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oan top 100 AFRICAN business leaders in the uk
Spotlighting and celebrating the success and achievements of unsung African heroes, transformers and business leaders in the UK
Businesses in the UK continue to suffer from a lack of diversity and inclusion, including a low rate of Black and African Ethnic Minorities (BAME) that hold leadership positions.
As part of SSCG Consulting Corporate Citizenship Initiative and One Africa Network commitment to promote diversity and inclusion in businesses. We will be showcasing and celebrating the outstanding success and achievement of African leaders in business, entrepreneurs and professionals in the UK.
Each year we will be calling for nominations and publishing our Top 100 list of African most influential business leaders in the UK making a positive change, transforming industries and the economy.
Selection criteria to be used for nominees will include many factors such as; Excellence in leadership and performance, personal accomplishments, commitment to sharing knowledge, launching successful business ventures, holding a senior role in an organisation, sphere of influence within their industry or community, breaking the Status Quo, strive to drive progress and positive change in the industry and outside their professional roles.
#OAN100Leaders
2020 OAN TOP 100 AFRICAN LEADERs and transformers in the uk
Yvonne Ike
Dame Prof Elizabeth Nneka Anionwu
Yvonne Ike
Managing Director
Bank of America
Mo Ibrahim
Dame Prof Elizabeth Nneka Anionwu
Yvonne Ike
Founder and Chair
Mo Ibrahim Foundation
Dame Prof Elizabeth Nneka Anionwu
Dame Prof Elizabeth Nneka Anionwu
Dame Prof Elizabeth Nneka Anionwu
Emeritus Professor of Nursing and Patron
University of West London / Sickle Cell Society
Lord Victor Adebowale CBE
Lord Victor Adebowale CBE
Dame Prof Elizabeth Nneka Anionwu
Chief Executive
Turning Point
Lord Paul Yaw Boateng
Lord Victor Adebowale CBE
Lord Paul Yaw Boateng
Labour Party Politician and MP
Claire Ighodaro CBE
Lord Victor Adebowale CBE
Lord Paul Yaw Boateng
Non-Executive Director of Flood Re, XL Catlin Insurance Company UK and the Pennon Group PLC
Yinka Shonibare CBE
Yinka Shonibare CBE
Yinka Shonibare CBE
Artist. His work explores cultural identity, colonialism and post-colonialism within the contemporary context of globalisation. Shonibare was announced as patron of the annual Shape Arts "Open" exhibition where disabled and non-disabled artists are invited to submit work in response to an Open theme.
Zeinab Badawi
Yinka Shonibare CBE
Yinka Shonibare CBE
International Broadcaster and Chair of the
Royal African Society. Zeinab is currently the presenter of World News Today, one of the BBC World News’ flagship news and analysis programmes. Badawi has been named several times in Powerlist as one of Britain’s top 100 most influential members of the black community and has been named as one of
International Broadcaster and Chair of the
Royal African Society. Zeinab is currently the presenter of World News Today, one of the BBC World News’ flagship news and analysis programmes. Badawi has been named several times in Powerlist as one of Britain’s top 100 most influential members of the black community and has been named as one of the Top 50 Most Influential Members of the African Diaspora. She is the Vice-President of the UN Association UK, a trustee of BBC Media Action and Hampstead Theatre and an advisory board member of the Africa Innovation Summit.
Vanessa Kingori MBE
Yinka Shonibare CBE
Sir David Adjaye OBE
Director
British Vogue
Sir David Adjaye OBE
Richard Taylor Damilola OBE
Sir David Adjaye OBE
Architect
Adjaye Associates
Rosalind Kainyah MBE
Richard Taylor Damilola OBE
Richard Taylor Damilola OBE
Managing Director
Kina Advisory
Richard Taylor Damilola OBE
Richard Taylor Damilola OBE
Richard Taylor Damilola OBE
Founder of Damilola Taylor Trust to address the issues surrounding knife crime and urban street violence.
