and business.
Relationship building has remained central throughout Nicky’s career. She has established long-standing relationships with key clients and candidates across different sectors.
Her focus is simple: understand the business, know the finance talent market and identify the right person for the appointment.
Traci Ostermeyer
With over 20 years of recruitment experience, Traci specialises in supply chain, logistics and IT recruitment, with additional experience across sales and marketing appointments.
Her broader career background includes project management, marketing, sales and consulting. This gives Traci a practical understanding of business and the different skills organisations require when building specialist and leadership teams.
Traci’s experience within her recruitment markets enables her to identify talent through targeted sourcing and headhunting. This includes experienced professionals who may not be actively looking for a new position.
She takes time to understand the position, the business and the client’s expectations before approaching the market. Her ability to build relationships with clients, senior leaders and candidates is an important part of her approach.
Traci’s experience also extends to new business development, client account development and recruitment process improvement.
She combines recruitment experience with a practical understanding of people and business.
Her focus is clear: understand the market, build strong relationships and identify specialist talent that meets the needs of the business.
Tracey Parkes
With over 15 years of recruitment experience, Tracy has a strong background in candidate sourcing, screening and recruitment coordination across both South African and UK markets.
Her experience spans agency and direct hire recruitment. Over the years, she has developed a strong understanding of how to identify, engage and evaluate potential candidates across a range of disciplines and industries.
Tracy’s strength lies in candidate research and sourcing. She looks beyond the active job market to identify people with the skills and experience required for a particular search. Her ability to build relationships helps her engage with candidates and understand their experience, career goals and motivation for considering a new opportunity.
Her recruitment experience also includes applicant tracking, interview coordination, reference checking and database management.
Organised and adaptable, Tracy works well under pressure and brings both experience and personality to the recruitment process.
Her focus is clear: research the market, identify suitable talent and connect the right people with the right opportunities.
Donovan Bosman
Donovan is a Talent Resourcer with a particular interest in IT and technical recruitment. His personal passion for technology gives him an added understanding of the specialist talent he searches for.
A hobbyist programmer and Linux enthusiast, Donovan has a strong interest in Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). He values the collaboration, transparency and innovation behind the open-source community and continues to develop his technical knowledge.
This interest has helped Donovan develop a strong ability to identify talent within IT and technical markets. He understands that technical professionals cannot be assessed on job titles alone. He looks closely at skills, technologies, experience and individual capability when researching potential candidates.
Donovan particularly enjoys identifying talented people and introducing them to opportunities that could advance their careers.
His focus is clear: understand the technology, recognise the skills and find the specialist talent that can be difficult to reach.
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