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2025 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. Women in this group are ranked by prioritizing those women who run the Africa region ahead of those who run a single African country.
Sola Yomi-Ajayi
CEO, UBA Africa
United Bank for Africa PLC
Nigerian Exc
$1.6 billion USD Revenue
Nigeria
Joeceyne Muhutu-Remy
Managing Director, Sub-Saharan Africa
Spotify
NYSE
$30-35 million USD Revenue
South Africa
Oyeyimika Adeboye
Managing Director Mondelez West Africa
Cadbury
Nigerian Exc
$79.3 million USD Revenue
Nigeria
Abena Osei-Poku
Managing Director, Ecobank Ghana & Regional Executive, Anglophone West Africa Cluster
Ecobank Transnational Inc
Nigerian Exc
$320 million USD Revenue
Nigeria
Josephine Anan-Ankomah
Regional Executive, Central Eastern and Southern Africa
Ecobank Transnational Inc
Nigerian Exc
$500-550 million USD Revenue
Nigeria
Yvonne Ike
Managing Director, Head of Sub-Saharan Africa
Bank of America Corporation
NYSE
$150-200 million USD Revenue
Nigeria
Aminata Kane Ndiaye
Senior Vice President and Head of Western and Central Africa
VISA Inc
NYSE
$200-300 million USD Revenue
Ivory Coast
Aida Diarra
Senior Vice President and Head of Sub-Saharan Africa
VISA Inc
NYSE
$250-350 million USD Revenue
South Africa
Lillian Barnard
Chief of Enterprise Partners | Middle East Africa (MEA)
Microsoft Corporation
NASDAQ
$3-4 billion USD Revenue
South Africa
Taelo Mojapelo
CEO of bpSA & Vice President at bp
BP
London Stock Exchange
$1.5-2 billion USD Revenue
South Africa
Nolitha Fakude
Chair of Anglo American’s Management Board in South Africa
Anglo American plc
JSE
$9.8 billion USD Revenue
South Africa
Edith Jiya
Managing Director: Retail Mass Market
Old Mutual Ltd.
JSE
$103 million USD Revenue
South Africa
Vivien McMenamin
CEO Mondi Uncoated Fine Paper
MONDI Plc
JSE
$1.43 billion USD Revenue
South Africa
Phuthi Mahanyele-Dabengwa
CEO, South Africa
Naspers Limited
JSE
$600-700 million USD Revenue
South Africa
Mizinga Melu
Managing Director & CEO, Zambia
Absa Group Ltd.
JSE
$100-120 million USD Revenue
Zambia
Mitwa Ng'ambi
CEO of Cote d’Ivoire
MTN Group Limited
JSE
$520 million USD Revenue
Cote d’Ivoire
Yolanda Cuba
Group Regional Vice President Southern and East Africa
MTN Group Limited
JSE
$1.4 billion USD Revenue
South Africa
Mariam Kane-Garcia
Managing Director & CEO Total South Africa
TotalEnergies
JSE
$3.5 billion USD Revenue
South Africa
Delphine Traoré
Chief Executive Officer
Sanlam Allianz General Insurance
JSE
$1.1 billion USD Revenue
South Africa
Nicole Roos
MD and Chairperson at Nestlé Eastern and Southern Africa Region
Nestle
JSE
$2.3 billion USD Revenue
South Africa
Luisa Ortega
President of Africa Operating Unit
The Coca-Cola Company
JSE
$5.3 billion USD Revenue
South Africa
