Winners emerge at All Africa Business Leaders Awards
By Finalists from all corners of the continent met at the 2018 All Africa Business Leaders Awards (AABLA) Grand Finale on 29 November to crown the All Africa winners at an exclusive gala dinner at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Now celebrating its 8th year, the AABLA, in partnership with CNBC Africa, is an empowerment driven, premium event, intended to distinguish and uphold the achievements of inspiring corporate front-runners on our Pan-African continent.
“The AABLA distinguish and honour leaders who have contributed and shaped the African economy, and are visionaries behind today’s outstanding businesses. Our huge congratulations go out to the All Africa winners and finalists of this year’s awards who all exemplify the best in African leadership. The overall winners in each category epitomise the core values of a successful leader, strength, innovation, ingenuity, knowledge and foresight – values that are imperative to carving out powerful business in a Pan-African and global economy,” said Rakesh Wahi, co-founder, ABN Group.
The event was attended by some of the biggest names in African business, including Gauteng Premier David Makhura who delivered the keynote address and the iconic Sol Kerzner who received the Lifetime Achievement Award – a highlight of the evening.
This year also included the addition of a new category, the All Africa African of the Year, which was awarded to His Excellency, Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda.
Throughout the evening, over 400 guests were entertained by the Ndlovu Youth Choir, who performed a number of local songs including a Zulu rendition of Ed Sheeran’s ‘Shape of You’.
The team of judges from East, West and Southern Africa led by Sam Bhembe, CNBC Africa Non-Executive Director, evaluated the shortlisted finalists to determine the overall category winners.
Full list of AABLA 2018 All AFRICA Winners:
All Africa Business Leader of the Year
Peter Mountford
Super Group, CEO
All Africa Business Woman of the Year
Nomkhita Nqweni
ABSA Wealth, Investment Management and Insurance, CEO
All Africa Entrepreneur of the Year
Thembalihle Baloyi
Discovery Insure, Founder and Executive Director
All Africa Industrialist of the Year
Quinton Uren Jendamark Automation, Managing Director
All Africa Company of the Year
Ethiopian Airlines
All Africa Young Business Leader of the Year
Dr. Elikem Tamaklo
Nyaho Medical Centre, Managing Director
All Africa Innovator of the Year
James Paterson & Benjamin Meltzer
Aerobotics, Co-founders
All Africa Philanthropist of the Year
Sir Donald Gordon
Donald Gordon Foundation, Founder
All Africa Lifetime Achievement Award
Solomon Kerzner
All Africa African of the Year
His Excellency Paul Kagame
Republic of Rwanda, President
The awards ceremony and gala dinner was presented in a half-hour show broadcast across 48 countries in Africa and globally via cnbcafrica.com.
For more information visit www.aablawards.com and follow the 8th All Africa Business Leaders Awards (AABLA) in partnership with CNBC Africa on Twitter: @aablawards and #AABLA2018. The event is proudly produced by ABN Event Productions.
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