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Hall of Fame Tidjane Ibrahim Dame Vivian
Mo
Thiam
Hunt
Chief Executive, Philanthropist Managing Partner,
Credit Suisse McKinsey & Co
For the past three years, Billionaire Dr Ibrahim, who has This past 12 months marked
Tidjane has been the Chief previously topped this list, is a big year for Vivian, who
Executive of investment bank one of the most powerful men was made Dame Commander
Credit Suisse. in mobile communications. of the Order of the British
Prior to this, he gained Today, he invests his time Empire in the Queen’s 2018
a formidable reputation as in philanthropy through the New Year Honours for
Chief Executive of Prudential Mo Ibrahim Foundation, “services to the economy and
plc. His appointment saw which he set up after selling to women in business”.
him become the first person his business in 2006. His In her day job, she is
of African heritage to lead a company Celtel had over the Managing Partner of
FTSE 100 company. 24million mobile phone McKinsey’s United Kingdom
Since joining the Swiss subscribers across the African and Ireland offices, based in
bank, he has been leading on continent when it was sold. central London.
a number of crucial changes, In an effort to reduce Having worked at the
aiming to shed the negative corruption, he announced The company for nearly 20
image that has tainted the Ibrahim Prize, which awards years, Vivian is a key figure
reputation of investment $5million to a former African in the organisation, and also
banking in recent years. head of state who has left leads the Pharmaceuticals
Among his ideas have been office in the past three years, and Medical Products Practice
the reduction of bonuses and having shown excellence in Europe, the Middle East
overall compensation. and high moral fortitude and Africa.
Earlier this year he said: during their elected term. She served as Chair of the
“We’ve been cleaning up a lot Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was the Powerlist judging panel for
of undesirable trades that we prize’s last recipient in 2017. three years until 2014. She
should not have done. There’s The Foundation also was so impressive the panel
no way to clean up the past, offers scholarships for unanimously asked her to stay
given the legacy we have, undergraduate and on for another year, but other
without generating losses. We postgraduate African commitments meant she was
have profitable operations of students at the University unable to.
the company.” of Birmingham, SOAS, and Outside of work, she is
His efforts at the bank London Business School. passionate about charity work
have been celebrated by They can study International and is on the board of several
the industry. In July 2018, Development at Birmingham, UK organisations, including
prominent business and Governance of Development the Henry Smith Charity and
finance magazine Euromoney in Africa at SOAS, or an MBA Action on Addiction.
named Tidjane Banker of at London Business School. She also has honorary
the Year 2018, crediting his He has featured on the doctorates in law from the
“radical three-year plan” Forbes 2011 Billionaire List University of Warwick and the
that had “reinvented” Credit and was selected for the TIME University of York.
Suisse. “Top 100” list in 2008.
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