The African Leadership Magazine is pleased to announce the winners in the 13 categories of the 2022 edition of the African Business Leadership Awards (ABLA), following the call for vote entries which ended on Friday, June 3, 2022.
The keenly contested awards attracted over 370, 000 entries on the website and across social media platforms, as well as submissions via email and physical posts from Africans across the continent and in Diaspora.
All winners and their runners-up shall be presented with an award trophy and formally decorated with the instruments of the honour at the 7th Africa Summit – London 2022, which is scheduled to hold at the House of Lords of the United Kingdom, on July 4, 2022, from 3.00 – 4.30 pm, with the theme- Rethinking African Trade & Partnership Possibilities.
The Winners emerged through a keenly contested 3-step points-based selection process that included a call for nomination; a call for online voting for shortlisted nominees; and the editorial board’s final review of the nominations and voting submissions – using supporting evidence and voting considerations in their final decisions to decide the African Business Leadership Awards 2021 winners. Voting was responsible for sixty-five per cent (65%) points and supporting evidence was responsible for 35% in the final selection process for the 2022 winners.
The African Business Leadership Awards is a prestigious recognition event to reward exceptional corporate practices and outstanding achievers in Africa’s business landscape and its private sector. The awards are in keeping with the African Leadership Magazine’s tradition of presenting the sides of the continent’s businesses and leaders, which hardly find placement on global media platforms – celebrating exemplary business leadership on the continent. See below, the list of winners:
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Sam Matekane, Group Chairman, Matekane Group of Companies, Lesotho
AFRICAN BUSINESS LEADER OF THE YEAR
Akindele Akintoye, Chairman, Platform Capital, Nigeria- Winner
Daniel Mckorley, GCEO, McDan Group of Companies, Ghana- First Runner-up
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AFRICAN FEMALE BUSINESS LEADER OF THE YEAR:
Mpumi Mpofu, CEO, Airports Company South Africa- winner
Anne Juuko, CEO, Stanbic Bank Holdings, Uganda – First Runner-up
AFRICAN REGULATOR OF THE YEAR
Energy & Petroleum Regulatory Authority, Kenya- Winner
Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA)- First Runner-up
BUSINESS FRIENDLY GOVERNOR OF THE YEAR AWARD
Hassan Ali Joho, Governor, Mombasa County, Kenya – Joint Winner
Ifeanyi Okowa, Governor of Delta State, Nigeria –Joint Winner
David Makhura, Premier of Gauteng province, South Africa – Runner Up
AFRICAN FINANCE MINISTER OF THE YEAR
Renganaden Padayachy, Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development, Mauritius – Winner
Ipumbu Shiimi, Minister of Finance, Botswana – Runner-Up
CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR OF THE YEAR AWARD
Florens Luoga, Governor, Bank of Tanzania – Winner
Tarek Amer, Governor, Central Bank of Egypt – Runner-up
AFRICAN INSPIRATIONAL BUSINESS LEADERSHIP AWARD
João Figueiredo, CEO, Moza Banco, Mozambique – Winner
Abena Brigidi, CEO, Nimed Capital Limited, Ghana – Runner up
AFRICAN TRADE & INVESTMENT MINISTER OF THE YEAR
Alphonse Claude N’SILOU, Minister of State, Minister of Trade, Supply and Consumption, Congo Republic – Winner
Beatha Habyarimana, Minister of Trade and Industry, Rwanda – Runner-up
AFRICAN CEO OF THE YEAR
Peter Ashade, GCEO, United Capital Plc, Nigeria- Winner
James Githii Mburu, CEO, Kenya Revenue Authority – Runner-up
YOUNG BUSINESS LEADER OF THE YEAR AWARD
Ally Edha Awadh, CEO, Lake Oil Group, Tanzania – Winner
Sangu Delle, Chairman, Golden Palm Investments Corporation, Ghana- First Runner-up
AFRICA CSR AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IMPACT AWARD:
Anglo American Platinum South Africa – Winner
Access Bank Plc – First Runner-up
AFRICAN BRAND OF THE YEAR
Lafarge Africa Plc – Winner
Vodacom Group – First Runner-up
AFRICA BUSINESS INTEGRITY LEADER AWARD
Mastercard Africa – Winner
Heritage Bank Plc, Nigeria – First Runner-up
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