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2026 Definitive List Group III

Group Three recognizes CEOs who are employed by global corporations with operations in Africa.  These executives are the Africa Region Head or Africa Country Head of publicly listed corporations listed on any global exchange with global revenue exceeding $5 billion. Executives are ranked within Group Three based on the global revenue of their parent company.

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

Chief Executive Officer
bpSA

BP

London Stock Exchange
$189.3 billion USD Revenue
South Africa

Taryn Woodbridge

Chief Executive Officer
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

Managing Director
Nestlé Eastern and Southern Africa
Nestle

SIX Swiss Exchange
$108.5 billion USD Revenue
South Africa

Sabine Dall'Omo

Chief Executive Officer
Siemens Sub-Saharan Africa
Siemens AG

Frankfurt Stock Exchange
$87 billion USD Revenue
South Africa

Nneka Enwereji

Chief Executive Officer
Citibank Nigeria
Citigroup Inc.

NYSE
$85.2 Billion USD Revenue
Nigeria

Sarah Arapta

Chief Executive Officer
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 VP and Head
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

Managing Director
FanMilk Nigeria
Danone

Euronext Paris
$30.8 billion USD Revenue
Nigeria

Rita Kavashe

Managing Director
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
Management Board
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

Chief Executive Officer
MTN Benin
MTN Group Limited

JSE
$13.92 Billion USD Revenue
Benin

Vivien McMenamin

Chief Executive Officer
Corrugated Packaging
Mondi PLC

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

Phuthi Mahanyele-Dabengwa

Chief Executive Officer
Naspers
South Africa
Naspers Ltd

JSE
$7.18 Billion USD Revenue
South Africa