Established in 2002, UK based executive talent search company – The Genius Reserve – has become an internationally recognised and reputable executive search firm of choice for large and small scale organizations. We have branches in South Africa, Morocco and our HQ is in the UK.
OUR DNA
The Genius Reserve is on the Preferred Supplier List of several Fortune 500 & FTSE 100 companies, and services a broad spectrum of sectors, including but not limited to:
Supply Chain, Logistics & Procurement
Telecoms, Media
& Technology
Retail
Agriculture, Biotechnology & Chemicals
Oil & Energy
Banking & Financial Services
FMCG
Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals
NGO PF
Mining & Construction
Security & Facilities
The positions filled cover a broad spectrum of senior executive directors and managerial roles, in functions from Board level to specialist positions.
Unlock Exceptional Leadership. Anywhere.
Strategic executive search and global talent mapping for businesses building the future.
At Genius Reserve, we connect blue-chip multinationals with game-changing
leaders across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Australia, and Latin America.
From CEOs to critical function heads, we deliver precision-matched talent built
to lead, scale, and perform.
SERVICES
At Genius Reserve, we deliver precision-crafted talent solutions designed to align with your business ambitions—whether you’re scaling in mature markets or breaking new ground in emerging ones.
Our end-to-end executive search and strategic sourcing services are built around your unique challenges. We don’t just fill roles—we place leaders who stick, shape culture, and drive measurable impact.
We operate across a broad range of industries—from FMCG and finance to mining, tech, energy, and beyond—because our research methodology is sector-agnostic by design. It allows us to uncover “diamond” candidates others miss—those with the rare blend of capability, character, and culture fit.
With a consultative, solution-oriented approach, we engage top-tier talent beyond job boards and LinkedIn algorithms. Every placement is treated as a long-term investment, ensuring a genuine and sustainable fit for both the candidate and the client.
We don’t do transactional. We build lasting partnerships based on trust, performance, and a deep understanding of your world. Integrity and excellence aren’t just values—they’re how we do business.
Where traditional search ends, Genius Reserve begins.
EXECUTIVE SEARCH
Executive Search: Why Hiring Managers Choose Genius Reserve
At Genius Reserve, we get that hiring isn’t just about filling a gap—it’s about finding the right person to lead, elevate, and make a lasting impact.
Executive search is a consultative process, and we treat it as such. We take the time to thoroughly understand your business, culture, and specific resourcing needs. From there, we get to work—discreetly identifying, engaging, and interviewing exceptional candidates with the skill, character, and leadership DNA to thrive in your world.
We operate across sectors, not limited by industry boundaries. Our research-led methodology is designed to cut through the noise and uncover top-tier talent, even in tight or unfamiliar markets. Whether it’s a mission-critical leadership hire or a strategic talent build, we tailor our approach to suit.
We’re not in this for quick wins. We’re in it for long-term value. Our placements last, because we go the extra mile to ensure mutual fit for both client and candidate.
So, if you’re done scrolling job boards and getting CVs that miss the mark, it’s time for a conversation. Let’s talk about what you really need—and how we can help you find it.
Genius Reserve. Search done properly.
TALENT MAPPING
Talent Mapping That Gives You the Edge
At Genius Reserve, we don’t wait for the right candidates to apply—we find them before you need them.
Our Talent Mapping solution gives you real-time insight into who’s out there, where they sit, and how they stack up—before the pressure’s on to hire. Whether you’re building succession plans, benchmarking for critical roles, or preparing for a strategic shift, we help you get ahead.
We take a focused, research-led approach to identify and map top external talent across your sector (and even your competitors). That includes the high-flyers, the game changers, and the quiet performers doing brilliant work behind the scenes.
You’ll get a clear picture of:
- Who the top players are—academic background, track record, industry relevance
- Where they sit—reporting lines, team structures, org charts
- What they bring—skills, leadership style, experience
- How you can approach them—so you’re ready when the time is right
As strategic partners to executive boards and HR leaders, we help plan medium- to long-term talent acquisition strategies by building proactive external pipelines, rather than reactive hiring lists.
