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2026 Definitive List Group III

REGIONAL HEADS OF GLOBAL CORPORATIONS
Group Three on the List consists of Africa Region Head or Africa Country Head of global, publicly listed corporations listed on any global exchange with global revenue exceeding $5 billion.

Lillian Barnard

Chief of Enterprise Partners
Middle East Africa (MEA)

Microsoft Corporation

NASDAQ
$281.7 billion USD Revenue
South Africa

Mirna Arif

General Manager
Middle East & Africa Growth Markets
Microsoft Corporation

NASDAQ
$281.7 billion USD Revenue
Egypt

Taelo Mojapelo

CEO of bpSA & Vice President at bp
BP

London Stock Exchange
$189.3 billion USD Revenue
South Africa

Taryn Woodbridge

CEO, Mercedes-Benz South Africa
Mercedes-Benz

Frankfurt Stock Exchange
$149.5 billion USD Revenue
South Africa

Yvonne Ike

Managing Director, Head of Sub-Saharan Africa
Bank of America Corporation

NYSE
$113.7 Billion USD Revenue
Nigeria

Nicole Roos

MD and Chairperson at Nestlé Eastern and Southern Africa Region
Nestle

SIX Swiss Exchange
$108.5 billion USD Revenue
South Africa

Sabine Dall'Omo

CEO at Siemens Sub-Saharan Africa
Siemens AG

Frankfurt Stock Exchange
$87 billion USD Revenue
South Africa

Nneka Enwereji

CEO, Citibank Nigeria
Citigroup Inc.

NYSE
$85.2 Billion USD Revenue
Nigeria

Sarah Arapta

Chief Executive, Citibank Uganda
Citigroup Inc.

NYSE
$85.2 Billion USD Revenue
Uganda

Nazia Pillay

Managing Director, SAP Southern Africa
SAP SE

Frankfurt Stock Exchange
$41.6 Billion USD Revenue
South Africa

Aminata Kane Ndiaye​

Senior Vice President and Head of Western and Central Africa
VISA Inc

NYSE
$40 Billion USD Revenue
Ivory Coast

Cote d'Ivoire

Elsie Kambala

Country Manager, Namibia
SLB

NYSE
$35.7 Billion USD Revenue
Namibia

Dr. Folasade Femi-Lawal

Country Manager, Area Business Head,West Africa
Mastercard

NYSE
$32.8 billion USD Revenue
Nigeria

Oreoluwa Atinmo

MD, FanMilk Nigeria
Danone

Euronext Paris
$30.8 billion USD Revenue
Nigeria

Rita Kavashe

Managing Director and board chair, Isuzu East Africa
Isuzu Motors Ltd

Tokyo Stock Exchange
$23 billion USD Revenue
Kenya

Joeceyne Muhutu-Remy

Managing Director, Sub-Saharan Africa
Spotify

NYSE
$19.4 Billion USD Revenue
South Africa

Nolitha Fakude

Chair of Anglo American’s Management Board in South Africa
Anglo American plc

South Africa

JSE
$18.5 billion USD Revenue
South Africa

Delphine Traoré

Chief Executive Officer – General Insurance
Sanlam Allianz General Insurance

JSE/Frankfurt
$16.83 billion USD Revenue
South Africa

Uche Ofodile

CEO MTN Benin
MTN Group Limited

JSE
$13.92 Billion USD Revenue
Benin

Vivien McMenamin

CEO, Corrugated Packaging
Mondi PLC

London Stock Exchange and JSE
$8.7 Billion USD Revenue
South Africa

Phuthi Mahanyele-Dabengwa

CEO Naspers – South Africa
Naspers Ltd

JSE
$7.18 Billion USD Revenue
South Africa