Our Team

Our Team – Virtue Consulting

Virtue are specialists in the banking and financial services industry.

Our clients and candidates appreciate knowing the time they invest with us helps build a solid business relationship with experienced team members, using a consultative and bespoke approach to recruitment. We use our specialist industry knowledge and contacts to get the best outcomes for you.

We believe in a work/life balance, flexibility, open communication and enjoying what we do.

View our current vacancies here or get to know our team a little bit better below.

Chris Heswall

Chris established Virtue Consulting in July 2004, so has over 20 years of candidate networks and relationship connections with industry decisions makers across banking and financial services markets.

For over 30 years, Chris has been filling recruitment mandates and offering career advice to Financial Services Industry professionals across New Zealand and Australia.

Chris operates uses an open, honest and upfront approach when working with Clients and Candidates and specializes in search, sourcing and candidate assessment for a range of mandates from mid-level sales and relationship roles, up to senior management positions.

When not in the Virtue office, Chris can be found out on the harbour fishing or boating, or on the golf course when he gets the chance, and you can follow him at @kiwirecruiter on Instagram to keep up with the play.

Collette Gascoigne-Spittle

After building a successful career in sales and relationship management within the insurance and motor industries, Collette transitioned into recruitment in 2009, where she has continued to thrive.

Following her return to New Zealand from the UK in 2011—where she worked with a leading global recruitment firm in London—Collette has brought valuable international experience, enthusiasm, and dedication to the Virtue Consulting team.

Collette manages a hybrid recruitment desk, with a primary focus on permanent placements. She works across a wide range of roles, from graduate positions to mid-level executive appointments. Her areas of expertise include sales, asset finance, wealth management, compliance, operations, client services, and credit.

In October 2025, Collette will celebrate 12 years with Virtue Consulting. Her contribution to the team has been invaluable, and her presence is appreciated.

Outside of work, Collette is a passionate cyclist and enjoys riding regularly.