2011 AABLA winners announced

24 Oct 2011

Africa Business News, in partnership with CNBC Africa, announced the winners of the All Africa Business Leader Awards (AABLA) 2011 at an awards ceremony, which took place at the Sandton Sun, Johannesburg, South Africa on Thursday 20 October 2011. The awards wishes to acknowledge individuals who have demonstrated exemplary leadership in the business world.

Earlier this year ABN Productions announced the launch of AABLA in an attempt to identify and honour those leaders who are making a difference through innovation and inspiration in their industry sectors.

Honoured guests in attendance at the ceremony included MEC for Economic Development, Qedani Dorothy Mahlangu; director general, Sibusiso Xaba of the Department of Arts and Culture; retail pioneer, Raymond Ackerman and representatives from the office of Aliko Dangote.

The winners in the categories are:

James Mworia, CEO, Centum Investment

Maria Ramos, group CEO, ABSA Group, South Africa

Sim Tshabalala, deputy CEO, Standard Bank Group

Aliko Dangote, founder, Dangote Group, Nigeria

Aliko Dangote, founder, Dangote Group, Nigeria

Sim Tshabalala, deputy CEO, Standard Bank Group

Raymond Ackerman, founder, Pick 'n Pay

Founder of AABLA and vice chairman for ABN Group, Rakesh Wahi's vision for the awards is for it to continue to serve as a platform to discover the business leaders who are creating a culture of entrepreneurship, developing best practices and carving out powerful and sustainable models of business in the global economy.

He says that "AABLA is set to be an annual event, with plans to expand into regional awards across the continent."