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Alex McDonald

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Founder & Principal at Execura International
📍 City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Alex McDonald is the Founder and Principal of Execura International, a search firm specializing in the Engineering, Construction, and Manufacturing sectors across Africa. Leveraging his High Impact Hiring methodology, he maintains a 97% success rate in placing leaders. People who have worked with him describe him as professional, talented, and having great integrity.

He achieved the largest permanent placement fee in the history of his previous firm, PeopleSolved.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Founder & Principal
Job Level
Leadership
Location
City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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High-Impact Hiring
His core methodology focuses on defining hires by measurable business outcomes rather than matching CVs to job specifications, significantly reducing hiring mistakes for clients.
Talent as Strategy
He advocates that treating talent acquisition as a core business strategy and a profit lever is the key competitive advantage in tightening markets.
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Career

Work history

8-2025
Founder & Principal
Execura International
6-2021 - 8-2025
Director
PeopleSolved
6-2014 - 6-2021
Team Lead - Africa
Matchtech
6-2013
Recruitment Consultant - Project Services
Akton Recruitment
6-2011 - 6-2013
Recruitment Consultant - Engineering
NES Global Talent
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Education
2008 - 2011
BA (Hons)
Sheffield Hallam University
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