Boyden Launches East Africa Operations

 

Boyden has appointed Farah Samanani as Managing Partner to lead its East Africa operations, serving Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Ethiopia.

 

Boyden East Africa will be led by a Boyden team adept at working within a global economy. Client service offerings will include high growth sectors such as financial services, real estate, life sciences & healthcare, technology and industrial. Since 1999 Boyden has operated within the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, customizing international services to reflect the local market and the international clients Boyden serves. Sub-Saharan Africa continues to be supported by the firm’s Johannesburg regional office.

 

Ms. Samanani has worked in a number of different sectors and geographies, including North America, India, the Middle East, and Africa. She started her career in the US as a management consultant focusing on the healthcare industry. She subsequently returned to Kenya as the Director of Strategic Planning within the Aga Khan Development Network.

 

In 2013, Samanani founded Kenyans Come Home, the first boutique executive search company in East Africa. The firm focuses on the repatriation of experienced, educated and talented members of the East African diaspora into regionally based roles. She holds an MBA from the Yale School of Management and a bachelor’s degree in economics from McGill University in Canada.