Fidelity Bank, GTB MDs make Top 10 2023 Definitive List of Women CEOs
Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, Managing Director/CEO, Fidelity Bank Plc and Miriam Chidiebele Olusanya, Managing Director, Guaranty Trust Bank, have made the top 10 list of women definitive CEOs. Both companies are listed on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX). The third annual Africa.com Definitive List of Women Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) was revealed on April 19. The list is unique in that it is based on data-driven research. Sponsored by Standard Bank Group, it represents one of the
LTD’s Amelia Beattie Recognised on the 2023 Definitive List of Women CEOs
Liberty Two Degrees’ Chief Executive, Amelia Beattie, has been recognised on Africa.com’s 2023 Definitive List of Women CEOs for a third year in a row. The data-driven list is the only one of its kind in Africa that recognises the women who lead big businesses on the continent – with big business being defined as listed on one of Africa’s stock exchanges and having revenue of over $100 million or a market cap of over
Stanbic Bank’s Anne Juuko only Ugandan on Africa.com’s 2023 Definitive List of Women CEOs
Stanbic Bank Chief Executive, Anne Juuko is the only Ugandan named on the Africa.com 2023 Definitive List of Women CEOs. The data-driven list recognizes women who are leading large businesses that are also listed on one of Africa’s stock exchanges with a revenue of over $100 million, or a market cap of over $150 million. The Africa.com list is compiled over many months through a deep research effort, starting with data provided by Bloomberg on
The Value of Big African Companies Led by Women CEOs Outperform Benchmarks
While only 5% of companies listed on Africa’s 24 stock exchanges have women CEOs, those that do have a woman CEO outperform financially by a wide measure according to a new analysis by Africa.com. To mark the evolution of Africa.com’s Definitive List of Women CEOs, sponsored by Standard Bank Group, now in its third year, Africa.com analyzed 2,020 listed companies on Africa’s 24 stock exchanges to compare the performance of companies where women hold the
Anne Juuko of Stanbic Bank Uganda Recognised on Africa.com’s 2023 Definitive List of Women CEOs
Stanbic Bank Uganda CEO, Anne Juuko, made the Africa.com 2023 Definitive List of Women CEOs. This list, the only one of its kind in Africa, is a data-driven list that recognizes the women who lead big business in Africa. Big business, for this purpose, is defined as being listed on one of Africa’s stock exchanges and having revenue of over $100 million, or a market cap of over $150 million. Harvard Business Review reports on
Just the Text – 2023 Definitive List
GROUP I 1 Natascha Viljoen, CEO, Anglo American Plc 2 Nompumelelo Zikalala, CEO, Kumba Iron Ore Ltd 3 Mpumi Madisa, CEO, Bidvest Group 4 Bertina Engelbrecht, CEO, Clicks Group Ltd 5 Dr Nombasa Tsengwa, CEO, Exxaro Resources 6 Albertinah Kekana, CEO, Royal Bafokeng Holdings 7 Miriam Chidiebele Olusanya, Managing Director, Guaranty Trust Holding Company 8 Jane Karuku, Group Managing Director & CEO, East African Breweries 9 Ntombi Felicia Msiza, CEO, Raubex Group Ltd 10 Nneka
Africa.com and Standard Bank Release the 2023 Definitive List of Women CEOs
The third annual Africa.com Definitive List of Women CEOs, sponsored by Standard Bank Group, was revealed on April 19, 2023 during a virtual event. No other list of African business women running big businesses is grounded in this type of quantifiable research. The list is unique in that it is based on data-driven research, with data provided by Bloomberg. “This year’s list of 93 women represents 17 countries who have qualified based on either large
Join the Reveal of Africa.com’s 2023 Definitive List of Women CEOs on Free Webinar April 19th
On April 19, 2023, to mark the evolution of Africa.com’s Definitive List of Women CEOs, sponsored by Standard Bank Group, Africa.com will host a webinar with free registration. In addition to revealing the names of the women who are on Africa.com’s 2023 Definitive List of Women CEOs, Africa.com will present, for the first time, performance data showing how the share value in women-led companies compares to various indices. (Spoiler alert: Women-led companies outperform.) Sign up
Africa.com Definitive List of Women CEOs Expands by 50%
Africa.com announced the second annual Africa.com Definitive List of Women CEOs on March 8, 2022, in line with International Women’s Day. The list is a unique, data-driven research effort that highlights the women who lead big business in Africa. The data for the effort is provided by Bloomberg. In short, the list represents the women who run big business in Africa. All of the women run businesses with revenue of $100 million or more. No
2022 Definitive List of Women CEOs in Africa
Group One: CEOs Of the 1364 companies listed on the 24 African stock exchanges, we screened for those companies with revenue of $100 million or more, or a market cap of $150 million or more, which yielded a list of 581 companies. The public websites of these 581 companies were reviewed to identify female C-suite executives. Our team of researchers then examined the list of these women to determine those who have a title of chief
What Women CEOs in Africa Need to Know about Artificial Intelligence
To mark International Women’s Day, March 8, Africa.com is hosting an unprecedented virtual event, What Women CEOs in Africa Need to Know about Artificial Intelligence, in collaboration with Harvard Business School Professor Karim Lakhani and Harvard Business School Professor Tsedal Neeley. The event will convene the 60+ women identified for the Africa.com Definitive List of Women CEOs – those women who run listed corporations in Africa with over $100 million in revenue or $150 million
Top 50 Women in Corporate Africa Revealed after Data-Driven Research
In a major virtual summit with over 1,000 high-level attendees, Africa.com revealed the names of the 50 most senior women in Corporate Africa. The Africa.com Definitive List of Women CEOs is distinguished in that it is data-driven. The researchers started by working with data provided by Bloomberg and evaluating the over 1,400 companies listed on the 24 African stock exchanges. The list yielded many more women from South Africa than any other African country, followed
All-Star Lineup Confirmed To Explore What It Takes For Women To Make It To The Top Of Corporate Africa
On October 13, 2021, a seismic event will take place in Africa: we will begin the journey of supporting every African woman to take on a new dream – climbing the corporate ladder to the number one spot. Why is it that most discussions of African women in business are focused on small and medium-sized businesses? We want to see African women dream big – why not earn the top spot in a large, complex
How Were The Women Chosen?
The Africa.com Definitive List of Women CEOs is the product of a data-driven research project that began by identifying all publicly listed companies on all of the twenty-one stock exchanges in Africa – a list of over 1,400 companies. The data for the analysis was provided by Bloomberg. From there, the researchers screened the companies in order to focus on the largest, those with a market capitalization of $150 million USD or larger, resulting in
Women Leading Corporate Africa
Africa.com undertook a rigorous research project to identify not just high-profile personalities, but the women who actually run the largest, most complex businesses on the African continent. The result is called The Definitive List of Women CEOs, and we are proud to reveal the list on October 13 at the SUMMIT: Women Leading Corporate Africa. On October 13, 2021, Harvard Business School Professor Tony Mayo will present his research findings on what it takes for African-American