Category: Top Management

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), on June 20 in Cairo, announced the appointment of Kanayo Awani to the position of Executive Vice President of the Intra-African Trade Bank (INAT) with effect from 1 July 2022. The appointment follows a decision by Afreximbank’s Board of Directors on 13 June 2022 to approve a recommendation by Bank President […]

Deloitte East Africa has announced, on February 14, Anne Muraya as the incoming Deloitte East Africa CEO effective 1 June 2022. Anne Muraya will be the first female CEO for Deloitte East Africa. Anne Mutaya succeeds Joe Eshun, who has been appointed as the Deloitte Africa Managing Director for Businesses, where he will be overseeing […]

Forbes magazine recently published its list of the richest men in Africa in 2022. For the 11th consecutive year, Nigeria’s Alike Dangote is the richest person on the continent, with an estimated fortune of $13.9 billion. Forbes list, says the magazine, tracks the wealth of African billionaires who reside in Africa or have their primary […]

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced on January 26, the appointment of a board of trustees, with Strive Masiyiwa, Baroness Nemat (Minouche) Shafik, Thomas J. Tierney, and Gates Foundation CEO Mark Suzman joining co-chairs Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates as members. The board members will work alongside Gates and French Gates, bringing independent […]

UN Secretary-General António Guterres made official on Monday 10 January his announcement that Nigerian Amina J. Mohammed will continue to serve as Deputy Secretary-General in her second term.  Amina J. Mohammed is Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations since january 2017, and Chair of the United Nations Sustainable Development Group. By delegating development coordination to […]

The Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Aisha Ahmad, has been appointed Chairperson of the reconstituted Board of Directors of the Nigeria Commodity Exchange Plc (NCX), at the inaugural meeting of the Board, held on January 4, 2022. Aisha Ahmad was appointed alongside two other central bank directors to the NCX board. […]

Deloitte Africa announced on Monday, November 15, the appointment of Ruwayda Redfearn as the new CEO of the group. She will take office on June 1, 2022 and will succeed Lwazi Bam, who will step down on May 31, 2022, after ten years in the position. He was appointed in June 2012. The Deloitte Africa […]

A native of Nigeria, she was confirmed to this position on Thurday, October 21, by President Joe Biden,after serving as Chief Operating Officer and Acting Director since February 2. The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) helps companies create U.S. jobs through the export of U.S. goods and services for priority development projects in emerging […]

Delphine Traoré, member of the Executive Committee and Chief Operations Officer (COO) of Allianz Africa, will succeed Coenraad Vrolijk as Regional Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Allianz Africa, in addition to her current responsibilities, effective November 1, 2021. Allianz is Europe’s leading insurance company and the world’s fourth largest asset manager. Allianz Africa currently operates […]