Managers of Wealth Africa

Standard Bank announces Madinga as new CEO

As a man I have known for years since my days in the private sector, I am more than confident that Mr. Madinga will excel and steer the bank to more successes.

CRC Credit Bureau Appoints Olagbami Director

The Chairman Board of Directors of CRC Credit Bureau, Mr. Olusegun Alebiosu, stated that the board was elated with the new appointment.

The African Development Bank Appoints Mr. Simon Mizrahi, Acting Director, Communication and External Relations (Pcer)

Prior to this, Simon worked as Director, International Development Consultancy Services (1996-2001) and as a Country Director for Médecins du Monde, Kigali (Rwanda) and Managua (Nicaragua), from 1994 to 1996.

Banks hire more managers, reduce low-cadre positions

The value of mobile phone based transactions increased 4 percent from Sh367.77 billion in 2018 to Sh382.93 billion in 2019.

African Development Bank appoints Belgian as Director

Gauthier, a Belgian citizen, is a seasoned professional in international negotiations and relations with various stakeholders

Netflix adds Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa to its board

Masiyiwa is effectively replacing Rice and as it currently stands would be the only recognized person of color on the board along with four women and seven other men, including co-chief executives Reed Hastings and Ted Sarandos.

Old Mutual appoints Avatar and Mortimer Harvey

Andrew Fradd, MD of MH, says that the agency is looking forward to ensuring Old Mutual's iconic brand maintains its legendary presence as front-runner in the insurance and financial services space in South Africa.

The African Development Bank appoints Ms. Aissa Touré, Country Manager, Rwanda

She brings a solid set of skills in strategic management, institutional representation and partnership management at country, regional and global levels.

KRA boss to chair Africa unit of global tax information sharing

Initiative aims at unpacking the benefits of tax transparency and exchange of information.

Barry Hore to step down as CEO of South Africa's Discovery Bank

Discovery's digital bank, a challenger to traditional banks, adapts its insurance model to lending and savings by tying interest rates to customer behaviour.

Barry Hore to step down as Discovery Bank CEO

In taking over from Barry, Hylton will leverage his experience as CEO of the South African businesses of Discovery in building a powerful and integrated composite.

Maria Ramos replaces Pityana at AngloGold Ashanti

Her name recently appeared on a list of officials and their associates who have been spending taxpayers’ money, despite changes to government’s travel regulations.

Ory Okolloh Resigns As Non-Executive Director At Stanbic Bank

She will remain as chair of the Stanbic Kenya Foundation board.

Citigroup appoints first female head of Middle East and North Africa operations

MENA is Citi’s fastest growing region in its emerging markets portfolio and contributes 30 per cent of the bank’s net income in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Citi names first woman to run its MENA operations

Elissar Farah Antonios as Head of the MENA Cluster

Holborn Appoints Group Chief Financial Officer

She is a highly experienced and senior finance professional who also provides vision and leadership for strategy, change and transformation

Claire Munene Appointed Director For Customer Experience As Telkom Kenya Makes Senior Appointments

While at Safaricom, she was recognised as one of the top 10 managers, within the company. She was also responsible for the review of airtime borrowing product ‘Okoa Jahazi’ through Customer Experience enhancements in the FY 2015.

George municipal manager throws in the towel

Botha said since his appointment in 2010, his office redeemed external loans of R600 million and saved the municipality millions of rand

Stakeholders laud Fidelity Bank’s smooth management transition

Okonkwo said he has delivered on his promise, upon assuming office on January 1, 2014, to foster a robust engagement with the market, grow the bank and improve on key performance indices.

Layoffs by NSE firms double to 7,000 in a year

The size of lay-offs by NSE firms in 2019 represents a 143.39 percent jump compared to the previous year when the companies shed 2,876 jobs. Companies listed on the bourse cut 1,870 jobs in 2017.

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