Top 100 CEOs and Business Leaders
Africa

1. Mwaka Mushota, Bayport Zambia, Recoveries
2. Archie Masebe, McCann South Africa, Business
3. Walter Akpani, Providus Bank, CEO
4. Abdelmjid Tazlaoui, Attijariwafa Bank, Director
5. Zane Langford, Fresenius Kabi South Africa, Sales & Export
6. Mutiu Sunmonu, Imperial Homes Mortgage Bank, Chairman of the Board
7. Mizinga Melu, Absa Zambia, CEO
8. Douglas Mboweni, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, CEO
9. Strive Masiyiwa, Econet Wireless, Executive Chairman
10. Kim White, Karooooo, Director
11. Shameel Joosub, Vodacom, CEO
12. Arjun Dhillon, Safaricom Ethiopia, Enterprise Business
13. Monhla Hlahla, Discovery, Director
14. Tosin Eniolorunda, Moniepoint, CEO
15. Jacques Celliers, FirstRand, Fintech Strategy
16. Penny Ntuli, Mpact, Communication
17. Umesh Puri, Howden Puri Insurance, CEO
18. Mette Knudsen, African Development Bank, Executive Director
19. Sonny Zulu, Standard Chartered Zambia, CEO
20. Sim Tshabalala, Standard Bank, CEO
21. Samantha Boyd, Old Mutual Insure, Specialty
22. Gerrie Fourie, Capitec Bank, CEO (-> Jul 18 2025)
23. Biola Adebayo, Fidson Healthcare, Deputy Managing Director
24. Bala Wunti, Napims, General Manager
25. Felix Ike, Moniepoint, CTO
26. Denny Kalyalya, Bank of Zambia, Chairman & Governor
27. Sango Ntsaluba, Thungela, Chairman of the Board
28. Tweneboa Kodua Fokuo, National Investment Bank Ghana, Managing Director
29. Chika Nwosu, PalmPay, Managing Director
30. Roosevelt Ogbonna, Access Bank, CEO
31. Kudakwashe Mukushi, NBS Bank, Director
32. Aliko Dangote, Dangote Group, CEO
33. Karl Toriola, MTN, Nigeria
34. July Ndlovu, AECI, Director
35. Sean Flanagan, Aveng, Director
36. Niharika Sharma, GIC Re South Africa, Risk
37. Adewale Tinubu, Oando, CEO
38. Nolwandle Mgoqi, Aon South Africa, CEO
39. Sean Summers, Pick n Pay Stores, CEO
40. Charles Molapisi, MTN South Africa, CEO
41. Adewale Tinubu, Oando Energy Resources, Chairman of the Board
42. Ghana Msibi, WesBank, CEO
43. Tolulope Oluwole, FBN Holdings, IR
44. Aboubacar Sadikh Diop, Sonatel, Mali
45. David Smollan, Smollan Group, CEO
46. Roni Tohme, Ooredoo Algeria, CEO
47. Nigel Payne, Mr Price, Chairman of the Board
48. Hardy Pemhiwa, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, Director
49. Sherif Magdy, Attijariwafa Bank Egypt, Risk
50. Thandeka Dlamini, FNB Swaziland, Credit
51. Joe Madungandaba, Community Investment Holdings, CEO
52. Abdul-Kadir Ahmed, NLNG Ship Management, CEO
53. George Elombi, Afreximbank, Legal & Services (Sep 2025 -> President & Chairman)
54. Ayanda Ndlovu, Coface South Africa, CEO
55. John Ugbe, MultiChoice, Nigeria
56. Robert Gumede, Gijima, Executive Chairman
57. Pieter Engelbrecht, Shoprite, CEO
58. Calvo Mawela, MultiChoice, CEO & Director
59. Thando Khumalo, Goscor, SHERQ
60. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, Fidelity Bank Plc, CEO
61. Adaora Umeoji, Zenith Bank, CEO
62. Rita-Devi Persand Gujadhur, State Bank of Mauritius, Financial Management
63. Jesse Moore, M-KOPA, CEO
64. Francis Dufay, Jumia, CEO
65. Natasha Sharma, Tongaat-Hulett, Interim CTO
66. Kanyisa Mkhize, AfroCentric Group, Director
67. Karishma Singh, B. Braun Medical South Africa, Avitum
68. Ken Hopkins, KAP, Director
69. Mark Blair, Mr Price, CEO
70. Olusegun Alebiosu, First Bank of Nigeria, CEO
71. Zanele Matlala, Merafe Resources, CEO
72. Ahmed Elkholy, FAB Egypt, Credit
73. Chris Cowen, Esor, Project
74. Solomon Nyanhongo, Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe, CEO
75. Yasser Shaker, Orange Egypt, CEO (-> Jul 1 2025)
76. Phillip Madinga, Standard Bank Malawi, CEO
77. Mike Adenuga, Globacom, CEO
78. Michelle Jackson, WSP South Africa, Property & Buildings
79. Chris Otto, Capitec Bank, Director
80. Oratile Mosetlhi, SA Corporate Real Estate, Director
81. Osagie Okunbor, Shell Nigeria, Chairman of the Board
82. Quinton Adams, Copper 360, External Affairs
83. Kholiwe Makhohliso, Kagiso Tiso Holdings, Director
84. Devakumar Edwin, Dangote Cement, Director
85. Abey Kgotle, Mercedes-Benz South Africa, HR & Corporate Affairs (CEO on Dec 1 2025)
86. Sandra Gordon, Moneyweb, Director
87. Charles Mbire, MTN Uganda, Chairman of the Board
88. Greg Solomon, McDonald's South Africa, Managing Director
89. Khalid Nasr, BMCE Capital, CEO
90. Sithuthukile Sibanda, Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe, Compliance & Anti-Financial Crime
91. Farhad Khan, Tourvest, Director
92. Andile Khumalo, Metrofile, Director
93. Hassan Ouriagli, Attijariwafa Bank, Director
94. Rendani Ramovha, SuperSport, CEO
95. Henry Ikem Obih, Fidelity Bank Plc, Director
96. Godfrey Gomwe, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, Director
97. Mamoun Lahlimi, Caisse de Depot et de Gestion, CDG Tourism
98. Themba Nkosi, Sibanye-Stillwater, HR & Culture
99. Dave Buck, Takealot, Product & Technology
100. Elizabeth Masiyiwa, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, Director