Equipping Africa’s top impact investors &
advisors with the
best senior talent
WHO WE ARE
Tafuta is a Swahili verb that stands for Search Find Look For Seek
Tafuta Associates is a boutique search firm that equips the top impact investors and advisors in Sub-Saharan Africa with the best senior talent.
With 15+ years of experience in executive search consulting in both developed and developing markets, we combine a world-class methodology with local market knowledge and a presence on the ground.
WHO WE WORK WITH
We specialise in assisting companies in the African impact investing ecosystem including:
Impact Investors
Advisory Firms
Foundations
OUR CLIENT BASE
MEET THE TEAM
Danilo Frison
Founder & Managing Director
Danilo is an experienced Nairobi-based executive search consultant and recruitment entrepreneur who founded Tafuta Associates in 2016 and Kaya Talent in 2020.
He was previously based in Kampala where he co-founded the executive search arm of NFT Consult, a Ugandan HR outsourcing, recruitment and training provider with operations across the East African Community.
Prior to this, Danilo worked as a Consultant in the London office of Veredus, the British executive search firm owned by Capita plc (FTSE 250 - LSE: CPI).
He started his career in the United Kingdom with Alexander Mann Solutions, the global market leader in Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO).
Danilo is an Italian national who has lived in Italy, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Uganda and Kenya. He holds a BA (Hons) in Economics and Sociology from the University of York (United Kingdom).
ONE COMPANY, TWO BRANDS
We also specialise in mid-level search and on-site recruitment & HR advisory through Kaya Talent.
Address
3rd Floor, The Promenade
General Mathenge Drive, Westlands
P.O. Box 1730-00606
Nairobi, Kenya