Welcome to Semper Africa
Semper Africa supports Africa focused businesses in achieving transformative growth through leadership advisory and executive placement.
About Us
Founded in 2022, Semper Africa is a boutique leadership advisory firm. We are a trusted advisor to boards, executive teams and human resources leaders in private and public sectors across Sub Saharan Africa. Our practice areas cut across Leadership Coaching, Retained Executive Search and Board & Governance Advisory.
Our team is led by two Managing Partners with combined experience of over 40 years in Leadership Advisory and Executive Search. We deeply understand the business environment in Sub Saharan Africa, and we are one of very few firms with a truly well-developed on the ground Africa presence. We provide a high touch Partner led service, and each Partner has built deep expertise in their chosen markets helping them to create a tailored approach to each assignment.
Services
Executive Search
Every Executive Search we conduct is bespoke and tailored to meet our clients’ needs. Our process is pinpointed, yet comprehensive and, through regular communication, we work closely with clients throughout the process to ensure that we deliver the very best candidates with the strongest technical and cultural fit.
Private Equity & Investment
We have a proven track record of delivering talent solutions that drive outcomes for Africa focused private equity firms and Development Finance Institutions. We work with investors throughout the entire investment cycle of a portfolio company, aiming for superior returns for the involved parties.
Social Impact
We support mission-driven organisations to identify dynamic cross-sector talent to drive impact. Both the private sector and not-for profits are converging to help meet the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. With corporate foundations and individual philanthropists taking an increasingly commercial approach to their philanthropic work. Semper Africa is well positioned to support
Pre-Deal Services for Private Equity & Investment
A successful private equity transaction requires deep insight into human capital in addition to other aspects of the business. A thorough assessment of portfolio company leadership should be a critical part of any due diligence process.
Technology
With the disruption of artificial intelligence, digital transformation, cutting-edge data analytics, and other emerging technologies, every organization needs forward-thinking technology savvy leadership to ensure resilience and drive growth. We have supported clients with executive-level roles for digital and technology officers, including CIO, CTO, and CISO roles.
Financial Services
The Financial Services industry in Africa has evolved tremendously over the past decade, requiring new skills for success. We support clients in Investment Banking, Retail Financial Services, Insurance, Cards & Payments. As the industry evolves, we increasingly work with FinTechs to identify leadership from adjacent segments of Financial Services.
Consumer
We support consumer facing companies to identify customer-obsessed leaders that drive innovation and growth. The emergence of social media and digital has significantly altered the consumer experience. To succeed, understanding the new breed of consumer is essential. Consumer players must rethink traditional business models, exploit technology, and build scale and efficiency around every part of the value chain.
Functional Expertise
CEO, Leadership & General Management
Corporate & Commercial Management
Finance
Human Resource
Information Management & Technology
Legal & Compliance
Marketing
Operations, Production & Engineering
Risk Management
Sales
Supply Chain & Procurement
Track Record
CEO Life, Insurance, Nigeria
CEO, Private Credit, Botswana
Country Director, DFI Francophone
West and Central Africa, Ghana
Regional Director, DFI, Cote D’Ivoire
Chief Marketing Officer, Ecommerce, Nigeria
Chairperson, Life Insurance, Nigeria
Board & Governance Advisory
We help our clients design, build and manage boards that drive growth and innovation. We provide an integrated suite of Board & Advisory services including Board Search, Board Assessment, Board succession planning, governance recommendations and candidate diligence.
Board Search
A talented board of directors with the right experiences, skills, and cultural fit can successfully carry out its fiduciary responsibilities and be a critical resource to the leadership team in creating enterprise value. Having forward-looking directors with diverse expertise is essential in navigating complex challenges, maintaining accountability and governance, and safeguarding stakeholders’ interests.
Board Assessment
Evaluation of a company’s board of directors is a best practice for all public and private companies. As self-evaluations are often ineffective, boards increasingly seek external advisers to provide objective feedback on board culture, structure, and composition and ensure that critical stakeholders and constituencies are represented. Our process clarifies goals and improves accountability by delivering objective feedback to individual directors, committees, and the board.
Case Studies
Case Study 01
A single family office needed to take stock of progress made to date, validate their vision for 2025, and recommit key family members to the vision.
Case Study 02
A single family office needed to take stock of progress made to date, validate their vision for 2025, and recommit key family members to the vision.
Case Study 03
A single family office needed to take stock of progress made to date, validate their vision for 2025, and recommit key family members to the vision.
