Who We Are

Ardan has operated since 2007, starting initially as a strategic management consultancy operating in remote regions where, in addition to the normal business drivers associated with mature markets, the company addressed the security, legal and other business vulnerabilities that have a greater significance in frontier markets and can invariably undermine shareholder value and venture success.

Our Core Values: Service, Integrity, Excellence

Service

At Ardan, our approach to service is centered on understanding and meeting the unique needs of our clients. With a focus on conflict and post-conflict zones, we offer specialized services designed to navigate the complexities of these environments efficiently. Our team's expertise enables us to provide comprehensive support, ensuring our clients' operations are successful and sustainable.

Integrity

Integrity is foundational to our operations at Ardan. We commit to the highest ethical standards in all our dealings, ensuring transparency, accountability, and respect in our interactions with clients, partners, and communities. Our dedication to doing what is right underpins our reputation and is crucial to building and maintaining trust in the challenging markets where we operate.

At Ardan, our foundational pillars—Service, Integrity, and Excellence—guide our operations and define our interactions with clients, partners, and the communities we serve. These principles are at the heart of our commitment to navigating the complexities of conflict and post-conflict zones, ensuring we deliver tailored, ethical, and high-quality solutions.

Excellence

Ardan strives for excellence in every aspect of our work. Leveraging over two decades of experience in frontier markets, we are dedicated to delivering high-quality, innovative solutions that exceed our clients' expectations. Our pursuit of excellence drives us to continuously improve our services and operations, aiming to set new industry standards for effectiveness and reliability in high-risk environments.

Ethos and Ethics

Ardan is committed to acting ethically and with integrity in all its business relationships and operations.  Ardan expects its people to act with honesty and respect. The company has embedded behaviors and policies that underscore and maintain our ethical approach to business. These include:

  • Our personnel and suppliers must comply with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), together with similar laws in other countries such as the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act in Canada and the U.K. Bribery Act of 2010.

  • Ardan is committed to trading responsibly and ethically, and has a zero-tolerance approach to Modern Slavery (including human rights violations, child and forced labor or human trafficking in any form) in its own operations and throughout its supply chain.

  • Ardan is committed to providing and maintaining a healthy, safe, and secure work environment for our associates. Ardan’s program is designed to address the hazards associated with our business and to prevent injury and illness in the workplace.

  • Ardan’s policy is to comply with all laws and regulations that are applicable to its business both in the United States and in other countries in which it conducts business. To that end, the use of any Company funds or resources for an unlawful or improper purpose is strictly prohibited.

  • By harnessing new technology to develop innovative information, risk management and planning systems, we are able to deliver a more focused and higher quality service for our clients. Our suite of online applications provides our clients a window into every aspect of our operations and encourages transparency and excellence.

  • We are committed to fundamentally understanding our clients business needs, excelling in our provision of those needs and contributing wholeheartedly to successful outcomes in every task, region or relationship we encounter. Our team of focused professionals is committed to respecting others and doing business fairly, safely, legally and to the highest standard.