So, if you’re serious about future-proofing your leadership bench, securing hard-to-find skills, or gaining a true competitive edge, let’s talk.
The best hires don’t always come from job ads. They come from knowing the market better than anyone else. That’s what we do.
MEET THE TEAM
Pierre Fourie | Global Managing Director
Master’s degree in Psychology
Pierre Fourie founded Genius Reserve in 2002 and brings more than two decades of experience in Executive Search, Talent Mapping & Intelligence, supported by an earlier career in senior HR leadership within multinational organisations.
With a Master’s degree in Psychology, Pierre combines commercial understanding with deep insight into people, organisations and leadership. His experience enables him to look beyond a CV, understanding the leadership capability, track record, cultural alignment and personal drivers required for an executive to succeed within a particular business and market.
Over the past two decades, Pierre has led and supported senior executive searches across Africa, the UK, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Australia and other international markets, partnering with organisations navigating leadership appointments, expansion, transformation and complex talent challenges.
His depth of experience across African talent markets has been built over many years of identifying and engaging senior leaders across multiple countries, industries and functions. This is complemented by Genius Reserve’s broader international research capability and multilingual team.
Pierre’s approach to executive search is consultative, research-led and relationship-driven. He believes successful appointments begin with understanding the client’s business, its strategy, culture, operating environment and the leadership challenge that needs to be solved. From there, Genius Reserve maps and searches the relevant talent markets to identify proven leaders, including those who may not be actively considering a career move.
For Pierre, executive search has never been about simply filling a vacancy. It is about finding the right leader for the business and building relationships that last.
“Helping global businesses find the leaders who move market share and profitability.”
pierrefourie@geniusreserve.com | Mobile/WhatsApp: UK +44 (0) 7876451777 SA +27 (0) 712126944 ES +34 642740436
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Kervel Du Toit | Senior Executive Search Director
B. Com Hons, Industrial Psychology, Consumer Psychology, Organisational Development
Kervel is a highly experienced Senior HR Executive and Executive Search professional, bringing extensive corporate leadership experience and a strong understanding of the complexities of identifying and appointing senior talent across international and developing markets.
His career includes more than a decade as a senior HR Director within a FTSE 10 organisation, where he gained first-hand experience establishing and developing HR practices across Africa, the Middle East, the Caucasus, and Turkey.
This experience gives Kervel a valuable perspective in executive search. Having worked on the corporate side of critical people and leadership decisions, he understands that a successful appointment requires more than matching experience to a job description. It requires an understanding of the business, operating environment, culture, leadership requirements and market in which an individual will need to succeed.
Kervel has deep knowledge of African talent markets and has worked on executive search assignments for blue-chip multinational organisations across a range of industries and functions.
His approach is commercial, consultative and research-led, combining practical senior HR experience with Genius Reserve’s talent mapping and executive search methodology to identify leaders with the capability, track record and alignment to make a meaningful contribution to the organisations they join.
kerveldutoit@geniusreserve.com | 44 1784 439 931 | LinkedIn
Peter Cseres | Talent Acquisition and Coaching Partner
Peter brings a distinctive combination of multinational corporate experience, talent acquisition and coaching to Genius Reserve, providing valuable insight into both the organisational and human aspects of senior talent decisions.
His career includes experience with major multinational organisations including Monsanto and Philip Morris International, giving him first-hand exposure to complex international business environments, organisational cultures and the talent requirements of global companies.
At Genius Reserve, Peter contributes to international talent acquisition and executive search assignments, with a particular focus on understanding the person behind the professional profile. His approach considers not only an individual’s experience and technical capability, but also their leadership potential, motivation, career direction, cultural alignment and the environment in which they are most likely to succeed.
