News Archive
News Archive
CEO, Pay TV – Tanzania
A large Tanzanian Group which was committed to diversifying into the Pay TV sector sought a high calibre and experienced Pay TV expert from anywhere in the world, to be hired within an exceptionally tight time frame. The planned launch date was in just three months.
CEO, PE – Ethiopia
Our client, a leading Africa-focused Private Equity Firm based out of London, needed to hire a CEO for its recent acquisition of a 51% holding in a Drinks business in Ethiopia.
Country Manager, Start-Up – Kenya
Our client, a Multinational Industrials Business, embarked on a market entry strategy into the agriculture sector with the dedicated aim of transforming farming in Africa. Their growth strategy included the creation of subsidiaries where market penetration had been identified as critical to the success and Kenya was one of the first countries to be established. […]
CSR: EiA supports Duncan Ward’s trip to South Africa on Mellon Educate’s 2017 Building Blitz
Earlier this year Duncan Ward, Account Director at Oracle UK was introduced to the Mellon Educate charity by Dermot O’Kelly, Managing Director. Dermot was telling Duncan and a group of his colleagues about Mellon Educate, the great work they do in Africa, and his ambition to get a group of Oracle UK staff to join […]
Area Sales Manager Power Generation Eastern Africa
Our client, a Multinational Power Generation Solutions Provider required an experienced Sales Manager with a strong technical focus to further develop the market across multiple industries in Eastern Africa within a highly technical sub-sector.
With 70% of our hires being African Nationals, is the historic reliance on expats for leadership roles coming to an end?
The historic reliance on ex-pats for leadership roles in Africa is dwindling due to the rise of both indigenous and international companies committed to developing local talent. By nurturing career development in high potential African talent which in turn breeds corporate loyalty, the best African nationals are generally well looked after and are therefore not […]
What were the most read articles of 2017 and what would you like to hear more about?
Over the last 12 months Executives in Africa has shared a myriad of articles with our Clients and Candidates via our monthly mailer. Topics have ranged from the latest news articles and changes in the political, social and economic climate across the African continent, to sector specific highlights across a broad range of industries, as […]
What is the Best Way to Find Scarce Skills? Read our Case Study on how we searched globally for Thermal Power expertise for a role in East Africa
Introduction: Our client, a Multinational Power Generation Solutions Provider required an experienced Sales Manager with a strong technical focus to further develop the market across multiple industries in Eastern Africa within a highly technical sub-sector. The Situation The sales strategy in the region had previously been driven by the Managing Director based in the Middle […]
How to Succeed in an Interview – Fiona Rhys shares her thoughts on how to properly prepare and beat your competition
Most people would assume that senior business leaders, by the nature of them having achieved that level in their career, know how to best present their most relevant skills in an interview. This is not necessarily true and let me demonstrate this with a situation Executives in Africa experienced a couple of years ago. We […]
Can you find me a Francophone African for Morocco? Mais oui!
The recent unpredictability of many of the English–speaking commodity-driven economies is encouraging investors to look beyond their usual markets and the Francophone markets are showing all the signs of sure investment. Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal are noted by think tank Brookings Institution as two of the most promising investment opportunities in Francophone West Africa, with […]