Ayo Mairo-Ese, Nneka Eneli, Busola Odusanya Make 9to5Chick’s Top 100 Career Women In Africa

9to5Chick, a career development platform for Africa’s most ambitious women has broadened its horizon from its former focus on Nigeria to recognize the outstanding work and remarkable achievements of mid and senior-level female professionals across Africa. 

The platform’s top 100 career women list had focused on celebrating only Nigerian women in its former editions. In the latest installment, it takes it up a notch by recognizing the voices and impact of African women in the corporate sector who are defying the odds and disrupting the status quo in their industries.

Drawing inspiration from the theme of the 2023 International Women’s Day, ‘Embrace Equity’, the latest edition features women from 5 African regions across 18 countries who have been evaluated based on the influence of their role, their impact, including giveback initiatives both within and outside their careers, documented thought leadership, and career achievements. 

The breakdown of the representation from the different African regions consists of West Africa (64), East Africa (16), Southern Africa (16), North Africa (3), and Central Africa (1).

This evaluation was carried out by an independent advisory panel also known as the judges comprising Yemi Faseun, Chief Talent Officer at YT Talent Officer, Osayi Alile, CEO of Aspire Coronation Trust, Funke Amobi, Regional Head of People & Culture Nigeria & West Africa Standard Bank Group, Nkiru Olumide – Ojo, Africa Regions Executive Head, Marketing Corporate Communications & CSI at Standard Bank Group, and Tewa Onasanya, Founder/CEO of Exquisite Magazine Services Ltd.

The president of the 9to5Chick, Glory Edozien PhD, “We are proud to celebrate African women on the continent working in the corporate sector. We believe that this list goes beyond celebrating these women, but is also wholly inspirational to women across Africa and the diaspora. It’s not only about the power of the African woman but her drive, and her contributions on the continent. Our goal is to amplify the voices of these women who have achieved so much but may not have received the recognition they deserve. We hope that this recognition will inspire more women to pursue their dreams, break barriers, and make a positive impact in their communities.”

See the list below: 

1. Audrey Abakah

SME, Agency banking and Partnership / Absa, Ghana

2. Catherine Mwakasitu

Head of Finance and Operations/Financial Sector Deepening Tanzania, Tanzania

3. Carol Ariyibi

Head, Corporate Transformation/ARM Holding Company Ltd., Nigeria

4. Andrea Quaye

Snr Director, Global Category Lead – Coffee, The Coca-Cola Company, South Africa

5. Linda Obi

 Head of Global Operations, Zenith Chain, Nigeria

6. Cany Jobe

Director of Exploration and Production, Gambia National Petroleum Corporation, Gambia

7. Vuyo Henda

Chief Marketing Officer, Spur Corporation, South Africa

8. Mary Ojulari

Managing Director, Weststar Associates Limited(Mercedes-Benz Nigeria), Nigeria

9. Rita Opiah

General Manager,  Park Inn by Radisson Serviced Apartments, Nigeria

10. Nneka Eneli

Director of Outsourcing, Workforce Group, Nigeria

11. Sophie Okonkwo

Tech HR, Microsoft, Nigeria

12. Kelechi Mbah

Chief Marketing Officer,  Digital Jewels Limited, Nigeria

13. Faustina Fynn-Nyame

Executive Director for Africa, Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, Kenya

14. Ayo Mairo-Ese

Anchor, Arise News, Nigeria

15. Arit Okpo

CNN African Voices Changemakers, Nigeria

16. Busola Odusanya

Senior Attorney (In-House Counsel), ExxonMobil, Nigeria

17. Dr. Olukemi Olugbade

Medical Epidemiologist, Public Health Physician, Nigerian Ministry of Defence, Nigeria

18. Dr. Adetola Salau

Senior Special Assistant on Education to the Governor, Lagos State,  Lagos State Government, Nigeria

