2023 Definitive List Group III
REGIONAL HEADS OF GLOBAL CORPORATIONS
The methodology for this group started with an analysis of global corporations with revenue over $10 billion who have operations in one or more countries on the African continent. The regional heads of these companies were analyzed to identify women chief executives for an Africa region or an African country, with profit and loss responsibility for the country or region. This analysis yielded 25 women CEOs. Women in this group are ranking by prioritizing those women who run the Africa region ahead of those who run a single African country.
Teju Ajani
Managing Director, Nigeria
Apple Inc.
NASDAQ Stock Exchange
$394 billion USD Revenue
Nigeria
Juliet Ehimuan
Director West Africa
Google (Alphabet Inc.)
NASDAQ Stock Exchange
$283 billion USD Revenue
Nigeria
Mariam Kane-Garcia
Managing Director & CEO Total South Africa
TotalEnergies
Euronext Stock Exchange
$263 billion USD Revenue
South Africa
Taelo Mojapelo
CEO, BP South Africa
BP
London Stock Exchange
$241 billion USD Revenue
South Africa
Lillian Barnard
CEO, South Africa
Microsoft Corporation
NASDAQ Stock Exchange
$198 billion USD Revenue
South Africa
Nicole Roos
Managing Director, Eastern and Southern Africa Region
Nestlé
SIX Swiss Exchange
$105 billion USD Revenue
Switzerland
Yvonne Ike
Managing Director, Head of Sub-Saharan Africa
Bank of America Corporation
New York Stock Exchange
$95 billion USD Revenue
Nigeria
Brenda Mbathi
President, East Africa
General Electric Company
New York Stock Exchange
$76.5 billion USD Revenue
Kenya
Ireti Samuel-Ogbu
CEO & Country Officer for Nigeria & Ghana
Citibank/Citigroup Inc
New York Stock Exchange
$75.3 billion USD Revenue
Nigeria
Aminata Kane Ndiaye
VP, Mobile Financial Services, Orange Middle East and Africa
Orange Group
Paris Stock Exchange
$47.5 billion USD Revenue
Morocco
Patricia Obo-Nai
CEO, Ghana
Vodafone Group
London Stock Exchange
$46 billion USD Revenue
Ghana
Luisa Ortega
President, Africa
The Coca-Cola Company
New York Stock Exchange
$43 billion USD Revenue
US
Cathy (Prim) Smith
Managing Director, Africa
SAP
Frankfurt Stock Exchange
$33.9 billion USD Revenue
South Africa
Paola Pocci
President, Africa, Asia and Australasia Region
Imperial Brands
London Stock Exchange
$32.5 billion USD Revenue
UK
Aida Diarra
Head of Sub-Saharan Africa
VISA Inc
New York Stock Exchange
$29.3 billion USD Revenue
South Africa
Edith Jiya
Group Chief Executive Officer, Old Mutual Malawi Ltd
Old Mutual Ltd
Johannesburg Stock Exchange
$16.7 billion USD Revenue
South Africa
Nolitha Fakude
Group Director, South Africa
Anglo American Plc
Johannesburg Stock Exchange
$14.5 billion USD Revenue
South Africa
Yolanda Cuba
Vice President, Southern and East Africa Region
MTN Group Ltd
Johannesburg Stock Exchange
$11.4 billion USD Revenue
South Africa
Mitwa Ng'ambi
CEO, Cameroon
MTN Group Ltd
Johannesburg Stock Exchange
$11.4 billion USD Revenue
South Africa
Vivien McMenamin
CEO, South Africa
Mondi Plc
Johannesburg Stock Exchange
$9.1 billion USD Revenue
South Africa
Mizinga Melu
CEO and Managing Director, Zambia
Absa Group Ltd
Johannesburg Stock Exchange
$8.5 billion USD Revenue
Zambia
Abena Osei-Poku
Managing Director, Ghana
Absa Group Ltd
Johannesburg Stock Exchange
$8.5 billion USD Revenue
Ghana
Phuthi Mahanyele-Dabengwa
CEO, South Africa
Naspers Ltd
Johannesburg Stock Exchange
$7.9 billion USD Revenue
South Africa
Amie Sow
Regional CEO, Central Africa
United Bank Africa
Nigerian Stock Exchange
$1.6 billion USD Revenue
Nigeria
Abiola Bawuah
CEO, UBA Africa
United Bank Africa
Nigeria Stock Exchange
$1.6 billion USD Revenue
Nigeria
