Strategic Talent for African Enterprises.
We identify, vet, and place executives and board members across the continent, sharpening leadership, strengthening governance, and guiding strategy for businesses at every stage of growth.
Independent counsel. Not a parachute.
Christopher Blake operates as a boutique practice by design, not by scale. Every mandate is led personally — no hand-off to a junior team, no London desk speaking for markets it doesn't live in.
Every engagement is led personally by Christopher Blake from first brief to final placement.
Research and relationships built inside each market, not extended from a single head office.
No press announcements, no public case studies by name. Work stays confidential unless a client says otherwise.
Leadership is infrastructure.
Christopher Blake advises boards and founders across the continent on the single decision that determines everything else: who sits at the table. Our mandates span executive search, board composition, and leadership advisory for enterprises scaling within and beyond Africa's borders.
We work discreetly, on retainer, with a research bench that maps entire sectors before a single introduction is made. The result is a shortlist, not a search — candidates who are already qualified against your strategy before you meet them.
Executive Search
C-suite and functional leadership mandates, resourced by a dedicated in-region research team.
Leadership Advisory
Guidance for executives navigating transitions, and for boards navigating theirs.
Board Services
Structuring boards for governance, diversity, and the strategic questions ahead of them.
Succession Planning
Structured continuity strategies for founder-led and family-controlled enterprises.
Organisational Design
Restructuring leadership teams and reporting lines to match strategic ambition.
Why Christopher Blake exists
The practice was founded to put more Africans and members of the diaspora into the rooms where decisions get made, not just to fill roles, but to change who gets to lead.
We measure a mandate by more than a placement. Every search is a chance to ask a harder question: what does accountable, inclusive leadership actually look like inside an African institution, and who gets to define it? That question shapes who we put forward, and the boards we help build.