Dr Sandie Okoro
Dr Clare Anyiam-Osigwe B.E.M
Dr Grace Ononiwu CBE
Senior Vice President and General Counsel for the World Bank. Okoro has been involved with organisations including the Black British Business Awards, the Law Society's Diversity Access Scheme and International Lawyers for Africa (ILFA)
Dr Grace Ononiwu CBE
Dr Clare Anyiam-Osigwe B.E.M
Dr Grace Ononiwu CBE
Chief Crown Prosecutor for CPS West Midlands. The first woman and the first Afro Caribbean to hold this post. Grace has made a significant contribution to the CPS Equality and Diversity agenda and was previously the Chair of the National Black Crown Prosecution Association (NBCPA).
Dr Clare Anyiam-Osigwe B.E.M
Dr Clare Anyiam-Osigwe B.E.M
Dr Clare Anyiam-Osigwe B.E.M
Founder of Premae. A filmmaker, screenwriter, actress, allergy practitioner, formulator and serial entrepreneur. Dr Clare has won 19 major honours, individual and product awards and was awarded a [British Empire Medal] (BEM) for services to dermatology.
Dr Dayo Olukoshi OBE
Dr Dayo Olukoshi OBE
Dr Clare Anyiam-Osigwe B.E.M
Principal of Brampton Manor Academy School. Dr Olukoshi was awarded an OBE by Queen Elizabeth in 2015 for his services to education.
Dr Ify Okocha
Dr Dayo Olukoshi OBE
Dr Nike Folayan MBE
Chief Executive and Medical Director at Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust. He has received commendations and won many national awards for the high quality care clinical teams working for him deliver.
Dr Nike Folayan MBE
Dr Dayo Olukoshi OBE
Dr Nike Folayan MBE
Technical Director, WSP UK
Co-founder and chair of the Association For BME Engineers (AFBE-UK) that campaigns for more ethnic diversity in UK engineering.
Dr Sundiatu Dixon-Fyle
Dr Sundiatu Dixon-Fyle
Dr Sundiatu Dixon-Fyle
Senior Fellow at the McKinsey Global Institute at McKinsey & Company. Champion for Diversity and Inclusion (D&I)
Dr Titilola Banjoko
Dr Sundiatu Dixon-Fyle
Dr Sundiatu Dixon-Fyle
Executive Director at NHS. Pioneered the formation of AfricaRecruit and FindaJobinAfrica.com. Serves on the council of the Royal African Society; Trustee of Tropical Health and Education Trust, Trustees at Forward UK and a Fellow of the Nigerian Leadership Initiative where she serves on its executive board.
Dr Tunde Okewale MBE
Dr Sundiatu Dixon-Fyle
Dr. Funke Abimbola MBE
Barrister at Doughty Street Chambers, Honorary lecturer at The University of Manchester. Tunde was awarded an MBE in the 2016 Queen’s Birthday Honours list for services to the community and disadvantaged young people. He was named as Diversity Champion at UK Diversity Legal Awards 2014.
Dr. Funke Abimbola MBE
Dr. Funke Abimbola MBE
Dr. Funke Abimbola MBE
Chief Executive Officer for The Austen Bronte Consultancy. A businesswoman, lawyer, public speaker and TV contributor. She is advocating for diversity across UK society with a specific focus on the legal profession.
Dr. Joanna Abeyie MBE
Dr. Funke Abimbola MBE
Dr. Joanna Abeyie MBE
Founder and Director of Blue Moon.
An award-winning, agenda-setting Diversity champion and recruiter, social campaigner, TV executive, broadcaster and journalist. Joanna worked as a consultant and became a key diversity partner for the BBC, ITV, ITN, Channel 4, Sky and The Guardian among others.
Sophie Chandauka
Dr. Funke Abimbola MBE
Dr. Joanna Abeyie MBE
Global COO of Shared Services and Banking Operations at Morgan Stanley. She is recognised in the UK for her community work as an advocate for education, equality, diversity and inclusion and also as a mentor for young entrepreneurs and aspiring lawyers. Chandauka was appointed to the Board of Trustees of Sentebale to help vulnerable child
Global COO of Shared Services and Banking Operations at Morgan Stanley. She is recognised in the UK for her community work as an advocate for education, equality, diversity and inclusion and also as a mentor for young entrepreneurs and aspiring lawyers. Chandauka was appointed to the Board of Trustees of Sentebale to help vulnerable children and young people in Lesotho, particularly those who have been orphaned as a result of HIV/AIDS.
