About us
Your partner for leadership appointments.
We help companies, boards, founders, and investors across Africa and international markets find and appoint the leaders their strategy depends on.
Who we are
We bring a disciplined, discreet approach to senior appointments, helping you secure leaders who move strategy forward and create lasting value.
We take on a focused number of mandates at a time, so your search gets senior attention from brief to placement. Alongside executive search, we advise on succession, transformation, and AI-era leadership, so you have one partner for the decisions that shape your leadership team.
We work only for organizations, boards, and investors, so our advice is always in your interest.
Discretion
We protect the confidentiality of our clients and candidates in every engagement.
Rigor
Clear briefs, real market research, and assessment grounded in evidence.
Partnership
We stay close to you from the first conversation through your new leader's first months.
Candor
We give you an honest view of the market, even when it challenges the original brief.
Our perspective on leadership
We believe the right leader is defined by the strategy they need to deliver, not only by the title they hold. That is why every Spear search begins with the business: where it is going, what is getting in the way, and what kind of leadership will make the difference.
Our network of experienced search partners brings local market knowledge, backed by shared standards for research, assessment, confidentiality, and reporting.
Frequently asked questions
Who do you work with?+
We work with companies, boards, founders, and investors. We don't offer career services to individual job seekers.
Where do you operate?+
We serve clients across Africa and international markets, including cross-border leadership appointments.
How many searches do you take on at once?+
We keep a focused number of mandates so every search gets senior attention from brief to placement.
Have a leadership role that matters?
Start a confidential conversation about your search or advisory requirement.