AltoPartners chooses SPI as exclusive African partner

With almost 40 years' of executive search experience in South Africa and beyond, SPI is one of the country's top executive search firms and prides itself on finding the right talent, at the right level, for the right position.

"Recently we have experienced a shift in how and where leading global firms, especially European ones are recruiting talent," says SPI managing director, Stephen Dallamore.

"Last year we were approached by several global executive search firms who were looking to expand their networks into Africa in order to fulfil their clients' needs for top talent. The recent 'sub-merging' of European business markets is forcing multinationals to look to 'e-merging' markets such as Africa as new frontiers for investment and the setting up of companies and branches to create growth."

"European-based search firms are aware they need local, on-the-ground expertise and knowledge if they are to satisfy their corporate clients' executive talent requirements. Executive search requires extensive knowledge of local markets, excellent research facilities, credibility and good governance. So we were flattered to receive so many approaches.

We chose to join the AltoPartners Global Alliance as it is a voluntary organisation of like-minded professionals, operating independently with considerable benefits to offer both our consultancy and in turn our own clients."

Dallamore said of the new venture, "This alliance with AltoPartners dramatically extends our reach internationally and improves our ability to service the increasing need by global corporations to access broader African business opportunities. We have found we share many of their principles of good governance, performance excellence and efficient, cost-effective partnering. It also means we have access to both an international database of candidates and multinational clients. We are confident and excited that this alliance will provide our clients with continued excellence in search services."