Anneke Ferreira
Anneke Ferreira, Managing Partner of Ferreira & Associates International Executive Search, was honoured by the AESC with the Future of the Profession Award at the Global Annual Executive Search and Leadership Consulting Industry Awards held by the AESC in New York in 2015.
The Future of the Profession Award recognises the next generation of leaders in executive search and leadership consulting. The award honours someone who has made a material impact on the profession or on their firm through creativity, innovation, leadership and strategic direction. The first ever Future of the Profession Award was bestowed on Anneke Ferreira for her contribution to executive search.
Anneke made a move from marketing management into an exceptionally successful career in recruitment and executive search in 2004.
Fluent in both English and Afrikaans, Anneke holds a Bachelor of Commerce Marketing degree from the University of Pretoria (SA), a BCom Honours Industrial and Organisational Psychology degree (Cum Laude), from the University of South Africa, an Advanced Programme in Executive Search and Leadership Consulting from Cornell University (USA), a Masters in Business Administration, (MBA), Cum Laude, from Henley Business School at the University of Reading (UK) and is a certified Enneagram coach (SA). She is a member of the Businesswomen’s Association of South Africa, the Association for Executive Search and Leadership Consultants and serves on the Nominations Committee of Panorama, an international executive search consulting network. Anneke is well travelled with a background in international marketing management and executive search. This international experience adds to her first-hand understanding of the issues that confront businesses seeking to operate in a global economy. She was invited as a speaker at the 2013 World Executive Search Congress held in Las Vegas to discuss growth and executive search in emerging markets. In 2019 she was invited to speak at the Integral African Conference on “C-Suite leadership evolution in the 4th Industrial revolution”.
During her specialist consulting career she successfully completed over 350 assignments, mainly in the mining, manufacturing, information technology, financial, consulting and telecommunications sectors. She has accomplished many executive searches at C-level by using her vast network and industry knowledge in combination with her strong business acumen.
Anneke’s rapid trajectory within her career resulted in her appointment as DAV’s Head of Enterprise innovation and Corporate Relations divisions. She was part of their consulting council for seven years, has served as its President and earned the status of honorary lifetime member. Her motivational leadership style has inspired many consultants to succeed. By establishing a new Africa and Emerging Markets Division, she opened doors to more international business opportunities which earned her an award.
In 2012, Ingrid Kast CEO of her previous company asked Anneke to join her in a executive search partnership called Kast & Partners International Executive Search. After three successful years Anneke is now on a new journey, taking the lead in building the next generation Search firm – Ferreira & Associates International Executive Search.
Anneke is continually aiming to raise the bar in the local executive search industry and is considered a formidable broker of top talent. Her long career as a well-regarded, accomplished search professional for multinational firms and her exceptional combination of strategic and tactical intelligence, positions her to assist global companies with talent searches and starting up in new markets.
“This is more than a career for me,” says Anneke. “I have a real passion for successfully completing top influential assignments and building leadership teams that achieve measurable results. I love that I am involved in finding executive search solutions for my clients while offering life-enhancing opportunities to senior executives.”
In her private time, Anneke travels to her bucket-list of destinations to build memories of a lifetime and capture the special moments with her camera.
She enjoys spending time in the magical South African bush and is moved by the embattled Rhinos; to this end Ferreira & Associates support stoprhinopoaching.com to save these beautiful animals.
Despite her demanding schedule, Anneke also makes time to play golf, a pursuit she says she is enjoying thoroughly!