His coaching perspective adds another dimension to the search process, supporting deeper conversations with candidates around career decisions, leadership development and long-term alignment.
Working across international and cross-border assignments, Peter combines this people-focused perspective with Genius Reserve’s research-led Executive Search, Talent Mapping & Intelligence methodology to help identify individuals who can make a sustainable contribution to the organisations they join.
Peter believes that successful talent decisions are built on more than credentials. They require a genuine understanding of the individual, the organisation and what both need to succeed together.
Ilana Steenkamp | Senior Executive Search Consultant EMEA Region and Australasia
Lana brings more than 18 years of executive search experience, partnering with organisations to identify senior leaders and specialist talent across Australia, Africa, EMEA and international markets.
Having worked with multinational organisations and senior leadership teams across diverse industries and geographies, Lana understands that successful executive search starts with more than a job description. She takes the time to understand the business, culture, operating environment and people behind the appointment before approaching the market.
Her experience spans Executive Search, Confidential Search, Talent Mapping & Intelligence, with assignments across sectors including FMCG, financial services, mining and resources, renewable energy, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals and other complex international markets.
Known for her straightforward, relationship-led and highly personal approach, Lana works closely with both clients and candidates throughout the search process. She believes clear communication, honest feedback and genuine relationships are fundamental to a successful search, particularly when engaging senior leaders who are not actively looking for their next opportunity.
Based in Perth, Western Australia, Lana supports Genius Reserve’s growing Australian presence while continuing to work across the firm’s international markets. She combines local Australian market knowledge with Genius Reserve’s established global research capability and network.
For Lana, executive search is ultimately about people: understanding where a business needs to go, finding the individuals capable of helping it get there, and creating conversations that can change careers and organisations.
ilana@geniusreserve.com| +61 473 534 110 | Linkedin
Justice Tootla | Business Development Director
Justice is an accomplished senior executive with more than 20 years of international business and leadership experience across telecommunications, oil & gas, manufacturing, defence and security.
Having spent 12 years as a Chief Executive Officer, Justice brings first-hand understanding of the realities of leading organisations, building high-performing teams and making critical people decisions. This experience gives him a valuable perspective when working with clients to understand not simply the position they need to fill, but the business challenge, leadership capability and commercial outcomes behind the appointment.
Justice has extensive experience across African markets, complemented by exposure to Europe and the Middle East. His understanding of complex and diverse operating environments enables him to engage credibly with senior leadership teams and identify the talent requirements needed to support growth, transformation and organisational performance.
At Genius Reserve, Justice works closely with clients to understand their businesses, leadership priorities and future talent requirements, connecting those needs with the firm’s Executive Search, Talent Mapping & Intelligence capabilities.
His approach is commercial, practical and relationship-driven, shaped by years of leading businesses and understanding the impact that the right — or wrong — leadership appointment can have on an organisation.
For Justice, successful executive search begins with understanding the business first and the position second.
Marie Araman
Masters Degree in Marketing & International Relations
Marie brings a highly international perspective to Genius Reserve, combining specialist executive search research, business development and multilingual capability across diverse industries and markets.
Fluent in French, English, and Spanish, with additional language skills in German, Arabic, and Chinese, Marie has lived and worked across France, Spain, Ireland, Austria, China, and Morocco. This international experience gives her a strong understanding of different cultures, markets and business environments — particularly valuable when conducting cross-border Executive Search and Talent Mapping assignments.
As a specialist researcher, Marie plays an important role in mapping relevant talent markets, identifying organisations and uncovering senior and specialist talent beyond the traditional candidate market. Her research experience spans sectors including FMCG, telecommunications, agriculture, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and oil & gas.
Marie also supports business development across these sectors, combining detailed market research with an understanding of the commercial and talent challenges organisations face in different regions.
Her multilingual and cross-cultural capability is a significant strength within Genius Reserve’s international search team, enabling the business to research, identify and engage talent across markets where language, culture and local knowledge can be critical to a successful search.
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