NEW YORK, August 27, 2015 - Global Finance magazine has announced the Who’s Who in African Finance 2015. This exclusive resource recognizes the most influential, creative, and powerful people in the African business and financial communities. It will be published in the October 2015 issue as part of Global Finance’s annual African Supplement.
Decisions are made by Global Finance’s Editorial Review Board based on nominations, discussions with analysts and consultants and further independent research.
“Africa is among the fastest growing regions of the world, and many African countries have taken major steps toward improving their investment climate and conditions for doing business,” said Joseph D. Giarraputo, publisher and editorial director of Global Finance. “In our Who’s Who in African Finance, we recognize the finance industry leaders and the leading finance officials at major non-financial corporations who are making their mark.”
The full list of the Who’s Who in African Finance
COMPANY |
HONOREE |
TITLE |
LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| African Development Bank | Akinwumi Adesina | President | Côte d’Ivoire |
| Atria Africa | Grant Flanagan | Managing Director and CIO | Zimbabwe |
| Attacq | Melt Hamman | Financial Director | South Africa |
| Attijariwafa | Mohamed El Kettani | President | Morocco |
| Banco Único | António Correia | CEO | Mozambique |
| Barclays Bank Mauritius | Ravin Dajee | Managing Director | Mauritius |
| Barloworld Equipment | Anushuya Gounden | Executive Director: Finance | South Africa |
| Beyonic | Luke Kyohere | CEO | Uganda |
| BMCI BNP Paribas | Laurent Dupuch | Chairman and CEO | Morocco |
| Capitec Bank | Gerrie Fourie | CEO | South Africa |
| Citi | Kevin Murray | Managing Director for West and Central Africa |
Côte d’Ivoire |
| Commerzbank | Florian Witt | Regional Head, Africa | Nigeria |
| Deutsche Bank | Peter Wharton-Hood | CEO and Chief Country Officer of Deutsche Bank in South Africa |
South Africa |
| Ecobank | Albert Essien | Outgoing CEO | Togo |
| EY Ethiopia | Zemedeneh Negatu | Managing Partner and Head of Transaction Advisory |
Ethiopia |
| First Bank of Nigeria | Stephen Olabisi Onasanya | Group Managing Director/CEO | Nigeria |
| IC Securities (Ghana) | David Awuah-Darko | Chairman and CEO | Ghana |
| Jaiz Bank | Muhammad Nurul Islam | Managing Director/CEO | Nigeria |
| Kestrel Capital (East Africa) | Andre DeSimone | Executive Director and CEO | Kenya |
| Millenium bim (Mozambique) |
José Reino da Costa | Vice Chariman and CE0 | Mozambique |
| MTN | Brett Goschen | Group CFO | South Africa |
| Nedbank | Mike Brown | Chief Executive | South Africa |
| Nestlé Nigeria | Syed Saiful Islam | Head of Finance and Control | Nigeria |
| NIC Bank | John Gachora | Group Managing Director | Kenya |
| Nigerian Breweries | Mark Rutten | Finance Director | Nigeria |
| Remgro | Leon Crouse | CFO | South Africa |
| Société Générale de Banques de Côte d’Ivoire |
Hubert de Saint Jean | Managing Director | Côte d’Ivoire |
| Standard Bank | Sim Tshabalala | Joint CEO | South Africa |
| Stanlib | Seelan Gobalsamy | CEO | South Africa |
| United Bank for Africa | Phillips Oduoza | Group Managing Director/CEO | Nigeria |
| Vetiva Capital Management | Chuka Eseka | Managing Director and CEO | Nigeria |
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