Paul Walsh
CEO, DiageoHE Paul Boateng
British High Commissioner to South AfricaStuart Fletcher
President, Diageo InternationalThaninga Shope-Linney
General Manager, Communications and Marketing, New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD)Dr Mohamed Ibrahim
CEO, CeltelHE Christopher Kolade
Nigerian High Commmissioner to UKAlhaji Bamanga Tukur
Executive President, African Business RoundtablePeter Woicke
Former Executive President, International Finance CorporationSue Adkins
Director, Business in the CommunityAnver Versi
Editor, African Business (IC Publications)Paul Walsh
"I think these awards are necessary for a couple of reasons. First of all, as a company we have had a wonderful experience in the African marketplace. We've seen very good growth. It's a very good market for our products, particularly Guinness. However, I don't believe that view is universally shared. Many other markets around the world, particularly emerging markets, get an awful lot of very positive coverage, but that isn't always the case with Africa. So what we're trying to do through these awards is really raise the profile and make sure people are aware that you can have a very sound business model and sound business practices in the African marketplace."