Bernard Mensah
Ade Adepitan MBE
Ade Adepitan MBE
President of International
Bank of America, London
Ade Adepitan MBE
Ade Adepitan MBE
Ade Adepitan MBE
Television Presenter and Wheelchair Basketball Player. Adepitan support many charities to help people with physical disabilities. He is a patron of Go Kids Go, supporter of the National Society of the Prevention of the Cruelty to Children Charity (NSPCC) and the WheelPower Charity. Adepitan travelled to Ghana in support of Comic Relief. H
Television Presenter and Wheelchair Basketball Player. Adepitan support many charities to help people with physical disabilities. He is a patron of Go Kids Go, supporter of the National Society of the Prevention of the Cruelty to Children Charity (NSPCC) and the WheelPower Charity. Adepitan travelled to Ghana in support of Comic Relief. He also participated in the Disabled Motoring UK Alps 2011 Challenge. He is an Athlete Ambassador for Right to Play, the world's leading sport for development charity.
Rageh Omaar
Ade Adepitan MBE
Ade Rawcliffe
International Journalist and Writer.
Omaar has won numerous international awards including a Peabody Award for his reports for the BBC from Darfur and a BAFTA for the BBC’s coverage of the invasion of Afghanistan in which he was the only western TV journalist to report from inside Taliban-held Kabul. He is the recipient of an Ethnic Multic
International Journalist and Writer.
Omaar has won numerous international awards including a Peabody Award for his reports for the BBC from Darfur and a BAFTA for the BBC’s coverage of the invasion of Afghanistan in which he was the only western TV journalist to report from inside Taliban-held Kabul. He is the recipient of an Ethnic Multicultural Media Academy award for the best TV journalist, the Arab Media Watch Award for excellence in journalism and was nominated for the Services to Media award at the British Muslim Awards.
Ade Rawcliffe
Abadesi Osunsade
Ade Rawcliffe
Group Director of Diversity and Inclusion at
ITV responsible for delivering ITV's on-going commitment to reflecting the diversity of modern Britain at the heart of mainstream television. She is a member of BAFTA’s TV Committee, a Board Member of Women in Film & Television (WFTV) and Times Up UK and a Trustee of the National Trust.
Ade Hassan MBE
Abadesi Osunsade
Abadesi Osunsade
Founder
Nubian Skin
Abadesi Osunsade
Abadesi Osunsade
Abadesi Osunsade
VP Global Community and Belonging at Brandwatch, Founder & CEO at Hustle Crew. Author of careers advice book Dream Big. Hustle Hard. Abadesi also works on growth at Product Hunt / AngelList.
Amma Asante MBE
Cherron Inko-Tariah MBE
Amma Asante MBE
Filmmaker, screenwriter, former actress, and Chancellor at Norwich University of the Arts
Bejay Mulenga
Cherron Inko-Tariah MBE
Amma Asante MBE
Founder
Supa Network
Cherron Inko-Tariah MBE
Cherron Inko-Tariah MBE
Cherron Inko-Tariah MBE
Founder
The Power of Staff Networks consultancy
Claudine Adeyemi
Ozwald Boateng OBE
Cherron Inko-Tariah MBE
Founder of CareerEar, Co-curator of Global Shapers London Hub at World Economic Forum and Board Member and Employers Network for Equality & Inclusion (enei)
Dotun Adebayo MBE
Ozwald Boateng OBE
Ozwald Boateng OBE
Radio presenter, writer, and publisher
Ozwald Boateng OBE
Ozwald Boateng OBE
Ozwald Boateng OBE
Fashion Designer of Ozwald Boateng. Boateng was appointed to the REACH committee, as part of an independent panel to identify and recruit national role models who work to help raise aspirations of black boys. Founded Made in Africa Foundation to assist the development of the African continent, by providing first-stage funding for feasibi
Fashion Designer of Ozwald Boateng. Boateng was appointed to the REACH committee, as part of an independent panel to identify and recruit national role models who work to help raise aspirations of black boys. Founded Made in Africa Foundation to assist the development of the African continent, by providing first-stage funding for feasibility studies and business development of large-scale infrastructure projects based in the region.
