Welcome to Wiki Mzansi

Chris LeGrand has more than 30 years of experience across 40+ countries, spanning private sector healthcare and life sciences industries, public health, and international health, leading organizations at the convergence of positive social impact and sustainable business results. He currently serves as CEO of BroadReach Group, a South African-based social enterprise that helps healthcare organizations… read more »

Job Title Senior Director, Head of Natural Resources Company Africa Finance Corporation Speaking At Enhancing Africa’s Value in Mineral Value Chains

Julian Pecquet is the US correspondent for Jeune Afrique / The Africa Report, the leading global news source on African business and politics. Based in Washington, he covers a host of US-based institutions including the Joe Biden administration and Congress as well as the United Nations and the World Bank / International Monetary Fund. Julian… read more »

Gregory Poole joined The Children’s Place in 2012. As Chief Supply Chain Officer, he is responsible for developing and nurturing strategic partnerships with global manufacturers to create superior products at globally competitive prices. Gregory’s 35-year career includes serving in executive supply chain and sourcing leadership roles at brands including Talbots, Ann Taylor, Gap, Inc.  As… read more »

Dave Coffey who has spent most of his working career in the automotive industry graduated from the University of Natal in South Africa with a degree in B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering in 1984 and subsequently obtained an MBA from the University of Cape Town in 1992. He is currently the CEO of the African Association of… read more »

Job Title CEO Company Standard Bank South Africa Speaking At Enhancing Africa’s Value in Global Value Chains

Farid Fezoua is the Global Director for Health & Education at IFC, a member of the World Bank Group and the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets. Based in Washington DC, he is responsible for managing IFC’s investment and advisory services in health and education, leading a team responsible… read more »

Anton C. Bizzell, MD, a physician entrepreneur, is Chairman and CEO of the Bizzell family of global strategy, consulting, and investment firms which delivers data-driven, research-informed, and innovative solutions to the world’s most complex health, economic, security, and sustainability challenges. With an energizing vision for diversifying the companies’ capabilities in high-impact fields, Dr. Bizzell serves… read more »

As CEO of NBA Africa, Victor Williams oversees the league’s basketball and business development initiatives in Africa, including the Basketball Africa League (BAL). Under his leadership, the league has opened new offices in Nigeria and Egypt. Williams was named among the 100 Most Influential Africans of 2021 by New African Magazine. He is a member… read more »

Donnadelliah R. Maluleke has extensive experience in military aviation maintenance. She is the founder and CEO of DIRTTA (Doing It Right This Time Africa) Aerospace, a company that focuses on providing aircraft parts value chain management. DIRTTA Aerospace aspires to be a true African company that provides solutions to African military organisations and airlines. Ms…. read more »

Mr.  Zweli Bashman currently serves as the Managing Director of MSD South Africa & Sub-Saharan Africa. He joined MSD on 1 January 2020 as Director for the HIV & Vaccines business. Successes during his tenure as HIV & Vaccines Director included the signing of voluntary license agreements with low-cost manufacturing partners to allow the marketing of generic versions of MSD’s… read more »

Joseph is the Vice President & Chief Executive of Lockheed Martin Saudi Arabia/Africa. Joseph retired from the U.S. Army as a brigadier general in 2018. His basic branch was Military Intelligence and he is a Foreign Area Officer and was posted in five US Embassies across the Middle East. In his last posting in the… read more »

Travis Adkins is the 10th President and CEO of the United States African Development Foundation (USADF), an independent government agency that invests in African small- and medium-size enterprises, entrepreneurs, and grassroots organizations.Previously, Mr. Adkins served as Deputy Assistant Administrator for Africa at the U.S. Agency for International Development. He is also a lecturer of African… read more »

Ms. Clare Akamanzi is an International Trade and Investment Lawyer, who is currently the CEO of the Rwanda Development Board and a Cabinet Member. She has served the Government of Rwanda in several senior positions for the last 19 years. Ms. Akamanzi is a Harvard Kennedy School MPA alum, and also holds an LLM (International… read more »

Albert Momo is Vice President and Executive Director at Trimble, in charge of the emerging markets and funded projects. Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB) is an industrial technology company transforming the way the world works by delivering core technologies in positioning, modeling, connectivity and data analytics that connect the digital and physical worlds to improve productivity, quality, safety,… read more »