“Happy International Women’s Day. Your greatest achievement is ahead of you. Keep moving forward.” ~ Olu Sola David-Borha, CEO of Stanbic IBTC Holdings Summary: Ms. Sola David-Borha is Chairman at Stanbic IBTC Stockbrokers Ltd. She is on the Board of Directors at Coca-Cola HBC AG, Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc, Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc, CRC Credit Bureau Ltd., Fate Foundation, Financial Institutions…
“I had a vision to help society by launching an investment bank. Because that’s what we lack – investment. In fact, infrastructure banks are actually quite rare across the world as a whole.” ~ Nahed Taher, CEO of Gulf One Investment Bank Summary: Nahed Taher is the founder and CEO, in addition to an executive director of the Gulf One Investment Bank.…
““I came in, and it felt like home. [I thought], this is where I want to end my career and this is where I want to make my mark.” ~ Nadja Bellan-White, CEO of Ogilvy & Mather Africa Summary: Nadja Bellan-White is the current CEO of Ogilvy. After working as senior vice president and marketing director of Publicis for a while, Bellan-White…
“Your ability to make things happen is what makes you different.”~ Mo Abudu, Television Host Summary: Mo Abudu serves as Chairman and Chief Executive at Ebonylife TV. Abudu is a talk show hostess, TV producer, media personality, human resource management consultant and entrepreneur/venture capitalist. She is also the hostess and executive producer of Moments with which she holds the pride of place…
“We give you the space to disconnect and spend 45 minutes investing in yourself.” ~ Melanie Whelan, CEO of Soulcycle Summary: Melanie Whelan first entered the world of fitness administration when Harvey Spevak, the CEO of Equinox, was looking for someone to start a business development function, thinking about non-core business growth beyond just opening new clubs. She helped launch Pure Yoga,…
“Most of us can’t even begin to imagine.” ~ Meg Whitman, CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Summary: Margaret Cushing “Meg” Whitman is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of Hewlett Packard Enterprise and the Chairwoman of HP Inc, as well as a political activist and donor. Whitman is a graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Business School. Whitman served as…
“I am delighted to be the first female UAE national to assume a CEO position within the group and hope to inspire and mentor others like me to take on similar leadership roles.” ~ Maryam Bahlooq, CEO of Emirates Summary: Maryam Bahlooq was recently appointed by Dubai-based bank Emirates NBD as CEO of Tanfeeth, a fully-owned subsidiary of the Emirates NBD Group.…
“The biggest message I have for young women is, Don’t start cutting off branches of your career tree unnecessarily early. Sometimes women say, I know I want to have a family or play in the local symphony, and they start pulling themselves out of their career path. You don’t have to take yourself out of the running before you even…
“Every day you have to get up with new energy and new ideas to contribute to pushing the organization forward,” ~ Marissa Mayer, CEO of Yahoo Summary: Marissa Mayer is an American information technology executive, formerly serving as the president and CEO of Yahoo!, a position she had held starting July 2012. In January 2017, it was announced that she will…
“I never dwell on what I’ve personally achieved. ” ~ Lubna Olayan, CEO of Olayan Financing Company Summary: Mrs. Lubna Sulaiman Al-Olayan serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Olayan Financing Company W.L.L. Mrs. Al-Olayan serves as a Principal of The Olayan Group. She is a Principal of Olayan Investments Company Establishment, the parent company of The Olayan Group. She serves as…