Prof. Gibril Faal OBE
Prof. Gibril Faal OBE
Prof. Gibril Faal OBE
Co-founder and director of GK Partners, vice chair of Bond and member of the Finance and Investment Committee of the African Foundation for Development (AFFORD). He is also professor in practice at the Institute of Global Affairs, London School of Economics (LSE). He is the founding director of the Africa-Europe Diaspora Development Platf
Co-founder and director of GK Partners, vice chair of Bond and member of the Finance and Investment Committee of the African Foundation for Development (AFFORD). He is also professor in practice at the Institute of Global Affairs, London School of Economics (LSE). He is the founding director of the Africa-Europe Diaspora Development Platform (ADEPT) in Brussels, founder of RemitAid™, and former chair of AFFORD
Wol Kolade
Prof. Gibril Faal OBE
Prof. Gibril Faal OBE
Managing Partner at Livingbridge and Non-Executive Director at NHS. He is also the Chairman of the Guys and St Thomas' Charity and a member of Scale Up Taskforce, Department of Business, Engineering and Industrial Strategy.
Yewande Akinola MBE
Prof. Gibril Faal OBE
Yewande Akinola MBE
Principal Engineer at Laing O'Rourke
Tunji Akintokun MBE
Tunji Akintokun MBE
Yewande Akinola MBE
Director, Advanced Solutions Group, PwC UK
Tavaziva Madzinga
Tunji Akintokun MBE
Tavaziva Madzinga
CEO UK&I - Europe, Middle East & Africa at Swiss Reinsurance
Segun Osuntokun
Tunji Akintokun MBE
Tavaziva Madzinga
Managing Partner, London Office and Head, Africa Group, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
Yemisi Jenkins MBE
Prof Francis Chinegwundoh MBE
Prof Francis Chinegwundoh MBE
National Community Engagement Lead at the Home Office Immigration Enforcement. Yemisi was awarded Home Office (HO) EDI Advisor (EDIA) of the year for demonstrating excellence in promoting and working collaboratively with staff across grade up to Senior Civil Servants (SCS) level and staff network across regions. She was awarded Member Br
National Community Engagement Lead at the Home Office Immigration Enforcement. Yemisi was awarded Home Office (HO) EDI Advisor (EDIA) of the year for demonstrating excellence in promoting and working collaboratively with staff across grade up to Senior Civil Servants (SCS) level and staff network across regions. She was awarded Member British Empire (MBE) for initiating change to Mental Health Policy, as a result of her work, every Civil Servant now has free access to Mental Health Support Service (MHSS).
Prof Francis Chinegwundoh MBE
Prof Francis Chinegwundoh MBE
Prof Francis Chinegwundoh MBE
Consultant Urological Surgeon at Barts Health NHS Trust and Newham University Hospital NHS Trust. He received a national Clinical Excellence Award and was awarded an MBE for services to the NHS in 2013.
Femi Oguns MBE
Prof Francis Chinegwundoh MBE
June Konadu Sarpong OBE
Femi Oguns is a prominent British agent and former actor who founded Identity School of Acting and Identity Agency Group. Oguns has featured in a number of award-winning dramas in both television and film. His credits include: Strange (BBC), Take my Heart Dogma (Ch4), the BAFTA nominated Prime Suspect (ITV), feature film La Chinoise for F
Femi Oguns is a prominent British agent and former actor who founded Identity School of Acting and Identity Agency Group. Oguns has featured in a number of award-winning dramas in both television and film. His credits include: Strange (BBC), Take my Heart Dogma (Ch4), the BAFTA nominated Prime Suspect (ITV), feature film La Chinoise for FilmFour, feature film Last Chance Harvey opposite Dustin Hoffman, and Ron Howard's The Good Lie with Reese Witherspoon. He was the first agent in the UK to be awarded with a special jury prize by the British Independent Film Award (Bifa) for his contribution to the British Film Industry.
