WIL-Group, Worldwide Interim & Transition Management. Special Development Solutions in Africa

2. 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, someof
them with different regional realities
 Increasing geopolitical risks ina 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

3. 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 projectsand kick start their activities;
 Negotiate with local players and identify partners;
 Secure their operations,their projectsor manage their contracts;
 Manage their financial flows;
 Recruit their local teams;
 Improve their industrial performance;
 Reduce their local presence or exit non profitableactivities.
 This track record builds on a worldwide pool of managers and partners who have previous local
management experience.

4. Our experience in Africa covers the entire businesslife cycle …
Enter & Develop
Market
Manage
Operations
Secure Financial
Flows
Secure local
Resources
RespondtoRFQ and
gain projects
Negotiatewith
local partners
Organize and
secure processes
Set-upand manage operations
and supply chains
Take over or support
projects
Improve industrial
performance
Provide leadership
for subsidiaries or JVs
Set-upHR teams & processes
Organize and
setupinternal controls
Structure &
trainfinance teams
Identify and
qualify local recruits
… as well as assist in exiting markets.

5. … with a talent pool of over 100 Africa experienced executives
Enter & Develop
Market
Manage
Operations
Secure Financial
Flows
Secure local
Resources
34 executiveswithmarket entry, business
development andlocal company leadership
Positions held:
– CEO / MD
– Country Manager
– Business development
– Marketing &sales.
30+executives withthe experience of
running Projects andOperations inAfrica
Positions held:
– COO
– Project Manager
– ProductionManager
– Supply Chain Manager
28 executiveswithFinance, IT& Controlling
expertise
Positions held:
– CFO
– Controller
– Project Controller
– VP InformationTechnology
6 managers and executives whohave already
recruitedandmanage talent inAfrica
Positions held:
– VP Human Resources
– Recruitmentmanager

6. A few recent references in Africa
 Democratic Republic of Congo: Leading the branch office to supporta major projectfor a European engineering leader.
 Libya: Setting-up supply-chain and ITprocesses for a Medical Center.
 Niger: Taking over the Finance directorateof 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 thesupply-chain performance
of a French automotive equipment manufacturer

7. Contact us:
The Gridiron Building One
Pancras Square, London, UK N1C 4AG
+44 207 993 9495
www.wilgroup.net