African Leadership magazine announced the winners of the 13 categories of the 2022 African Business Leadership Awards (ABLA) on Monday, following the call for nominations that closed on Friday, June 3, 2022. The hotly contested awards attracted more than 370,000 entries on the website and social media platforms, as well as email and postal submissions from Africans on the continent and in the diaspora.
Renganaden Padayachy, Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development, has been voted the African Finance Minister of the Year 2022. The news came yesterday, Monday, June 6, the day before the 2022-2023 Budget. Renganaden Padayachy will be officially decorated for this nomination on July 4 at a summit to be held in the House of Lords in the United Kingdom. This will also be the case for the winners in the other categories. Botswana’s Minister of Finance, Ipumbu Shiimi, takes second place.
The African Business Leadership Awards is a prestigious recognition event for outstanding business practices and achievements in the African business landscape and its private sector. The awards are part of African Leadership Magazine’s tradition of shining a spotlight on companies and leaders from the continent that are rarely featured on global media platforms.
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
- 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