June Konadu Sarpong OBE
June Konadu Sarpong OBE
June Konadu Sarpong OBE
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Ismail Ahmed
June Konadu Sarpong OBE
Muyiwa Olarewaju OBE
Founder/CEO of World Remit
Muyiwa Olarewaju OBE
June Konadu Sarpong OBE
Muyiwa Olarewaju OBE
Gospel singer and songwriter. He is also an experienced performer, broadcaster and presenter. he became the first-ever international act to perform on America's popular entertainment channel, BET, for the prestigious annual Celebration of Gospel show. Muyiwa is the Host of the Turning Point television show, a vibrant programme with a global audience reach of 70 million
Dr Justina Mutale
Cllr Abigail Marshall Katung
Cllr Abigail Marshall Katung
Justina is the Founder & President of the Justina Mutale Foundation and its Scholarship Programme for underprivileged African Young Women. She is a Honorary Ambassador & Spokesperson for Gender Equality for the International Women's Think Tank
Cllr Abigail Marshall Katung
Cllr Abigail Marshall Katung
Cllr Abigail Marshall Katung
Councillor representing Little London, Woodhouse & the City Centre. Lead member for BAME at Leeds City Council. She also Chairs the board of 16-25yrs FE/Strategic partnership in the city.
Abigail Marshall is the founder and Managing Director of 1st Resource Ltd, a multi faceted Recruitment Agency specialising in Medical and International Education recruitment in Leeds.
Alexander Amosu
Cllr Abigail Marshall Katung
Cllr Kate Anolue
Luxury designer and entrepreneur. He was named by Guinness World Records as having created the world's most expensive suit and the worlds's most expensive champagne. He was awarded Young Entrepreneur Of The Year by the Institute of Directors (2002), named 100 most influential black Britain and won World's most expensive suit ever designed
Luxury designer and entrepreneur. He was named by Guinness World Records as having created the world's most expensive suit and the worlds's most expensive champagne. He was awarded Young Entrepreneur Of The Year by the Institute of Directors (2002), named 100 most influential black Britain and won World's most expensive suit ever designed- Guinness World Records.
He received a Honorary degree of Doctor of Business Administration from London Metropolitan University
Cllr Kate Anolue
Cllr Kate Anolue
Cllr Kate Anolue
Councillor for Borough of Enfield. Anolue is the Founder of the Forum for African Women in Politics (FWAP) and former Mayor of the London Borough of Enfield. She is also Founder & CEO of “TenderCare” a charity which carters for young teenage mothers and fathers, widows and lone women. During her term as Mayor for the London Borough of Enf
Councillor for Borough of Enfield. Anolue is the Founder of the Forum for African Women in Politics (FWAP) and former Mayor of the London Borough of Enfield. She is also Founder & CEO of “TenderCare” a charity which carters for young teenage mothers and fathers, widows and lone women. During her term as Mayor for the London Borough of Enfield, Kate raised funds for Sickle cell as well as young people leaving care and disabled children. Among her many awards, she is Winner of The Nigerian Watch Newspaper “Woman of the Year 2014” and Nigerian Centenary Award UK 2014. She was also conferred with “Freedom of the London Borough of Enfield in 2007, for her community work.
Chuka Umunna
Cllr Kate Anolue
Olivette Otele
Head of ESG at Edelman. a former Liberal Democrat politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Streatham.
Olivette Otele
Cllr Kate Anolue
Olivette Otele
Historian and Professor of the History of Slavery at Bristol University. She is Vice-President of the Royal Historical Society, and Chair of Bristol's Race Equality Commission.
Ayesha Ofori
Dr Patti Boulaye OBE
Kemi Badenoch MP
Founder & CEO of Black Property Network
Kemi Badenoch MP
Dr Patti Boulaye OBE
Kemi Badenoch MP
Conservative MP for Saffron Walden, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Equalities) in the Government Equalities Office
Dr Patti Boulaye OBE
Dr Patti Boulaye OBE
Dr Patti Boulaye OBE
Singer, actress and artist. Boulaye is the founder and president of the charity "Support for Africa Charity",[15] which has built five clinics in rural Africa and a school with HRH Prince Harry's Charity, "Sentebale", in Lesotho.
