Business
The most powerful people in African business 2012
They are the African business leaders, empire builders, moguls and high-flying chief executives of multinational corporations who possess continental clout and wield the most widespread influence in Africa’s business and economic circles.
These are the corporate titans and leaders who set the African economic agenda. Their voices are much listened to within Africa’s business and political circles, and through their resolutions and actions, they shape the economic future of the continent.
Nonkululeko Nyembezi-Heita: CEO of ArcelorMittal SA
51 year-old Nonkululeko Nyembezi-Heita heads the South African operations of ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest steel producer.
ArcelorMittal South Africa is the continent’s biggest steel company. Annual production capacity: 7.8 million tons.
Nyembezi-Heita started off as an engineer at IBM’s Research Triangle Park in Raleigh, North Carolina, before proceeding to work for the company in South Africa.
