All Africa Business Leaders Awards 2015: Call For Entries Begin

Dr Reginald Mengi, CEO of IPP Limited received special honour of the All Africa Lifetime Achievement Award 2014

The All Africa Business Leaders Awards 2015 have opened for entries from Africa's leaders and change makers of business in East, West and Southern Africa. In partnership with CNBC Africa, this will be its fifth year honouring outstanding achievements in business on the continent.

The winners of each region will go through to the Finale, which is set to take place in South Africa, in November 2015, to determine the All Africa victor.

The 2015 categories for East, West and Southern Africa are: Young Business Leader of the Year, Business Women of the Year, Business Leader of the Year, Entrepreneur of the Year, and Lifetime Achievement Award.

Two additional categories have been added to the 2015 season of the AABLA namely: Philanthropist of the Year and Industrialist of the Year supported by the IDC.


The special honour of the All Africa Lifetime Achievement Award 2014 was bestowed upon Tanzanian pioneer of corporate social responsibility, Dr Reginald Mengi, CEO of IPP Limited, for his commendable contributions to worthy causes for positive change in underprivileged communities, education, health and environmental conservation.

Heading up the AABLA judging panel as Chief Judge is Yunus Suleman, Chairman of KPMG in South Africa. The winners of each region will go through to the finale, which is set to take place in South Africa, in November 2015, to determine the All Africa victor. ABN Productions will again produce the event.

Entries close on 31 May 2015. For more information, go to www.aablawards.com