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CAREER PANEL
As the first black senior executive in Sopra Kim Johnson is the creative direc-
Steria, a leading European digital transfor- tor and manager of Hype Coiffure’s
mation firm, Dr. Nneka Abulokwe used her award-winning salon in Battersea,
platform to inspire and motivate ethnic
minority people across the organisation South West London. With over thirty
and farther afield. Following a very suc- years of experience in the industry, the
cessful 25yrs + corporate career, she set former Afro Hairdresser of the Year,
up MicroMax Consulting, a board advisory Black Beauty WAHL Stylist of the Year
service, to make a greater impact and in- and Southern Stylist of Year she is now
spire beyond the bounds of tech industry concentrating on artistic directing
and to contribute positively to society and on shows and shoots. Kim is highly
foster diversity and inclusion in the work- sought after for her precision cutting
place. This is being achieved by bringing and innovative styling. As well as be-
diversity to the top table by serving on ing regularly called upon by premi-
several boards and shaping the strategic um hair care brand KeraStraight and
& diversity agendas of large organisation
and professional institutions. Nneka is the other hair brands here and oversees
first black female chair of the Board Nomi- for her expertise and exceptional hair-
nations Committee for the Information Sys- dressing skills, she is also very much in
tems Audit and Control Association (ISACA). demand with the British media.
Dr. Nneka TECHNOLOGY Kim ENTREPRENEUR
Abulokwe Founder & Board Member of Micromax Consulting Johnson Creative Director and Manager of Hype Coiffure
Foluke Akinlose is founder of PRE- Vanessa is the founder of Rich Kit
CIOUS, the leading online network International - Affinity Marketing
and resource for women of colour & PR experts, specializing giv-
in business and leadership (www. ingworld-renowned luxury brands
preciousonline.co.uk) Launched in & top-end talent, heightened
1999, it is the first digital publica- global visibility.
tion aimed at women of colour to
launch in the UK. This led her in
2007 to launch The Precious cele-
brating women of colour in busi-
ness and leadership and endorsed
as ‘vital’ by former PM David Camer-
on. In 2018, she launched the PRE-
CIOUS Lifestyle Awards at Google
HQ which shine a light in women of
colour in the creative industries.
LITERATURE Foluke MARKETING & PR Vanessa
Founder of PRECIOUS Akinlose MBE Founder of PRECIOUS Emilien
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