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

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

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