Beyond numbers and campaigns, Wachira is widely respected as a people-centred leader. Colleagues describe her as tenacious yet empathetic, decisive yet collaborative. She is a natural team builder with a hands-on leadership style that emphasizes clarity of mission, shared values, and accountability at every level; in a nutshell, a leader who builds people.
Cynthia’s journey at Jambojet spans more than eight years, during which she has played a central role in transforming the airline’s brand, digital capability, and customer experience. Her leadership has contributed to Jambojet growing its market share to slightly over 52%, a remarkable over 12% increase driven largely by strong brand positioning and creative storytelling.
Sheila Changangu is a celebrated marketing thought leader in East and sub-Sahara Africa, having been recognized several times by leading business publications, as one of the Top 25 Most Influential Women in marketing impacting business.
Now in Mauritius on secondment as Digital Marketing Consultant at CIM Finance, Marilene works on digital strategy for MoPay, a zero-interest BNPL product. When she joined in May 2025, monthly volumes averaged 200,000 rupees. By December, they had crossed the 1 million mark.
At SBM Bank Kenya, a subsidiary of SBM Group, Magdalene is responsible for shaping and delivering communications strategies that support both business performance and long-term brand equity. Her role requires balancing creativity with compliance, while ensuring clarity and consistency across all customer and stakeholder touchpoints.
At Stanbic Bank, our purpose serves as our compass: Africa is our home, we drive her growth. But purpose cannot live in slogans alone, it must breathe through people and manifest in measurable impact.
Beyond corporate roles, Nelly is deeply invested in leadership development on the continent. She holds an MBA in Leadership from the ALU School of Business, whose mission—Developing Leaders for the African Century—closely mirrors her own career ethos.
Her approach began with simplicity. Insurance language is notoriously dense, and in a market where penetration remains below 3%, jargon becomes an obstacle rather than a differentiator. Diane championed clearer communication, simpler products, and authentic storytelling anchored on human impact rather than technical features.
Under her leadership, Standard Chartered Kenya and Africa have secured 51 awards in Kenya and 105 across Africa, with Africa CABM delivering a record 88 external awards in 2025 alone significantly elevating the franchise’s visibility with clients, regulators and the public. She has orchestrated end-to-end partnership strategies for flagships such as the Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon, with over 30,700 participants, and Africa thought leadership forums, ensuring every sponsorship advances reputation while delivering hard commercial KPIs.
Our storytelling at Jubilee Health leans into that tension with respect. We don’t trade in fear, instead, we talk about protecting rhythm and dignity: keeping children in school when illness strikes, keeping a business running if a key person is hospitalised, allowing parents to age with more comfort and less anxiety.
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