Partner Message

My name is Obed Izekor, and I’m the Founder and Managing Partner of Protégé Management. I’m highly delighted to welcome you to our firm, Protégé Management. We’re Nigeria’s premier boutique executive search and human capital advisory firm. We’re team of seasoned consultants with over eight decades and five years of combined experience in delivering and advising organisations in bespoke executive leadership and HR advisory services which include; Board of Directors Search, Executive Search and Headhunting, Talent Acquisition, Human Resource Interim Management, Human Resource Outsourcing, Leadership Development, Executive Background Check, HR Consulting and Advisory, and Business Sector Mapping. We understand the unique challenges confronting African business and pride ourselves on delivering solutions that drive sustainable growth derived from our excellent research based on today’s dynamic business environment driven by technological innovations, and the crowded workforce which has made the modern workplace become very different from what it used to be a decade or more years ago.Thus, the leadership skills and competencies required by an organisation to make a positive difference in today’s business environment are more demanding from what it used to be years ago.

As a driver of innovation, we’ve partnered and contributed to the growth of more than1000 businesses through our bespoke services offerings. At Protégé Management, we have demonstrated professional resilience in providing scalable professional services and excelling under our (4) core values with the acronym ‘TIME’ for over 8+ years of operations. Protégé Management has evolved into a people solution organisation where ideas are born, nurtured, opinions are voiced and arguments are heard. Although everyone may have different individual philosophies and approached to life but we as a people at Protégé Management all promote open-mindedness, decorum, and tolerance. To hire the right talent, you must first identify the right executive search—one who truly understands the nexus between the industry’s landscape, budgets, company cultures, and the best-fit exceptional leader who is competent to drive organisation forward effectively within Nigeria and West African regions. At Protégé Management, we cannot be singled out from praise because of our innovative strategies and methodologies that is revolutionising the way we attract talents who are shaping the future of businesses from the cream of clients’ competitors’ with our processes as to why the talent should join the client’s in line with the agreed job packages and time frame to elevate their businesses. By this, we are proud to say that we’re brand ambassadors for our clients; as our experts have helps leading African brands overcome leadership and HR challenges. We’ve completed searches across array of different sectors for C-level suites, including; Board and Non-Executive Directors, CEOs, CFOs, CHROs, COOs, CCCOs, CITOs, CMOs, CBOs, CAOs, CDOs, CSOs, PMCs, and other mid-level roles, with the utmost integrity and diligence, which have proven optimise our clients’ businesses to measurable performance gains.

As we understand your investment must translate to tangible improvements in human capital and corporate growth, we’re highly experienced to provide you with scalable and leadership executive search and HR advisory services that align with global sustainability goals. Feel free to contact us today for your people management services, and we would be excited to become your strategic partner that works. On behalf of our esteemed family – Protégé Management, I want to say a BIG THANK you for stopping by, and we look forward to partnering with you.