WHO WE ARE
About Polymetis
Learn more about our company and the team behind it.
Who We Are
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Return on investment
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Polymetis is a strategic advisory and leadership consultancy led by Andrew Skipper MBE. We assemble bespoke teams from a trusted network of senior professionals to address complex business, governance, and leadership challenges.
We work with business leaders, professional firms, investors, and public institutions across Africa and internationally, supporting them to navigate complexity, strengthen leadership, and achieve sustainable growth.
Our advisory network includes senior practitioners with experience across business, law, finance, government, and international institutions. Each engagement is staffed specifically to meet the client’s needs, ensuring relevance, credibility, and impact.
Our network of leaders includes:
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Andrew is the founder and CEO of Polymetis Professional Solutions, a consultancy which advises businesses in a range of sectors by bringing experienced and connected networks together and delivering solutions effectively and in collaboration.
Andrew is a commercial lawyer of more than 35 years standing, having been on the global Management Committee and also serving as the Head of Corporate globally for Hogan Lovells and subsequently Head of their Africa Practice.
Andrew was recently Interim Director of the Royal African Society and on various boards in the business and cultural space with a focus on Africa, including recently as Co-chair of the UK Government's Africa Investors Group, being on the Advisory Board of the SA Chamber of Commerce and the legal group of the UK Nigeria EDF. He is also committed to the arts, is on the advisory board to 1-54 and was Vice Chair of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art in USA.
Andrew received the MBE in the Platinum Jubilee Honours list for services to UK trade especially in Africa.
Our Vision
To be the most trusted strategic advisory and leadership partner for organisations and decision-makers operating across Africa and internationally.
Our Mission
Our mission is to strengthen leadership, governance, and commercial performance by deploying exceptional expertise, powerful networks, and practical strategic insight. We enable organisations and leaders to operate with clarity, confidence, and effectiveness in complex environments.
Our Approach
Our approach translates vision into measurable outcomes. Every engagement begins with deep contextual understanding and disciplined strategic analysis.
We work closely with clients to understand their:
- Strategic objectives
- Institutional context
- Market environment
- Leadership and organisational dynamics
- Constraints, risks, and opportunities
Based on this foundation, we design bespoke advisory and leadership interventions delivered by experienced practitioners with the credibility and expertise to operate effectively at board, executive, and institutional levels.
They include:
- We operate where business, policy, and leadership intersect.
- We combine African depth with global perspective.
- We deploy bespoke teams, not fixed consulting units.
- We focus relentlessly on practical implementation.
- We invest in long-term relationships.
- We are builders of networks, influence, and trust.
Leadership Team
Meet the Visionaries Behind the Mission
Led by Andrew Skipper, Polymetis is a strategic advisory and leadership consultancy that assembles bespoke teams from a trusted network of senior professionals to address complex business, governance, and leadership challenges.
We work with business leaders, professional firms, investors, and public institutions across Africa and the UK to navigate complexity, unlock value, and lead with confidence.
Our network of leaders includes: