About Avatar International

We specialise in helping organisations find highly sought-after and uniquely skilled talent for their Cybersecurity, IT, Finance & Executive roles.
For Candidates
For Clients
Our Mission is

To provide a professional 5-star service with excellent values, honesty and integrity

We offer a completely bespoke and personalised consultancy approach to recruitment for both candidates and clients.

We are exclusive search and selection specialists ensuring we find the right candidate to match your role, whatever it takes.

Meet The Leadership Team

Meet Avatar Internationals’ leadership team that guides and motivates the team so that we all work together towards reaching our goals.

Miranda Wilsnagh

Miranda our CEO and is a search & selection Specialist with 25 years’ experience in business ownership and various recruitment & leadership roles in the United Kingdom and South Africa.

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William Wilsnagh

William, our Chairman, has over 30 years’ business experience with more than 20 in business ownership and various executive leadership roles as MD, COO / CEO & Non-Exec.

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Desiree Wiseman

Internationally well-travelled, Desiree has an amazing view of how the world of business works! Coming from the automotive industry including having been a Dealer Principle for 19 years in South Africa, she made the move to recruitment when relocating to the UK. 

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“Miranda was an incredible source of support and assistance in my search for a new job. As a result, I enthusiastically recommend Avatar. Right now, I'm enjoying my job and can't think of a more positive recruitment experience.”
VadimCybersecurity and Threat Intelligence Analyst



“5-Star Service! Miranda provides a very professional, friendly service. I highly recommend Avatar Recruitment if you are looking for a new opportunity”
BrettCyberArk Cybersecurity Engineer



“They will go out of their way to ensure all bases are covered and that you as a client feel appreciated, not just another client. They assisted me from across the globe and it never felt like I was far away.”
ColinProgram Director Program Director (Client)
“We were in a bind, we were struggling to find an appropriate DevOps Developer, trying multiple platforms and paths. We were just not finding the right fit. We needed a Developer for a short-term project. Then Avatar found us. The company helped source the right skills, experience and qualifications and was there to assist at every step and guide us. They managed to find us the perfect developer for our project, that was a perfect fit. The developer came in, knocked the project out of the park and we were never happier. Avatar was the best thing to have happen to our organization. They are and will always be our first step when acquiring developing resources.”
MalcolmData Analytics Manager (Client)
“Avatar were such an amazing company to work with, securing me a fantastic job whilst maintaining communication with me the whole time. Working with Miranda to successfully work my way through the interview process with her checking in with me and advising me personally every step of the way, and contacting the company for me to secure interviews and give advice on how to prepare for each of the stages. If you are looking for a job I cannot recommend Avatar enough."
LukeAPM Software Delivery Consultant (Candidate)
“Our IT Manager of 15 years handed in her notice. This was an opportunity to change the way of working to take the business forward. Establishing the profile was key. Avatar were a pleasure to deal with – listened and presented only realistic candidates and gave honest feedback on the market and role. We’ve found exactly the right personality and skillset to solve long term issues and importantly to take the business forward. I think it’s the approach Avatar takes in searching for the correct individuals and not being frightened to filter out candidates (not just leaving it to the company to do). A friendly approach without being pushy in anyway. I will continue to recommend Avatar to others.”
DavidFinancial Director

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Avatar International have placed many highly skilled & specialised Cybersecurity candidates

Please get in touch via the contact page or view our Marketing Letter of current candidates if your company is need of an IT and/or Cybersecurity role to be filled.

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Miranda Wilsnagh

CEO

South African born but now living in the UK, Miranda has more than 30 years’ experience in Executive Search & Technology recruitment, co-founding IT & General Recruitment in Gauteng, SA in 1990. Miranda is an Executive Search and Board Advisory specialist seeking to unleash the potential that exists within all of us. Her and her team provide solutions across our practice areas of:

  • Executive search
  • Board search and advisory
  • Interim leadership
  • Specialist recruitment (temporary and permanent); and
  • Specialist recruitment (temporary and permanent); and
  • People Experience Advisory

Successes include having secured entire Software Development Teams for a several global Systems Businesses from an Executive Level down, and more recently an elite Cyber team for a leading CyberSecurity client placing 100% of vacancies retained for; with clients such as leading, global technology & financial institutions across the globe.

William Wilsnagh

Chairman

South African born Executive with over 30 years Technology experience as a Managing Director and CEO to several companies with SA, UK and Europe within Software Solutions & Information Security. At these global organisations William gained in-depth CyberSecurity, Software Development and Agile Transformation management experience.

Co-founded IT & General Recruitment in Gauteng, SA in 1990, and acquired Avatar Recruitment in 2020, where it is now headquartered.

He moved into IT early in his career, completing many international IT certifications as well an MSc Degree in Information Systems and currently an MSc in Executive Coaching for Behavioural Change at Henley Business School. Probably the most enjoyable part of William’s day is when he imparts his Agile Transformation knowledge and when he wears his Executive Coaching hat, making a difference at a really strategic level, acting as trusted advisor to our clients.

Desiree Wiseman

Associate Director

Internationally well-travelled, Desiree has an amazing view of how the world of business works! Coming from the automotive industry including having been a Dealer Principle for 19 years in South Africa, she made the move to recruitment when relocating to the UK. Over the years Desiree also held various client-facing roles in large, global companies.

Desiree uses a consultative approach throughout the resourcing cycle to reach targets and deliver outstanding service, and results, to clients every time.

Desiree uses a consultative approach throughout the resourcing cycle to reach targets and deliver outstanding service, and results, to clients every time.

Desiree attended an Executive Development Programme at the Gordon Institute of Business Science, and loves to keep up to date with new & emerging technologies especially when it comes to clients moving from on-prem to cloud.