Top 50 Women in Corporate Africa Revealed after Data-Driven Research

The Africa.com 2021 Definitive List of Women CEOs

Rank

Name

Title

Company

Country

Stock Exchange

Market Cap

1

Natascha Viljoen

CEO

Anglo American Platinum

South Africa

Johannesburg Stock Exchange

$37.6 billion USD

2

Mpumi Madisa

CEO / Executive Director

Bidvest Group

South Africa

Johannesburg Stock Exchange

$3.6 billion USD

3

Lizé Lambrechts

CEO / Executive Director

Santam

South Africa

Johannesburg Stock Exchange

$1.9 billion USD

4

Miriam Olusanya

Managing Director

Guaranty Trust Bank Ltd

Nigeria

Nigeria Stock Exchange

$1.4 billion USD

5

Jane Karuku

Group Managing Director and CEO

East African Breweries Ltd

Kenya

Nairobi Stock Exchange

$1.2 billion USD

6

Helena Conradie

CEO

Satrix 40

South Africa

Johannesburg Stock Exchange

$650 million USD

7

Leila Fourie

CEO

JSE

South Africa

Johannesburg Stock Exchange

$640 million USD

8

Ruth Zaipuna

CEO

NMB Bank

Tanzania

Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange

$505 million USD

9

Nathalie Alquier

CEO

Centrale Danone

Morocco

Casablanca Stock Exchange

$500 million USD

10

Catherine Lesetedi

Group Chief Executive Officer

Botswana Insurance Holdings

Botswana

Botswana Stock Exchange

$445 million USD

11

Mansa Nettey

Chief Executive

Standard Chartered Bank

Ghana

Ghana Stock Exchange

$425 million USD

12

Anne Juuko

CEO

Stanbic Bank Holdings

Uganda

Uganda Securities Exchange

$370 million USD

13

Keabetswe Pheko-Moshagane

Managing Director

Absa Bank Botswana Ltd

Botswana

Botswana Stock Exchange

$346 million USD

14

Jackie van Niekerk

CEO

Attacq Ltd

South Africa

Johannesburg Stock Exchange

$323 million USD

15

Jalila Mezni

CEO

Société d'Articles Hygiéniques LILAS

Tunisia

Bourse de Tunis Stock Exchange

$304 million USD

16

Amelia Beattie

CEO

Liberty Two Degrees

South Africa

Johannesburg Stock Exchange

$281 million USD

17

Mercia Geises

CEO

SBN Holdings Ltd (Standard Bank)

Namibia

Namibian Stock Exchange

$277 million USD

18

Rebecca Miano

Managing Director and CEO

Kenya Electricity Generating

Kenya

Nairobi Stock Exchange

$275 million USD

19

Miriem Bensalah-Chaqroun

VP, Managing Director

Oulmes

Morocco

MC/Casablanca Stock Exchange

$230 million USD

20

Diane Karusisi

CEO

BK Group PLC

Rwanda

Rwanda Stock Exchange

$205 million USD

21

Nasim Devji

Group CEO and Managing Director

Diamond Trust Bank

Kenya

Nairobi Stock Exchange

$178 million USD

22

Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe

Managing Director and CEO

Fidelity Bank

Nigeria

Nigerian Stock Exchange

$165 million USD

DIVISION HEADS

23

Kanyisa Mkhize

CEO Sanlam Corporate

Sanlam

South Africa

Johannesburg Stock Exchange

$8.6 billion USD

24

Vivien McMenamin

CEO South Africa

Mondi South Africa

South Africa

Johannesburg Stock Exchange

$7.7 billion USD

25

Nevine Wefky

President of Corporate Credit and Investment

Commercial International Bank

Egypt

Egyptian Exchange

$5.7 Billion USD

26

Yolisa Phahle

CEO General Entertainment and Connected Video

The MultiChoice Group

South Africa

Johannesburg Stock Exchange

$3.8 billion USD

27

Kerrin Land

Managing Director, Personal Finance & Wealth Management

Old Mutual

South Africa

Johannesburg Stock Exchange

$3.7 billion USD

28

Prabashini Moodley

Managing Director

Old Mutual Corporate

South Africa

Johannesburg Stock Exchange

$3.7 billion USD

29

Hannah Sadiki

Bidvest Financial Services CEO

Bidvest Financial Services

South Africa

Johannesburg Stock Exchange

$3.6 billion USD

30

Ramatoulaye Diallo Shagaya

Managing Director Orange Finances Mobile Services

Sonatel

Senegal

Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières

$2.2 billion USD

31

Aminata Kane Ndiaye

CEO Orange Sierra Leone

Sonatel

Senegal

Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières

$2.2 billion USD

32

Kerry Cassel

CEO Financial Services Sector

Motus Holdings

South Africa

Johannesburg Stock Exchange

$1.1 billion USD

33

Anet Ahern

CEO PSG Asset Management

PSG Konsult

South Africa

Johannesburg Stock Exchange

$819 million USD

34

Nanees Adel

CSH Managing Director

Cleopatra Hospital

Egypt

Egyptian Exchange

$468 million USD

35

Hélène Echevin

CEO, CIEL Healthcare

CIEL

Mauritius

Stock Exchange of Mauritius

$166 million USD

REGIONAL HEADS

36

Teju Ajani

Managing Director Nigeria

Apple

Nigeria

NASDAQ

$2.1 trillion USD

37

Juliet Ehimuan

Director West Africa

Google

Nigeria

NASDAQ

$2.1 trillion USD

38

Kendi Ntwiga-Nderitu

Country Lead Kenya

Microsoft

Kenya

NASDAQ

$1.9 trillion USD

39

Lillian Barnard

CEO South Africa

Microsoft

South Africa

NASDAQ

$1.9 trillion USD

40

Nunu Ntshingila

Regional Director, Africa

Facebook

South Africa

NASDAQ

$836 billion USD

41

Aida Diarra

Senior Vice President and Head of Sub-Saharan Africa

VISA Inc

South Africa

New York Stock Exchange

$466 billion USD

42

Chantal Umutoni Kagame

CEO

MTN Rwanda

Rwanda

Rwanda Stock Exchange

$361 billion USD

43

Yvonne Ike

Managing Director, Sub-Saharan Africa

Bank of America

Nigeria

New York Stock Exchange

$332 billion USD

44

Cathy Smith

MD Sub-Saharan Africa

SAP

South Africa

Frankfurt Stock Exchange

$171 billion USD

45

Ireti Samuel-Ogbu

CEO Nigeria and Ghana

Citibank

Nigeria

New York Stock Exchange

$151 billion USD

46

Mariam Kane-Garcia

CEO South Africa & Executive VP Southern Africa

TotalEnergies

South Africa

Euronext

$122 billion USD

47

Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh

Regional Head North, East. and West Africa

IBM

Ghana

NASDAQ

$119 billion USD

48

Brenda Mbathi

President GE East Africa

General Electra

Kenya

New York Stock Exchange

$111 billion USD

49

Mpumi Zikalala

Managing Director, de Beers Group Managed Operations

De Beers Group

South Africa

De Beers

$61 billion USD

50

Taelo Mojapelo

CEO and Vice President

British Petroleum Southern Africa

South Africa

LSE/London Stock Exchange

$59 billion USD