Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh
Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh
EducationWesley Girls' High School; Achimota School
Alma materHarvard Business School
Known forFirst woman to become country director of IBM in Africa

Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh is a Ghanaian business leader and the founder and CEO of Brainwave Tech Africa, a technology company focused on innovative solutions for the African continent. She was previously Microsoft’s Strategic Partnership Lead for Africa.[1][2][3]

Prior to founding Brainwave Tech Africa and Microsoft, she served as the executive director/regional head for IBM North, East, and West Africa from 2019 to 2021.[4][5] She is the former country general manager for Ghana.[6][7][8] She is the first woman to become country director of IBM in Africa[9] and the first African woman to be appointed regional general manager.[10][11]

Education

Kyerematen-Jimoh holds a BA in Marketing and French. She is an alumna of Harvard Business School and London Guildhall College.[12][13] She is also an old student of Wesley Girls' High School and Achimota School in Ghana.

Career

Kyerematen-Jimoh has 20 years of extensive working experience in the financial services and technology industries in Africa and Europe. In 2011, she joined IBM as the territory marketing manager responsible for IBM West Africa. She later moved to Nairobi, Kenya as strategy leader for IBM's Central, East and West Africa operations.[6][14]

Kyerematen-Jimoh served as a member of the governing board of the Bank of Ghana from 2021 to 2025, chaired by Dr. Ernest Addison. The board is responsible for the formulation of policies for the achievement of the central bank's objectives.[15]

In 2025, Angela joined the Institute of Directors UK as a member and was also sworn in as a member of the governing board of National Information Technology Agency, Ghana.

Before joining IBM, she worked in the UK for UBS Investment Bank and ABN AMRO Bank.[16]

In January 2022, Microsoft announced the appointment of Kyerematen-Jimoh as the new Africa Strategic Partnerships Manager in its new Africa Transformation Office (ATO). The office focuses on facilitating growth and investment in four key development areas: digital infrastructure, skills development, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and startups.[17]

Angela has spent the past decade serving as a Board Member of various institutions, including the Bank of Ghana, Unilever Ghana,[18] Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation,[19] Allianz Life Ghana Limited, Student Loan Trust Fund Ghana, Bayport Financial Services and the American Chamber of Commerce, Ghana.

Awards

WomanRising ranked her among the Top 50 Corporate Women Leaders in Ghana for 2016.[9][20][21][22][23] In 2018, she was awarded the Corporate Personality of the Year by Glitz Africa.[24] In 2023, she was named by Forbes Afrique among the Top 50 Women Managers in Africa.[25] In 2020, Kyerematen-Jimoh was named among Africa’s 2020 Top 100 Most Influential Women by Avance Media.[26]

References

  1. ^"Microsoft appoints Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh, new Strategic Partnership lead for Africa". 12 January 2022.
  2. ^"Africa: Microsoft Appoints Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh, New Strategic Partnership Lead for Africa". 13 January 2022.
  3. ^"Microsoft poaches IBM's Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh as its New Strategic Partnership lead for Africa - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. 2022-01-10. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  4. ^Nyabor, Jonas (2020-07-13). "IBM appoints Ghana's Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh as regional head for Africa". Citi NewsRoom.
  5. ^"IBM appoints Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh as 1st female boss for Africa". GhanaWeb. 2020-07-13.
  6. ^ ab"IBM appoints new Country Manager". Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  7. ^"Big Data, Big Opportunity For Ghana - IBM Boss - Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC)". www.gipcghana.com. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  8. ^"Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh (Country GM, IBM Ghana)". Ghana News. Archived from the original on 2018-02-21. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  9. ^ abAkpah, Prince (2017-09-15). "IBM Ghana CEO, Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh Receives WomanRising Award". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  10. ^"IBM appoints Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh as 1st female boss for Africa". 3News. 2020-07-12.
  11. ^"Glitz top 100 inspirational women – Page 100 – Glitz Africa Magazine". Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  12. ^"Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh heads IBM Ghana as Country General Manager". BiztechAfrica. 2020-07-07. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  13. ^"Powerful CEOs: The most stylish female Ghanaian CEOs of 2017 - NewsDog". Archived from the original on 2018-02-21. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  14. ^"IBM appoints new Country General Manger [sic] for Ghana". Ghana Business News. 2015-07-03. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  15. ^"Interrogate the issue of high interest rates in Ghana – Akufo-Addo to new BoG Board". GhanaWeb. 2021-08-21. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  16. ^"Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh takes turn on 'Engine Room'". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  17. ^"La Ghanéenne Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh nommée responsable du nouveau partenariat stratégique Afrique chez Microsoft". Financial Afrik (in French). 2022-01-11. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  18. ^https://www.newsghana.com.gh/unilever-ghana-appoints-four-new-directors-in-major-board-restructuring/
  19. ^https://citinewsroom.com/2023/07/ghanaian-tech-leader-angela-kyerematen-jimoh-joins-gleif-board/
  20. ^"Google Ghana CEO receives top corporate women leaders award". www.ghanaweb.com. 2017-10-16. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  21. ^Akpah, Prince (2017-09-16). "IBM Ghana CEO Angela Kyerematen- Jimoh Receives WOmanRising Award | News of the South". newsofthesouth.com. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  22. ^"IBM Ghana CEO, Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh Receives WomanRising Award". article.wn.com. 2017-09-15. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  23. ^Online, Peace FM (2016-10-05). "Top 50 Women Corporate Leaders in Ghana". Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  24. ^"Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh to receives Ghana Corporate Personality Award". 19 April 2018.
  25. ^"Forbes Afrique I Classement I TOP 50 Forbes Afrique Women 2023 : Les 7 manageuses venues d'Afrique de l'Ouest". 20 February 2023.
  26. ^Infusion, Brand (2023-05-26). "Regulatory Sandboxes in Africa". Empower Africa. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
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