News Archive
News Archive
How the growth in Ethiopian Manufacturing has affected the demand for talent in Ethiopia? By William Hardman, Search Consultant
Executives in Africa (EiA) has seen activity in Ethiopia increase rapidly over the last 12 months having completed Search mandates in a range of business including Real Estate, Fertilizer and Mobile Money. Now manufacturing is another sector seeing huge investment and growth. The Government’s tax policies, free trade agreements with the West, and huge investment […]
Can ‘extroverts’ give a misleading impression at interview? By Sarah Fitzgerald, Managing Director
It is a fact that we all make up our mind about somebody within the first 5 to 8 minutes of meeting them. Whether this is face to face, by Skype or on the telephone, in an interview in particular, human nature causes us to make up our mind about a potential future hire really […]
East Africa’s role in the Global LNG Race – will Mozambique and Tanzania be able to Capitalise on the Domestic Potential? By David Pinney, Search Consultant
Executives in Africa have been paying close attention to the discovery of LNG in East Africa throughout 2016 in the light of global uncertainty. It is remarkable how quickly East Africa, specifically Mozambique and Tanzania, have become the primary focus of attention as a source of a new global gas supply. This is very exciting […]
SuperReturn Cape Town Report – Where there is uncertainty there is opportunity
Managing Director Richard Putley and a team of four Search Consultants attended the 5th annual Super Return Conference in Cape Town at the beginning of December. Presenting itself as the gateway into Africa’s Private Equity and Venture Capital communities, it attracted over 550 PE professionals from 150 local and International LP’s and 200 World Leading […]
Trumpism and Africa – Is Trump’s Policy on Africa likely to be Non-Existent? – Graham Palfery-Smith, Board Advisor
According to a November CNN headline, ‘Trump’s policy on Africa is likely to be non-existent’ and it is, sadly, hard to disagree. What might the impact of this ‘non-policy’ be? There is little doubt that the so-called ‘sixth region’ of Africa, that is the Diaspora of African descent recognised as such by the African Union, […]
Why do we need more female leaders in Africa? by James Adair, Executive Search Consultant
There has been much talk of female leadership in politics recently with Hilary Clinton narrowly missing out on becoming the first female President of the USA, whilst Theresa May recently became the UK’s second female Prime Minister following the dramatic Brexit vote. Whilst female candidates are gaining more prominence in politics there is much continued […]
My $600,000 mistake and how you can avoid it. By John Agnew
I write this specifically for you and I am one of you. That’s assuming that you are a business owner, Managing Director or HR professional engaged in an African market with turnover of anywhere from $500k to $500M. I am not a recruitment industry professional and I don’t have any plans to become one. I […]
EiA Search Team heading to the Super Returns Africa Conference in South Africa by Richard Putley, Managing Director
Throughout 2016 there have been unexpected political and economic changes internationally as well as across Africa. But change is welcomed by those looking to invest because change creates opportunity and the impact the change has had on economies across Africa in 2016 has created a favourable environment for investors to take ownership in businesses with […]
What’s the biggest factor affecting ROI in Africa? Sarah Fitzgerald, Managing Director presents her thoughts after speaking at the 6th Ugandan Convention in London
Over the years, I have attended many conferences on Africa where keynote speakers and delegates have talked about doing business in Africa. I have heard about financing, the infrastructure and logistics hurdles, operational challenges, and or course the potential returns. The 6th Uganda Convention on 10th September 2016 delivered many of the same messages. The […]
Is Democracy the best model for African countries? By James Stevenson, Managing Consultant
There are many imperfections of what we call democracy. Mark Twain once said of democracy ‘’only a government that is rich and safe can afford to be a democracy, for a democracy is the most expensive and nefarious kind of government ever heard of on earth’’. All across the globe there are many countries that […]