
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

