Top Women in Business

Executives and founders setting the pace across African markets.

Development sample. Positions and metrics are illustrative, not verified data.

1. 1
   Ngozi Alabi

   Group CEO, Meridian Bank

   Leads a major regional business.

   Influence score 96
   Influence score 96
2. 2
   Halima Yusuf

   Managing Director, OkraGrid

   Leads a major regional business.

   Influence score 91
   Influence score 91
3. 3
   Kofi Asante

   CEO, Gold Coast Cement

   Leads a major regional business.

   Influence score 86
   Influence score 86
4. 4
   Bola Adebayo

   Co-founder, Nimbus Cloud

   Leads a major regional business.

   Influence score 81
   Influence score 81
5. 5
   Ifeoma Chukwu

   COO, Atlas Logistics

   Leads a major regional business.

   Influence score 76
   Influence score 76
6. 6
   Funmi Ogun

   Founder & CEO, Harmattan Air

   Leads a major regional business.

   Influence score 71
   Influence score 71
7. 7
   Nadia Hassan

   Managing Director, Cairo Textiles

   Leads a major regional business.

   Influence score 66
   Influence score 66
8. 8
   Obiageli Nnadi

   Group Managing Director, Baobab Insurance

   Leads a major regional business.

   Influence score 61
   Influence score 61
9. 9
   Temi Sowande

   Chief Executive, Lagoon Properties

   Leads a major regional business.

   Influence score 56
   Influence score 56
10. 10
    Brian Kimani

    Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Equator Media

    Leads a major regional business.

    Influence score 51
    Influence score 51