Leading Nigerian firms’ CEOs make CNBC business leaders’ list

Top Nigerian business leaders and entrepreneurs are among the finalists in this year’s CNBC Africa All Africa Business Leaders Awards presented by Johnnie Walker Blue Label (AABLA). In the Business Leader of the Year category includes Atedo N.A Peterside, chairman of Stanbic IBTC Holdings plc; Obinna Ufudo, president/CEO of Transnational Corporation of Nigeria (Transcorp); Oscar N. Onyema, CEO of Nigerian Stock Exchange, and Randall Edward Buday, managing director of DHL International.

The award is slated to take place in Lagos on October 23, and raises a toast to the pioneers and game-changers in the region’s business landscape.

With Nigeria now Africa’s top economy, the region has shown significant growth and resilience in recent years, championed by the likes of the AABLA nominees, all of whom will gather for the event to be held at the Oriental Hotel in Lagos.

The West African round will be the final regional round of these esteemed awards and follows on from the success of the previous two regional rounds, held in East Africa on September 20, and in Southern Africa on October 2.

“The CNBC Africa All Africa Business Leaders Awards presented by Johnnie Walker Blue Label celebrate an excellence emphasised by boldness and rare character. In turn, the Awards recognise those indelible business leaders who have made a distinctive contribution in their respective sectors by demonstrating accountability, best practice, integrity and innovation on the continent,” says Roberta Naicker, managing director of the ABN Group.

Nominees feature across five categories, representing the dynamic scope of Africa’s thriving business sector from Business Leader of the Year to; Business Woman of the Year; Young Business Leader of the Year; Entrepreneur of the Year and; Lifetime Achievement Award categories.

The nominees in this year’s AABLA Awards exemplify the game-changing vision that has helped to grow the West African economy, with Nigeria making incredible strides in this regard. Johnnie Walker Blue Label is proud to acknowledge all these individuals who, through their tireless innovation and pioneering spirit, have made a lasting impact on the continent’s business sector,” says Joe Nazzal, head of Reserve.

West Africa’s business champions will then travel to Johannesburg, South Africa for the AABLA finale on November 14, where they will contend against other regional winners from Southern and East Africa for the title of Africa’s most exceptional business people in their respective fields.

Entrepreneur of the Year includes Marc Arthur Zang, founder/CEO of Himore Medical Equipment; Paola Audrey Ndengue, founder and freelance creative branding consultant for Fashizblack Magazine/Pannelle & Co. Agency, and Tayo Oviosu, founder/CEO of Paga.

CNBC Africa was launched on June 1st 2007, to fill the vacuum in business news services that had previously existed on the African continent. CNBC Africa’s main editorial objective is to deliver accurate, reliable and actionable information.

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