Top 25 Most Influential Chair of Board Impacting Business

At Occidental Insurance, Mike continues to be known for getting the best out of those with whom he works, at board and other levels. He sees his mission as bringing people together in one high-performance team that enjoys working towards an uplifting purpose .

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Top 25 Most Transformative Leaders Impacting Business

In the last eight years, 220 laws were enacted under Hon. Justin Muturi’s leadership. As the first Speaker under the Constitution of Kenya 2010, he presided over the overhaul of the country’s laws, including some, in the statute books since the colonial period.

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Publisher’s Note: Selection criteria for Top 25 Most Transformative Leaders to Watch in 2021

From our analysis, these 25 men and women appear to share a common thread: they remain consistent in pursuing results in all the public spaces they occupy, they display hard work, patience, focus and diligence. And that in staying the course, these are the attributes of leadership needed to transform institutions, systems and processes.

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Okonjo-Iweala in the WTO top job: Breaking the glass ceiling is a win for all women

Data shows that the number of women in positions of power, the number of women as captains of industry, compared to that of men is appallingly low. By 2030 the world is expected to have at least achieved some gender equality as set out in the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals.

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Let us strive to increase women’s participation in industry

By increasing the participation of women in industry we, directly and indirectly, seek to achieve our overall economic goals in terms of increasing employment opportunities, advancing skills and innovation and providing them with financial security for themselves and their families, which results in better living conditions for the entire community.

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Dr Elizabeth Wala, Chief Visionary Officer & Founder of Wanderlust Diaries

Top 25 CEOs setting the business agenda in 2021

Dr Elizabeth Wala studied Economic Evaluation of Global Health at the University of Washington in 2018, and holds a Master of Science degree in Infectious Diseases (LSHTM) from the University of London (2008-2011) and a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) degree from the University of Nairobi (1996-2002).

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Former South African president Nelson Mandela

Mandela was a flawed icon. But without him South Africa would be a sadder place

Nelson Mandela’s talent for reading the political runes was not always matched by his ability to read people. Internal political leaders who’d publicly criticised Winnie were side-lined but his patrician’s hope that he could have a benign influence on her evaporated.

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