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 by Nigeria and Kenya. The finance sector had more women CEOs than any other sector, followed closely by technology. Africa.com Managing Director Laura Joseph said, “FIve companies had more than one woman on the list: Bidvest, Microsoft, Old Mutual, Sonatel, and Sanlam.”
The methodology includes three sections: 1) CEOs of African exchange listed companies with a market cap over $150 million USD; 2) division heads of African exchange listed companies where the division itself would be valued at over $150 million were it standalone; and 3) Africa region heads, or country heads, of globally listed companies with a market cap of over $50 billion.
Africa.com Chair and Executive Editor Teresa Clarke said, “The list has started a movement to give African women something larger to aspire to: running a large, complex business – not just SMEs as is often the focus of women in business.”
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The Africa.com 2021 Definitive List of Women CEOs |
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Rank |
Name |
Title |
Company |
Country |
Stock Exchange |
Market Cap |
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1 |
Natascha Viljoen | CEO | Anglo American Platinum | South Africa | Johannesburg Stock Exchange |
$37.6 billion USD |
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2 |
Mpumi Madisa | CEO / Executive Director | Bidvest Group | South Africa | Johannesburg Stock Exchange |
$3.6 billion USD |
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3 |
Lizé Lambrechts | CEO / Executive Director | Santam | South Africa | Johannesburg Stock Exchange |
$1.9 billion USD |
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4 |
Miriam Olusanya | Managing Director | Guaranty Trust Bank Ltd | Nigeria | Nigeria Stock Exchange |
$1.4 billion USD |
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5 |
Jane Karuku | Group Managing Director and CEO | East African Breweries Ltd | Kenya | Nairobi Stock Exchange |
$1.2 billion USD |
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6 |
Helena Conradie | CEO | Satrix 40 | South Africa | Johannesburg Stock Exchange |
$650 million USD |
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7 |
Leila Fourie | CEO | JSE | South Africa | Johannesburg Stock Exchange |
$640 million USD |
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8 |
Ruth Zaipuna | CEO | NMB Bank | Tanzania | Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange |
$505 million USD |
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9 |
Nathalie Alquier | CEO | Centrale Danone | Morocco | Casablanca Stock Exchange |
$500 million USD |
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10 |
Catherine Lesetedi | Group Chief Executive Officer | Botswana Insurance Holdings | Botswana | Botswana Stock Exchange |
$445 million USD |
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11 |
Mansa Nettey | Chief Executive | Standard Chartered Bank | Ghana | Ghana Stock Exchange |
$425 million USD |
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12 |
Anne Juuko | CEO | Stanbic Bank Holdings | Uganda | Uganda Securities Exchange |
$370 million USD |
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13 |
Keabetswe Pheko-Moshagane | Managing Director | Absa Bank Botswana Ltd | Botswana | Botswana Stock Exchange |
$346 million USD |
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14 |
Jackie van Niekerk | CEO | Attacq Ltd | South Africa | Johannesburg Stock Exchange |
$323 million USD |
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15 |
Jalila Mezni | CEO | Société d’Articles Hygiéniques LILAS | Tunisia | Bourse de Tunis Stock Exchange |
$304 million USD |
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16 |
Amelia Beattie | CEO | Liberty Two Degrees | South Africa | Johannesburg Stock Exchange |
$281 million USD |
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17 |
Mercia Geises | CEO | SBN Holdings Ltd (Standard Bank) | Namibia | Namibian Stock Exchange |
$277 million USD |
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18 |
Rebecca Miano | Managing Director and CEO | Kenya Electricity Generating | Kenya | Nairobi Stock Exchange |
$275 million USD |
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19 |
Miriem Bensalah-Chaqroun | VP, Managing Director | Oulmes | Morocco | MC/Casablanca Stock Exchange |
$230 million USD |
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20 |
Diane Karusisi | CEO | BK Group PLC | Rwanda | Rwanda Stock Exchange |
$205 million USD |
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21 |
Nasim Devji | Group CEO and Managing Director | Diamond Trust Bank | Kenya | Nairobi Stock Exchange |
$178 million USD |
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22 |
Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe | Managing Director and CEO | Fidelity Bank | Nigeria | Nigerian Stock Exchange |
$165 million USD |
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23 |