Stephanie Travers
Stephanie Travers
Dr Patti Boulaye OBE
Petronas Trackside Fluid Engineer. Stephanie made history as the first black woman to stand on a Formula 1 Podium.
William Sachiti
Stephanie Travers
Taponeswa Mavunga
Founder and CEO of the driverless car manufacturer Kar-go
Taponeswa Mavunga
Stephanie Travers
Taponeswa Mavunga
Director of Africa at Sony Music UK
Sandra Popoola OBE
Sandra Popoola OBE
Sandra Popoola OBE
Head of Resourcing and Capability at Department for Communities and Local Government and Head of PMO - Head of ERDF Programme Management Office
Richard Iferenta
Sandra Popoola OBE
Sandra Popoola OBE
Partner, Head of Financial Services Indirect Tax Practice, KPMG UK.
Alexander Amosu
Sandra Popoola OBE
Cllr Kate Anolue
Luxury designer and entrepreneur. He was named by Guinness World Records as having created the world's most expensive suit and the worlds's most expensive champagne. He was awarded Young Entrepreneur Of The Year by the Institute of Directors (2002), named 100 most influential black Britain and won World's most expensive suit ever designed
Luxury designer and entrepreneur. He was named by Guinness World Records as having created the world's most expensive suit and the worlds's most expensive champagne. He was awarded Young Entrepreneur Of The Year by the Institute of Directors (2002), named 100 most influential black Britain and won World's most expensive suit ever designed- Guinness World Records.
He received a Honorary degree of Doctor of Business Administration from London Metropolitan University
Cllr Kate Anolue
Cllr Kate Anolue
Cllr Kate Anolue
Councillor for Borough of Enfield. Anolue is the Founder of the Forum for African Women in Politics (FWAP) and former Mayor of the London Borough of Enfield. She is also Founder & CEO of “TenderCare” a charity which carters for young teenage mothers and fathers, widows and lone women. During her term as Mayor for the London Borough of Enf
Councillor for Borough of Enfield. Anolue is the Founder of the Forum for African Women in Politics (FWAP) and former Mayor of the London Borough of Enfield. She is also Founder & CEO of “TenderCare” a charity which carters for young teenage mothers and fathers, widows and lone women. During her term as Mayor for the London Borough of Enfield, Kate raised funds for Sickle cell as well as young people leaving care and disabled children. Among her many awards, she is Winner of The Nigerian Watch Newspaper “Woman of the Year 2014” and Nigerian Centenary Award UK 2014. She was also conferred with “Freedom of the London Borough of Enfield in 2007, for her community work.
Chuka Umunna
Cllr Kate Anolue
Olivette Otele
Head of ESG at Edelman. a former Liberal Democrat politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Streatham.
Olivette Otele
Cllr Kate Anolue
Olivette Otele
Historian and Professor of the History of Slavery at Bristol University. She is Vice-President of the Royal Historical Society, and Chair of Bristol's Race Equality Commission.
Ayesha Ofori
Dr Patti Boulaye OBE
Kemi Badenoch MP
Founder & CEO of Black Property Network
Kemi Badenoch MP
Dr Patti Boulaye OBE
Kemi Badenoch MP
Conservative MP for Saffron Walden, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Equalities) in the Government Equalities Office
Dr Patti Boulaye OBE
Dr Patti Boulaye OBE
Dr Patti Boulaye OBE
Singer, actress and artist. Boulaye is the founder and president of the charity "Support for Africa Charity",[15] which has built five clinics in rural Africa and a school with HRH Prince Harry's Charity, "Sentebale", in Lesotho.
Stephanie Travers
Stephanie Travers
Dr Patti Boulaye OBE
Petronas Trackside Fluid Engineer. Stephanie made history as the first black woman to stand on a Formula 1 Podium.
William Sachiti
Stephanie Travers
Taponeswa Mavunga
Founder and CEO of the driverless car manufacturer Kar-go
Taponeswa Mavunga
Stephanie Travers
Taponeswa Mavunga
Director of Africa at Sony Music UK