ONE Marketing campaign, a world advocacy group championing the combat in opposition to excessive poverty and preventable illness, has appointed Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli as its new president and CEO. This momentous announcement marks a big shift for the group, positioning Nwuneli, a famend skilled on African growth, to steer ONE into its twentieth 12 months with a renewed concentrate on tackling complicated challenges going through the continent.
The Nigerian-American citizen will succeed Gayle Smith as CEO and can be a part of the group on April 2, 2024.
Nwuneli's intensive expertise and deep data of Africa's wants make her an excellent candidate for this important function. With greater than 25 years of dedication to worldwide growth, she brings a wealth of experience in agriculture and diet, social innovation, entrepreneurship and youth growth. Her confirmed observe file as a frontrunner and advocate for constructive change throughout sectors positions her to successfully take care of the intertwined complexities of financial crises, local weather change and battle that proceed to hinder Africa's progress.
Bono is co-founder of the ONE marketing campaign. Photograph: AFP
Nwuneli's appointment is being celebrated as an necessary step in direction of ONE's dedication to amplifying African voices and company, as highlighted by Bono, co-founder of ONE Marketing campaign.
“ONE couldn’t obtain a greater twentieth anniversary reward than Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli taking the reins as its subsequent President and CEO. A corporation that focuses on Africa must be led by an African, that has all the time been our dream, and Ndidi is the proper particular person to take ONE into the long run,” stated the music legend and singer of the long-lasting rock band U2.
Bono, a globally famend activist and philanthropist, added: “She is multilingual within the broadest sense of the phrase; it’s not solely languages she speaks, but additionally geographical areas and sectors. She is an entrepreneur and a coverage whiz, an activist and a enterprise chief who is aware of that governments and companies should work collectively if we’re to unravel our planet's largest challenges. I can't wait to see what they and the good coverage makers and political arm twisters at ONE can obtain. In a world that’s figuratively and actually combating a number of fires, we’d like them now greater than ever.”
It's an optimism additionally shared by ONE Marketing campaign's chairman, Tom Freston.
Freston stated in an announcement on ONE's web site: “I’m very happy to welcome Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli to The ONE Marketing campaign. Ndidi is an extremely achieved skilled, a passionate and profitable chief with greater than 25 years of worldwide growth and advocacy expertise.”
Tom Freston is chairman of ONE Marketing campaign. Photograph: AFP
Freston, an American media government and investor, added: “All through her life and profession, Ndidi has been a steadfast advocate for the world's poor, bringing nice ardour and experience to all the things she has finished. Her sturdy communication expertise, broad world expertise and powerful private community make her an ideal chief for ONE at this important time. With Ndidi on the helm, I couldn’t be extra assured that ONE will prepared the ground in modern new approaches to tackling the complicated points behind at this time's excessive poverty.”
I'm proud of youwho started her profession at McKinsey & Firm's Chicago workplace and returned to Nigeria in 2000 to function the pioneer Government Director of the FATE Basis, will convey her experience in meals ecosystems, entrepreneurship, social innovation and philanthropy to ONE Marketing campaign to take.
Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli is an skilled entrepreneur. Photograph: TED
The founding father of African meals changerswhich helps African entrepreneurs to begin and scale resilient and sustainable agricultural companies, and LEAP Africa, a non-profit group dedicated to creating dynamic, modern and principled African leaders, stated: “I’m dedicated to working collectively to work with ONE's dynamic group to steer the group at this important time in Africa's historical past.
“This requires us to forge new native and world partnerships, stimulate catalytic and modern financing to make sure wholesome livelihoods for probably the most susceptible, promote sustainable and equitable progress in Africa, and guarantee transparency and accountability within the deployment of sources each stage.”
The TED speaker, who serves on the boards of the Rockefeller Basis, AGRA, Godrej Client Merchandise Ltd. India, Stanbic IBTC Group, the Younger World Leaders of the World Financial Discussion board and the Bridgespan Group, added: “ONE's co-founders, workers, and board have labored tirelessly over the previous twenty years, and its mission has by no means been extra necessary. I’m honored to steer the group on this subsequent chapter of progress and influence.”
