Judges announced for 2013 AABLA East region

7 Mar 2013

Preparation for All Africa Business Leaders Awards (AABLA) East region is underway and ABN Productions has finalised the panel of judges that will short list candidates for each of the categories within the region.

Judges announced for 2013 AABLA East region

Following the inaugural regional awards last year, ABN Productions has finalised the panel of judges for 2013 that will ultimately be selecting the winners in each of the five categories.

The judging panel

The panel includes:

Mary Waceke Muia, performance management manager at Kenya Electricity Generating Company

Dr. George Njenga, dean at Strathmore Business School

Clare Akamanzi, CEO of the Rwanda Development Board

Gideon Badagawa, executive director: Private Sector Foundation Uganda

"It is a great honour to be a part of the AABLA awards as a judge of such outstanding leaders in a very open, serious and well organised competition. I hope that more and more leaders will be encouraged to showcase their genius for this continent," said Njenga.

The AABLA's in West Africa will be held in July, with the AABLA's in East Africa in August and the AABLA's in Southern Africa in September. Winners from the regional events will then proceed as finalists for the AABLA finale which will be held in November this year.