Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh

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Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh
human
Sex anaa genderfemale Edit
Country wey e be citizenGhana Edit
Given nameAngela Edit
Family nameKyeremateng Edit
Languages dem dey speak, wrep anaa signEnglish Edit
Occupationbusinessperson Edit
EmployerIBM Edit
Educate forHarvard Business School, Wesley Girls' High School, Achimota School Edit

Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh be Ghanaian business leader wey san be Microsoft ein Strategic Partnership Lead give Africa.[1][2][3] before sey she join Microsoft, na she be de Executive Director/Regional Head give IBM North, East plus West Africa for 2020 to 2021.[4][5] She be de former Country General Manager give Ghana.[6][7][8] She be de first female wey cam turn country director give IBM for Africa[9] wey sanso be de first African woman dem appoint Regional General Manager.[10][11]

Ein Education[edit | edit source]

Kyerematen-Jimoh get BA for Marketing plus French. She be alumna for Harvard Business School plus London Guildhall College.[12][13] She san be old student for Wesley Girls' High School den Achimota School for Ghana insyd.

Ein Career[edit | edit source]

Kyerematen-Jimoh get 20 years extensive working experience for financial services den technology industries for Africa den Europe insyd. For 2011 insyd,na she join IBM as dema Territory Marketing Manager wey be responsible for IBM for West Africa insyd. She later move go Nairobi, Kenya as Strategy Leader give IBM Central, East den West Africa operations.[6][14]

She san serve as member of de governing board give de Bank of Ghana, wey dema chair person be Dr. Ernest Addison. De board be responsible for de formulation of policies give de achievement for central banks' dema objectives.[15]

Before say she join IBM, na she work give UBS Investment Bank den ABN AMRO Bank for UK insyd.[16]

For January 2022 insyd, Microsoft announce dema appointment of Kyerematen-Jimoh, international corporate law expert, as dema new Africa Strategic Partnerships Manager give dema new Africa Transformation Office (ATO). de office go dey focus on facilitating growth plus investment give four key development areas: digital infrastructure, skills development, small plus medium enterprises (SMEs) den startups.[17]

Ein Awards[edit | edit source]

WomanRising rank am among Top 50 Corporate Women Leaders for Ghana insyd 2016.[9][18][19][20][21] 2018 insyd, Glitz Africa award am de Corporate Personality for de Year.[22] 2023, Forbes Afrique name am among de Top 50 Women Managers for Africa insyd. For 2020, Na Avance Media name am among Africa’s 2020 Top 100 Most Influential Women.[23]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Microsoft appoints Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh, new Strategic Partnership lead for Africa". 12 January 2022.
  2. "Africa: Microsoft Appoints Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh, New Strategic Partnership Lead for Africa". 13 January 2022.
  3. "Microsoft poaches IBM's Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh as its New Strategic Partnership lead for Africa - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. 2022-01-10. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  4. Nyabor, Jonas (2020-07-13). "IBM appoints Ghana's Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh as regional head for Africa". Citi NewsRoom.
  5. "IBM appoints Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh as 1st female boss for Africa". GhanaWeb. 2020-07-13.
  6. 6.0 6.1 "IBM appoints new Country Manager". Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  7. "Big Data, Big Opportunity For Ghana - IBM Boss - Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC)". www.gipcghana.com. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  8. "Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh (Country GM, IBM Ghana)". Ghana News. Archived from the original on 2018-02-21. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  9. 9.0 9.1 Akpah, Prince (2017-09-15). "IBM Ghana CEO, Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh Receives WomanRising Award". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  10. "IBM appoints Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh as 1st female boss for Africa". 3News. 2020-07-12.
  11. "Glitz top 100 inspirational women – Page 100 – Glitz Africa Magazine". Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  12. "Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh heads IBM Ghana as Country General Manager". BiztechAfrica. 2020-07-07. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  13. "Powerful CEOs: The most stylish female Ghanaian CEOs of 2017 - NewsDog". Archived from the original on 2018-02-21. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  14. "IBM appoints new Country General Manger [sic] for Ghana - Ghana Business News". Ghana Business News. 2015-07-03. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  15. "Interrogate the issue of high interest rates in Ghana – Akufo-Addo to new BoG Board". GhanaWeb. 2021-08-21. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  16. "Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh takes turn on 'Engine Room'". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  17. "La Ghanéenne Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh nommée responsable du nouveau partenariat stratégique Afrique chez Microsoft". Financial Afrik (insyd French). 2022-01-11. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  18. "Google Ghana CEO receives top corporate women leaders award". www.ghanaweb.com. 2017-10-16. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  19. Akpah, Prince (2017-09-16). "IBM Ghana CEO Angela Kyerematen- Jimoh Receives WOmanRising Award | News of the South". newsofthesouth.com. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  20. "IBM Ghana CEO, Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh Receives WomanRising Award". article.wn.com. 2017-09-15. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  21. Online, Peace FM (2016-10-05). "Top 50 Women Corporate Leaders in Ghana". Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  22. "Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh to receives Ghana Corporate Personality Award". 19 April 2018.
  23. Infusion, Brand (2023-05-26). "Regulatory Sandboxes in Africa". Empower Africa. Retrieved 2024-03-08.