Not in three months. Not from a shortlist of available candidates who may or may not understand your context. The right person — vetted, briefed, and governed — within three weeks.
Regional or country-level leadership gaps. Transformation programmes that local teams cannot absorb alongside business-as-usual. Market entry requiring a credible on-the-ground leader from day one.
Typical mandate: Interim Country Manager for East Africa launch · 6–18 months.
Professionalisation, succession planning, and governance upgrades. Turnaround situations. Senior functional capacity the organisation does not yet have — and needs now, not in six months.
Typical mandate: Interim CFO during ownership transition · 6–12 months.
Portfolio company support. Management strengthening post-investment. Governance and reporting upgrades required by institutional backers. Board-level confidence in execution.
Typical mandate: Interim COO for under-performing portfolio company · 6–12 months.
Mauritius · Madagascar · Réunion. Our home market, where Valence is anchored and where our network runs deepest. Mauritius anchors the corridor as a regional financial hub built on rule of law — the default domicile for regional PE and holding structures, and structurally bilingual (EN law & finance, FR daily business).
Kenya · Tanzania · Rwanda · Ethiopia · Mozambique · Malawi · Zambia. Anchored by Nairobi — the regional HQ of choice for multinationals and DFIs, where mandates originate and the leadership pool is deepest.
Five sectors where we operate at the leadership level — with deep operational networks in each.
CEO, MD, Country Manager, Regional Director. For organisations that need senior leadership continuity at the top.
CFO, Finance Director, Financial Controller. For restructuring, system implementation, investor reporting, and financial transformation.
COO, Operations Director, Supply Chain Director, Specialised Engineers. For operational improvement, logistics transformation, and efficiency programmes.
CTO, CIO, Digital Transformation Director, ERP Programme Director. For technology-led transformation and systems implementation.
CHRO, HR Director, Change Director, Culture Lead. For people transformation, M&A integration, and organisational design.
Commercial Director, Sales Director, Market Entry Lead. For revenue growth, market entry, and commercial restructuring.
Every mandate begins with agreed success criteria. Every report tracks progress against them. You always know where you stand.
Regular structured check-ins. Early risk flagging. Board-ready reporting. You are never left wondering what the expert is doing or whether the mandate is on track.
When the mandate closes, the outcome is documented and handed over. What was built does not leave when the expert does.
We respond within 24 hours. A shortlist follows within three weeks.