wil group, development solutions in africa
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Africa : strong growth opportunities, but also a number of “make or break” risks
Africa is the fastest developing zone today
A population of over 1 billion people
growing strongly
over 50% urbanized
with growing needs …
… leads to increasing demand for:
Infrastructures (water, energy, telecommunication roads, railways, …)
Medical resources (hospitals, medication, trained professional, …)
Education
Consumer goods
Increasing presence of new actors ready to invest in Africa
A mosaic of 54 different countries, some of them with different regional realities
Increasing geopolitical risks in a number of countries
Local business rules that need be mastered
Competition from emerging countries players who enter the market with low cost products, sovereign investments, and long-term strategies
Growth driven opportunities … … with both local and external risk factors
WIL Group has a strong track record of developing and securing companies and projects in Africa
WIL Group has a track record of 30 projects in both Northern and Sub-Saharan Africa, in countries such as:
Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, …
Ivory Coast, Ghana, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, South Africa, …
For companies competing in sectors such as Energy & Infrastructure, Car Equipments, Oil Exploration, Telecommunications, Distribution, Paper, … we have helped our clients:
Gain projects and kick start their activities;
Negotiate with local players and identify partners;
Secure their operations, their projects or manage their contracts;
Manage their financial flows;
Recruit their local teams;
Improve their industrial performance;
Reduce their local presence or exit non profitable activities.
This track record builds on a worldwide pool of managers and partners who have previous local management experience.
Our experience in Africa covers the entire business life cycle …
Enter & Develop Market
Manage Operations
Secure Financial Flows
Secure local Resources
Respond to RFQ and gain projects
Negotiate with local partners
Organize and secure processes
Set-up and manage operations and supply chains
Take over or support projects
Improve industrial performance
Provide leadership for subsidiaries or JVs
Set-up HR teams & processes Organize and setup internal controls
Structure & train finance teams
Identify and qualify local recruits
… as well as assist in exiting markets.
… with a talent pool of over 100 Africa experienced executives
Enter & Develop Market
Manage Operations
Secure Financial Flows
Secure local Resources
34 executives with market entry, business development and local company leadership
Positions held: – CEO / MD – Country Manager – Business development – Marketing & sales.
30+ executives with the experience of running Projects and Operations in Africa
Positions held: – COO – Project Manager – Production Manager – Supply Chain Manager
28 executives with Finance, IT & Controlling expertise
Positions held: – CFO – Controller – Project Controller – VP Information Technology
6 managers and executives who have already recruited and manage talent in Africa
Positions held: – VP Human Resources – Recruitment manager
A few recent references in Africa
Democratic Republic of Congo: Leading the branch office to support a major project for a European engineering leader.
Libya: Setting-up supply-chain and IT processes for a Medical Center.
Niger: Taking over the Finance directorate of a Telecommunications provider.
Nigeria: Assisting a British manufacturing company in closing a factory. Helping a European Energy Equipment manufacturer identify a partner and negotiate with banks.
Morocco: Setting-up the local operations of a car distribution company.
Rwanda :Identify the local teams for the power plant of a US company.
Tunisia: Assisting a European leader in the Building Materials industry divesting its local subsidiary.
South-Africa: Improving the supply-chain performance of a French automotive equipment manufacturer
Contact us:
The Gridiron Building One
Pancras Square, London, UK N1C 4AG
+44 207 993 9495
www.wilgroup.net