Top 25 Most Powerful Women in C-Suite Impacting Business 2021 SURVEY #1 Lina Githuka MANAGING DIRECTOR KENYA WINE AGENCIES LIMITED (KWAL)
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MAY - JUNE, 2021 KENYA 1,000/= TANZANIA 20,000/= UGANDA 25,000/= MEDICINE: THE INS AND OUTS OF KENYA’S COVID-19 VACCINE ROLLOUT PLAN MOTOR: AAAM AND AFREXIMBANK SIGN AN MOU TO DRIVE AUTOMOTIVE INVESTMENT IN AFRICA POLITICS: WHY THE AFRICAN UNION’S DECISION ON A TOP POST IS BEING SEEN AS A LITMUS TEST BUSINESS: OKONJO-IWEALA IN THE WTO TOP JOB: BREAKING THE GLASS CEILING IS A WIN FOR ALL WOMEN Top 25 Most Powerful Women in C-Suite Impacting Business 2021 SURVEY #1 Lina Githuka MANAGING DIRECTOR KENYA WINE AGENCIES LIMITED (KWAL) ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION MAY - JUNE 2021 Vol. 16, No 157 Selection criteria for Top 25 Most Powerful Women in C-Suite Impacting Business NEWS FEATURE MOTOR The selection panel poured through hundreds of literature and websites looking Opera launches its newly dedicated chat service Mazda CX-9 - The CX-9 is an for the individuals with the full package: first in was humility and empathy, then communication strategies, followed by charisma, passion, personality and culture fit. 4 built into the Opera Mini browser in Kenya 82 attractive offering from Mazda. 124 NOMINEES Eunie Khimulu Nyakundi - MOTOR 8 Lina Githuka - Managing Director Ecosystem Marketing Leader 80 percent of GCC consumers are North, East and West Africa IBM willing to live more sustainably, says 120 2021 Lexus RX - One of the Kenya Wine Agencies Limited (KWAL) new Boston Consulting Group report Eunie Khimulu is a mentor to the biggest changes to 2021 RX is 12 Edith Chumba - Head of Consumer, youth informally and formally over the Despite the high willingness of an increasing the significant enhancements that Private and Business Banking last 4 years under the Kenya Ministry number of consumers to live more sustainably, the challenge is to translate contribute to driving comfort Standard Chartered Bank of Kenya of ICT Presidential Digital Talent Programme for youth mentorship. these climate concerns into action. 66 84 128 2021 Toyota Hilux - The 16 Prof Margaret Kobia Ph.D.,MGH Hilux maintains its renowned - CS Public Service and Gender Lucia Musau - President and CEO of the African Elite Group off-road performance, load- 20 Caroline Ndungu - Director- NEWS FEATURE COMMENTARY carrying capability, stability Absa Bank Kenya Plc Marketing With her experience, and leading a team and body control. of enthusiasts, Lucia believes that great 86 Backlash against Johnson & and Corporate Relations 104 Why the African Union’s decision leadership comes with being decisive Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine is on a top post is being seen as and using influence rather than mak- SOCIETY 22 Racey (Caroline) Muchilwa - Head ing decisions herself. 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Advocates 88 Can employers require workers Manager IBM East Africa to take the Covid-19 vaccine? 108 Against the odds: Four LAST WORD 56 Olga Arara-Kimani - Global 70 Dorothy Ooko - Head of 6 questions answered women share how they 32 Bonnie Okumu - Director of Head, CABM AME & Internal Communications and Public Legal Services and Company forged careers in science Communications at SCB Affairs, Africa at Google Okonjo-Iweala in the WTO top Secretary KCB Bank Group 90 job: Breaking the glass ceiling OPINION 60 Dr Patricia Murugami - Founder 74 Zuhura Odhiambo - CEO NRSA 34 Agnes Gathaiya - Country & CEO Breakthrough Leadership is a win for all women 112 Nairobi’s airports – windows Director East Africa at Google Transformation (BLT) 76 Mary Kinyua - Human The importance of remembering on Kenya’s colonial past Resources Director Oserian 94 38 Mwende Musunga - CEO 64 Dr. Muthoni Ntonjira - General Kenyan artist Rosemary Karuga and top-down planning Laborex Kenya Limited Manager, Philips East Africa Development Company 114 5 ways the Biden administration 40 Summaya Hassan - Summaya SECTOR REVIEW may help stem the loss of Hassan MD Takaful CEO OF THE MONTH MOST international students IMPACTING BUSINESS Hip hop and Pan Africanism: from 44 Annastacia Kimtai - Retail 96 Kenya has been trying to peace: A Kenyan case study Blitz the Ambassador to Beyoncé Director KCB Bank Nganga Njiinu - Group CEO regulate the charcoal sector: TransCentury Plc Why it’s not working BEYOND BUSINESS We’ve seen important collaborations 46 Catherine Karimi - CEO- On ascending to the helm in 2016, he between hip hop artists across Africa and APA Life Assurance took up the delicate role of stabilising the 98 The ins and outs of Kenya’s in the diaspora that go back to the early business and turning around TC, a growth Covid-19 vaccine rollout plan 116 US anti-abortion “gag rule” hits 1990s. But we see an increase after 2010. phase characteristic of every sustainable 52 Emily Waita Macharia - Africa Public women hard: What we found 138 Affairs Director at Coca-Cola Africa business. 