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Collymore, Oigara win top CEO awards

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Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore (left) with his KCB Group counterpart Joshua Oigara. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Safaricom #ticker:SCOM chief executive Bob Collymore and KCB #ticker:KCB group boss Joshua Oigara have won Africa investor (Ai) CEO of the year awards for 2017.

Ai is an international investment and communications group which gives out awards at its annual business summit in New York.

Mr Collymore was awarded the Ai SRI 30 CEO of the Year award at the 11th Africa investor (Ai) Institutional Investment and Capital Markets Awards that brough together over 150 CEOs from across the continent.

The award recognizes and rewards CEOs who have shown commitment to sustainable development, pitting performance against their peers across the continent with the individual’s ability to effectively communicate their company’s vision and strategic initiatives against the backdrop of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 

Mr Oigara on the other hand was feted with the Ai40 CEO of the Year award which recognises corporate leadership skills and commitment to advance an entrepreneurial agenda for poverty eradication in Africa.

“Our purpose is ... creating solutions that aim to make a difference in our customer’s lives. We are also fully focused on building a sustainable enterprise that can meet the challenges of business in a rapidly changing world,” said Mr Collymore in a statement.

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