Kanyisa Mkhize | CEO Sanlam Corporate | Sanlam | South Africa | Johannesburg Stock Exchange |
$8.6 billion USD |
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24 |
Vivien McMenamin | CEO South Africa | Mondi South Africa | South Africa | Johannesburg Stock Exchange |
$7.7 billion USD |
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25 |
Nevine Wefky | President of Corporate Credit and Investment | Commercial International Bank | Egypt | Egyptian Exchange |
$5.7 Billion USD |
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26 |
Yolisa Phahle | CEO General Entertainment and Connected Video | The MultiChoice Group | South Africa | Johannesburg Stock Exchange |
$3.8 billion USD |
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27 |
Kerrin Land | Managing Director, Personal Finance & Wealth Management | Old Mutual | South Africa | Johannesburg Stock Exchange |
$3.7 billion USD |
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28 |
Prabashini Moodley | Managing Director | Old Mutual Corporate | South Africa | Johannesburg Stock Exchange |
$3.7 billion USD |
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29 |
Hannah Sadiki | Bidvest Financial Services CEO | Bidvest Financial Services | South Africa | Johannesburg Stock Exchange |
$3.6 billion USD |
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30 |
Ramatoulaye Diallo Shagaya | Managing Director Orange Finances Mobile Services | Sonatel | Senegal | Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières |
$2.2 billion USD |
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31 |
Aminata Kane Ndiaye | CEO Orange Sierra Leone | Sonatel | Senegal | Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières |
$2.2 billion USD |
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32 |
Kerry Cassel | CEO Financial Services Sector | Motus Holdings | South Africa | Johannesburg Stock Exchange |
$1.1 billion USD |
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33 |
Anet Ahern | CEO PSG Asset Management | PSG Konsult | South Africa | Johannesburg Stock Exchange |
$819 million USD |
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34 |
Nanees Adel | CSH Managing Director | Cleopatra Hospital | Egypt | Egyptian Exchange |
$468 million USD |
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35 |
Hélène Echevin | CEO, CIEL Healthcare | CIEL | Mauritius | Stock Exchange of Mauritius |
$166 million USD |
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36 |
Teju Ajani | Managing Director Nigeria | Apple | Nigeria | NASDAQ |
$2.1 trillion USD |
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37 |
Juliet Ehimuan | Director West Africa | Nigeria | NASDAQ |
$2.1 trillion USD |
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38 |
Kendi Ntwiga-Nderitu | Country Lead Kenya | Microsoft | Kenya | NASDAQ |
$1.9 trillion USD |
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39 |
Lillian Barnard | CEO South Africa | Microsoft | South Africa | NASDAQ |
$1.9 trillion USD |
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40 |
Nunu Ntshingila | Regional Director, Africa | South Africa | NASDAQ |
$836 billion USD |
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41 |
Aida Diarra | Senior Vice President and Head of Sub-Saharan Africa | VISA Inc | South Africa | New York Stock Exchange |
$466 billion USD |
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42 |
Chantal Umutoni Kagame | CEO | MTN Rwanda | Rwanda | Rwanda Stock Exchange |
$361 billion USD |
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43 |
Yvonne Ike | Managing Director, Sub-Saharan Africa | Bank of America | Nigeria | New York Stock Exchange |
$332 billion USD |
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44 |
Cathy Smith | MD Sub-Saharan Africa | SAP | South Africa | Frankfurt Stock Exchange |
$171 billion USD |
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45 |
Ireti Samuel-Ogbu | CEO Nigeria and Ghana | Citibank | Nigeria | New York Stock Exchange |
$151 billion USD |
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46 |
Mariam Kane-Garcia | CEO South Africa & Executive VP Southern Africa | TotalEnergies | South Africa | Euronext |
$122 billion USD |
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47 |
Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh | Regional Head North, East. and West Africa | IBM | Ghana | NASDAQ |
$119 billion USD |
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48 |
Brenda Mbathi | President GE East Africa | General Electra | Kenya | New York Stock Exchange |
$111 billion USD |
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49 |
Mpumi Zikalala | Managing Director, de Beers Group Managed Operations | De Beers Group | South Africa | De Beers |
$61 billion USD |
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50 |
Taelo Mojapelo | CEO and Vice President | British Petroleum Southern Africa | South Africa | LSE/London Stock Exchange |
$59 billion USD |
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