19. Eloho Omame

Partner, TLcom Capital LLP, Nigeria

20. Eve Banda

Executive Head, People & Marketing,  Hollard Insurance, South Africa

21. Ezinne Anosike

Head, People & Culture,  Stanbic IBTC Bank, Nigeria

22. Farida Bedwei

Principal Software Engineer, Microsoft, Ghana

23. Folarinle Akinrinola

Indirect Channels Director, sub-Saharan Africa,  GE Healthcare, Nigeria

24. Hadiza Adukonu

Vice President, Corporate Development, West Titan Energy Nigeria

25. Ibukun Abidoye

Executive Vice President, Chocolate City Music, Nigeria

26. Ifesinachi Okoli-Okpagu

Chief Marketing Officer,  Heirs Insurance, Nigeria

27. Juliet Okene

Payroll Benefits Manager, Total Energies

Nigeria

28. Jumoke Aleoke-Malachi

Head Talent Management, WEMA Bank, Nigeria

29. Jumoke Fajemirokun

Partner, ENR Advisory, Nigeria

30. Kai Orga

MD, ARM Investment Managers, Nigeria

31. Ladi Stephen

Country Director/USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program – Procurement and Supply Management, Angola

32. Lola Aworanti

Chief Digital Officer, FBNQuest, Nigeria

33. Lucy Wairimu

Director of People and Culture,  Mercy Corps, Kenya

34. Mariama Wurie

Education Consultant and Communications Consultant, The World Bank. Sierra Leone

35. Mojisola Olurotimi

People Operations Business Partner, Maruchi Global, Nigeria

36. Nabila Aguele

Special Adviser to Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget & National Planning, Nigeria, Nigeria

37. Nkem Offonabo

Head, Employee Service and Wellness/Premium Trust Bank, Nigeria

38. Nthabi Motsoeneng

Marketing Director South Africa & Sub-Saharan Africa at Pernod Ricard, South Africa

39. Oge Maduagwu

West Africa Media Manager, Unilever, Nigeria

40. Olufunke Baruwa

Program Officer,  Ford Foundation, Nigeria

41. Oluwasola Obagbemi

Corporate Communications Manager, Anglophone West Africa, Meta, Nigeria

42. Oluwatoyin Aralepo

Global Head of Finance, Program FP&A, Mastercard Foundation, Nigeria

43. Zethu Dlamini

Chief Marketing Officer,  FNB Eswatini, Eswatini

44. Vere Shaba

Carbon Monetisation Cluster, Built by Nature, South Africa

45. Tolulope Osindero

Head, Legal & Compliance/Branch International, Nigeria

46. Tolulope Ita

Country Manager / International Beverages Consultancy, Nigeria

47. Tesi Rusagara

Managing Director / Kigali Innovation City, Rwanda

48. Temitope Yusuff

Director, Internal Audit and Risk Management / IHS Towers, Nigeria

49. Temi Dalley

Chief Human Resource Officer (CHRO)/Sterling Bank/, Nigeria

50. Tega Onojaife

Sports Producer/Presenter / SMOOTH FM 98.1, Nigeria

51. Tasha Mills

Director of People and Partnerships/NIYEL, Senegal

52. Sylvia Mulinge

CEO / MTN Uganda, Uganda

53. Prudence Masako

Country Director/CARE, Tanzania

54. Patricia Luhanga

Corporate Affairs Manager/Electoral Commission of Zambia, Zambia

55. Osasuyi Dirisu

Executive Director / Policy Innovation Centre, Nigeria

56. Peace Nnabugwu

Renewable Energy Consultant / Energy Commission of Nigeria, Nigeria

57. Ory Okolloh

Partner/Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures, Kenya

58. Onemhinye Bayode

Senior Director – Strategy (Africa Middle East and South Asia)/ PepsiCo, South Africa

59. Fatima Kyari Mohammed

African Union Permanent Observer to the United Nations, NY., Nigeria

60. Dr. Tlaleng Mofokeng

United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health,

OFFICE OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, South Africa

61. VERA KAMTUKULE

Minister of Tourism,  Malawi Government, Malawi

62. CARINE TOURE YEMITIA

Regional Senior Procurement Officer,

International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), COTE D’IVOIRE

