Samir Solanki is Managing Partner at ecap, where he advises Boards, Family Offices, Private Equity firms, and Sovereign Wealth Funds on critical leadership appointments across Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. With over 18 years of cross-border executive search experience, he works closely with investors and founders to identify and appoint transformative leaders across boards, C-suites, and strategic advisory roles who can drive operational performance, digital evolution, and long-term value creation.
His focus spans high-growth, high-impact sectors such as healthcare, digital health, and technology infrastructure industries where leadership needs are shifting rapidly due to digital disruption, evolving regulatory environments, and rising investor expectations. Samir has delivered leadership mandates across hospital systems, healthtech platforms, medtech ventures, and enterprise software companies, often during moments of strategic change, capital deployment, or post-acquisition integration.
Beyond executive search, Samir plays a key role in driving ecap’s broader advisory platform, including its leadership development arm, ecap ascend, and its M&A advisory practice, ecap ventures. These verticals complement the firm’s core search work by supporting clients through succession planning, leadership assessment, and pre- and post-deal talent strategy all of which have become essential as organisations navigate scale, governance, and transformation.
Known for his commercial judgement and partnership-led approach, Samir is often engaged on complex or sensitive mandates that require both discretion and precision. His ability to work across stakeholders whether in family businesses, PE-backed ventures, or institutional platforms has made him a trusted advisor to clients building for both growth and resilience.
