Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly has been Prime Minister, Head of Government of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, since January 2017. Previously he served as Senior Minister, Secretary General of the Presidency, since the accession to power of President Alassane Ouattara (March 2012 - January 2017), Mr. Gon Coulibaly is the very first Head of Government of the IIIrd Republic. Following a Cabinet…
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Bill Winters was appointed to the Board of Standard Chartered PLC as Group Chief Executive on 10 June 2015, having joined the Group in May 2015. He is based in London. Bill has had a distinguished career in banking, having spent 26 years with JP Morgan in diverse leadership roles, becoming co-Chief Executive Officer of the investment bank in 2004 until he stepped down in 2009. Bill was the only…
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Hon. Ken Ofori-Atta, assumed office as Ghana’s Finance Minister on January 27, 2017. He brings to the Ministry over 30 years’experience in Ghanaian and international financial sector. He is the Co-Founder and former Chairman of the Databank Group (an investment banking firm) in Ghana. He was the Executive Chairman from 1990 until his retirement on February 14, 2012. Prior to co-founding Databank…
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Chris Bishop is the managing editor of Forbes Africa, which launched in October 2011. He has spent 36 years in journalism. He has tackled print, radio and TV and spent 23 years reporting on the African story. In 2011, Bishop had won South Africa’s ‘Sanlam Award for Excellence in Financial Journalism’ and in 1988 he had won the ‘Sir David Beattie Award’ for exposing a cover-up of an assassination…
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Stephen H. Kramer is the President of Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE: BFAM), the leading provider of employer-sponsored child care; back-up care for dependents of all ages; educational advising for adult learners and college-bound children; and wellbeing consulting. In his role, Kramer leads Bright Horizons global growth strategy including oversight of current and prospective client…
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Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka is United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women. Now in her second term, she was first sworn into office on 19 August 2013. As the head of the UN entity dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women, she is a global advocate and has led the organization’s innovative work on disruption of society’s norms. Through coalition and…
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Helene Speight has served as Ambassador for The Prince’s Trust for a number of years, where she has hosted their Celebrate Success Awards. She also works as the HR Director of the Formula E Championship, the fully-electric racing series, and oversees the recruitment and development of a talented and diverse team, who continue to deliver safe and successful events in cities across the globe. In…
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Raj Rao is chief executive officer of Ford Smart Mobility LLC is chief executive officer of Ford Smart Mobility LLC, Ford’s subsidiary working to design, build, grow and invest in emerging mobility services. As CEO, Rao leads Ford Smart Mobility LLC’s various businesses, including the recently announced City Solutions business, the Chariot shuttle business and Greenfield Labs, Ford Smart Mobility…
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Michelle Yeoh is one of Asia's most versatile leading actors, and a UNDP Global Ambassador. Michelle has starred in global hits such as the James Bond movie Tomorrow Never Dies , Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon , Memoirs of a Geisha , and recently Star Trek: Discovery . In her role as Global Ambassador for UNDP Michelle has worked to raise awareness around implementing the Sustainable Development…
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