63. Dagmawit Moges

Director, Peace Fund Secretariat, African Union Commission, Ethiopia

64. RAMATU ABDULKADIR

Head of Pharmacy Department, National Ear Care Centre, Kaduna, Nigeria

65. Ifeoma Agu

Marketing Manager, International Premium Spirits & Reserve Brands, Diageo, Nigeria

66. Dolapo Oshiegbu

Plant Manager, Guinness Nigeria Plc, Nigeria

67. Ayodeji Ajibola

HR Director – Guinness Nigeria, Nigeria

68. Nadia Ahmed

Councilor, New Voices Council, Apolitical Foundation, KENYA

69. Niven Postma

Tutor, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), SOUTH AFRICA

70. Ayodele Olojede

Group Head, Emerging Businesses Africa/ Access Bank Plc, Nigeria

71. Lumun Amanda Feese

Technical advisor Ministry of mines and steel, Nigeria

72. Rania Al Mashat

Minister of International Cooperation,  Egypt

73. Noha El Ghazaly

Egypt Country Advisor,  Mediterrania Capital Partners, Egypt

74. Shirley Tony Kum

Corporate Communications Manager, Vivo Energy Ghana, Ghana

75. Praise (Dogah) Nutakor

Head of Communications and Partnerships – UNDP Ghana, Ghana

76. Annette Kanora

Head of PR & Communications, Vodacom Tanzania, Tanzania

77. Cynthia Ofori-Dwumfuo

Group Head, Marketing & Corporate Affairs, Hollard Ghana Holdings, Ghana

78. Moky Makura

Executive Director, Africa No Filter, SOUTH AFRICA

79. Keneiloe Molopyane

Scientific researcher, University of the Witwatersrand, South AFRICA

80. Funke Jaiyesimi

Marketing Manager, Janssen Pharmaceutical Company, Nigeria

81. Angela Mensah-Poku

Director of Digital and Commercial Operations, Vodafone Ghana, Ghana

82. Angela Ndambuki

Regional Director Sub-Saharan Africa, International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), Kenya

83. Debra Mallowah

Vice President, East, and Central Africa Franchise, The Coca-Cola Company, Kenya

84. Evelyne Dioh Simpa

Managing Director, WIC Capital, Senegal 

85. Naomi Wanjiru Njeri Monobolou

Senior Programme Budget and Policy Officer / African Development Bank Group, Côte d’Ivoire

86. Fathima Ebrahim

Head of Marketing, Liquid Intelligent Technologies South Africa, South Africa

87. Jocelyn Muhutu Remy

Managing Director, Spotify Sub-Saharan Africa, South Africa

88. Lilian Onyach

Head Consumer and High Net Worth, Stanbic Bank Kenya, Kenya

89. Monali Shah

Board Advisor, Pixis, Nigeria

90. Temitope Iluyemi

Senior Director, Procter & Gamble, Nigeria

91. Yolanda Cuba

Group Regional Vice President Southern & East Africa, MTN Group, South Africa 

92. Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh

Strategic Partnerships and Multinational Corporations Lead Africa, Microsoft, Morocco

93. FATOUMATA DORO

Managing Director Vlisco, Ghana

94. ELIZABETH WATHUTI

Head of Campaigns and Daima Consortium Coordinator, Wangari Maathai Foundation, Kenya

95. ANNA EKELEDO

Executive Director at AfriLabs Foundation, Nigeria

96. CAREN WAKOLI

Interim Executive Director, Emerging Public Leaders, Kenya

97. CHIDO CLEOPATRA MPEMBA

Special Envoy on Youth, African Union Chairperson & Cabinet, South Africa

98. Jemimah Jatau

Consultant – Gender and Social Inclusion Consultant

USAID | Power Africa Nigeria Power Sector Program, Nigeria

99. YAWA HANSEN-QUAO

Director, Ashesi University, Ghana

100. Abena Osei-Poku

Managing Director,  Absa Bank Ghana Limited, Ghana

 

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