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"What entrepreneurs need to make their enterprises more viable is greater access to credit and capital, essential infrastructure, and a supportive regulatory environment. Development assistance can help facilitate each of these."
ROBERT A. MOSBACHER, JR.
Former President & CEO, OPIC and Chairman, Mosbacher Energy Company
Frontier 100

Frontier 100 includes CEOs from Africa, South Asia, the United States and Europe. Frontier 100 members are CEOs or business unit heads of major companies operating in Africa ($50 million+ in annual revenues), who are recognized sector leaders and share a commitment to poverty reduction.

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CEOs from African companies

 
Robert Mosbacher and Emmanuel Katongole
Robert Mosbacher and Emmanuel Katongole

Abdallah Alaoui
Senior Advisor, Cummins Africa and Former President & CEO, MIFA Group
Morocco

Andrew Alli
President & CEO, Africa Finance Corporation (AFC)
Nigeria

J. Kofi Bucknor
Managing Partner, Kingdom Zephyr Africa Management (KZAM)
South Africa

Aloy Chife
Founder, President & CEO, Kutana
Ghana

Mathews A. P. Chikaonda
Group Chief Executive, Press Corporation Limited (PCL)
Malawi

N. Justin Chinyanta
Chairman & CEO, Loita Group
South Africa

Patrick Devenish
Group Chief Executive, AICO Africa Limited
Zimbabwe

Bernard Koné Dossongui
Founder & CEO, Atlantic Group
Côte d'Ivoire

Arnold Ekpe
CEO, Ecobank
Togo

Jean-Louis Ekra
President & Chairman, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank)
Egypt

Eleni Gabre-Madhin
Founder & CEO, Ethiopia Commodities Exchange (ECX)
Ethiopia

 

 

Nicola Galombik
Executive Director, Yellowwoods Ventures Investments
South Africa

Linus Gitahi
Group CEO, Nation Media Group
Kenya

Brian Herlihy
Executive Director, SEACOM
Mauritius

Michael Joseph
Chairman & Former CEO, Safaricom
Kenya

Emmanuel Katongole
CEO, Quality Chemical Industries Ltd
Uganda

Tope Lawani
Managing Director, Helios Investment Partners
Nigeria

Mizinga Melu
CEO & Managing Director, Standard Chartered Bank
Zambia

Charles Mensa
CEO, Volta Aluminium Company (VALCO)
Ghana

Alexander Mhembere
CEO, Zimplats
Zimbabwe

Loide Monteiro
CEO, Group Loid Engenharia SGPS
Cape Verde

James Mwangi
CEO & Managing Director, Equity Bank
Kenya

 

Papa Madiaw Ndiaye
CEO, Advanced Finance & Investment Group (AFIG)
Senegal

Edward Njoroge
Managing Director & CEO, Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen)
Kenya

Kenneth Ofori-Atta
Former Executive Chairman &
Co-Founder, Databank Financial Services
Ghana

Austin Okere
Group CEO, Computer Warehouse Group
Nigeria

Funke Opeke
CEO, Main One Cable Company Limited
Nigeria

Duncan Owen
Managing Partner, Phatisa Mauritius

Ariff Shamji
Founder & Managing Director, AAA Growers Limited
Kenya

Isaac O. Shongwe
CEO, Barloworld Logistics Africa (Pty) Ltd.
South Africa

Oumar Sow
Managing Director, Compagnie Sahelienne d’Entreprises (CSE)
Senegal

Mostafa Terrab
Chairman & CEO, OCP S.A.
Morocco

Mark Tunmer
Group Chief Executive, Imara Holdings Limited
Botswana

CEOs from South Asian Companies

Karan A. Chanana
Chairman, Amira Group
India

Ranveer Chauhan
Managing Director and Regional Head, West Africa 1, OLAM International
Singapore

Shahzaad Dalal
Vice Chairman, IL&FS Investment Managers Limited
India

Raman Dhawan
Managing Director, Tata Africa Holdings
India

Sushil Jiwarajka
Chairman, Artheon Group and Chairman & Managing Director, Essjay Ericsson Pvt. Ltd
India

Sai Ramakrishna Karuturi
Managing Director, Karuturi Global Limited
India

A. Mahendran
Managing Director, Godrej Consumer Products
India

Shantanu Prakash
Chairman & Managing Director, Educomp Solutions Ltd.
India

Anil Kumar Sharma
Managing Director, Materials South Asia, Avery Dennison
India

CEOs from U.S. and U.K. companies

Teresa Barger
Co-Founder & Senior Managing Director, Cartica Capital

Frank Braeken
Executive Vice President, North Africa, Middle East & Central Africa, Unilever

Len Brand
Managing Director, South Africa and Director Sales & Marketing, Africa, Deere & Company

Joseph C. Brandt
President & CEO, ContourGlobal

Stephen D. Cashin
CEO, Pan African Capital Group (PACG)

Riaz Currimjee
Founding Partner & Managing Director, Surya Capital

Jeanne Cerff
General Manager -- Food, Africa, Mars Incorporated

Michael T. Dan
Former Chairman, President & CEO, The Brink's Company

Carly Fiorina
Former Chairman, President & CEO, Hewlett-Packard Company and Chairman & CEO, Carly Fiorina Enterprises

Gerald Grinstein
CEO-Emeritus, Delta Air Lines, Inc. and Strategic Director, Madrona Venture Group

Vincent Le Guennou
Managing Director, Founding Partner & Co-CEO, Emerging Capital Partners (ECP) Private Equity

Paul T. Hanrahan,
Former President & CEO, AES Corporation

James A. Harmon
Founder & CEO, Harmon & Co.

Paul Hinks
CEO, Symbion Power

Sally Jewell
President & CEO, Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI)

Xolani Mkhwanazi
Chairman, BHP Billiton South Africa

Bonang Mohale
Chairman & Vice President, Shell South Africa (Pty) Limited

Robert A. Mosbacher, Jr.
Former President & CEO, OPIC and Chairman, Mosbacher Energy Company

Jimmy Mugerwa
East Africa Sales & Operations Manager and Country Chair, Shell Kenya Ltd.

Alan Patricof
Founder & Managing Director, Greycroft Partners, LLC

Naveed Riaz
CEO, Africa Division
Citigroup Inc.

Anton Roux
CEO & Chairman, Aon South Africa / Sub Saharan Africa

Thad Simons
President & CEO, Novus International, Inc.

Brady Southwick
Vice President & Managing Director, Cummins Africa

Paul H. Stebbins
Chairman & CEO, World Fuel Services Corporation

Bayella Thiam
Executive Manager, Africa, Novus International, Inc.

Paul E. Tierney, Jr.
Managing Partner, Development Capital, LLC

Sev Vettivetpillai
CEO, Aureos Advisors Limited

 

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