78 102 AAAM and Afreximbank deal to drive Automotive Investment in Africa in Kenya and Madagascar 2 BUSINESS MONTHLY | MAY-JUNE 2021 BUSINESS MONTHLY | MAY-JUNE 2021 3 ANNIVESARY EDITION Publisher’s Note Just like is the practice in the recruit- ing consultancy sector which is reactively Selection criteria for Top 25 evolving with the times, when it came to the Chief Executive Officer, or equivalent in job title as presidents, country manager, coun- Most Powerful Women in try director or a regional lead, we did not consider a long-term track record to be an PUBLISHER: C-Suite Impacting Business important predictor of success, much less Dr. Hanningtone Gaya the sole factor. The selection panel poured [email protected] through hundreds of literature and websites 0722 742287 The selection panel poured through hundreds of literature and looking for the individuals with the full EDITOR: websites looking for the individuals with the full package: first in was package: first in was humility and empathy, Martin O’Neil humility and empathy, then communication strategies, followed by then communication strategies, followed by CONTRIBUTORS: charisma, passion, personality and culture fit, all important and high- charisma, passion, personality and culture Cathy Mputhia fit, all important and high-ranking desir- Mike Eldon ranking desirable traits normally needed to back up a proven career able traits normally needed to back up a Scott Bellows and human relations track record. Lennox Yieke proven career and human relations track Anzetse Were record. When requested to submit write Jeff Aludo ups to back their nominations, candidates PUBLISHED BY: who proved inaccessible or too important The Knowledge Warehouse to engage, easily exited the list. 020 26504 937 Public declaration of values such as 0722 742 287 love and career balance in favour of the DESIGN & LAYOUT: children, integrity at work and ethics in Fontana Creations business, simple philanthropic interest at MIS & ADMINISTRATION: local levels that do not earn one public- Marilene Mercy ity, all weighted positively in favour of 0722 420 493 the respected nominees. Lastly, respect of BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT timelines, the unsung hero of traits of a top MANAGER: manager, reigned supreme. Two CEOs, after Martin O’Neil being nudged for three weeks, submitted 0721 989 263 the required information, one week after ADVERTISING: the magazine had closed for press. Really? 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Box 49010-00100 Nairobi I Tel: 020 3288588 / 8574 C-level, also called the C-suite, is an over their years of experience to be able the best way to do so is few characteristics that they found best- adjective used to describe high-ranking to cope with the increased responsibility in-class CEOs need to possess and work to CONTENT: executive titles within an organization. The thrust to them on their ascension to the forging mutually-beneficial maintain. Produced under common licence from The Conversation letter C, in this context, stands for chief. C-Suite. relationships. CEOs are not BusinessMonthly C-level executives work at the highest level Our main criteria in the selection and always extroverted but they Courage, Passion and Intensity www.theknowledgewarehouseke.com within their respective specialized divisions ranking of the Top 25 Most Powerful An excellent CEO is drawn to change and and are not normally engaged in day-to-day Woman in the C-Suite most impacting can easily read people’s effective action like a moth to a flame. management tasks and activities. business, searched for candidates whose emotions and (ought) to Best-in-class leaders are always looking A vice president (VP) is a senior-level career path has been deliberately curved to generally warm, easy to towards the future, setting ambitious goals executive in an organization who reports ensure they stood out among other candi- and often rely on their intuition.