Overview

Gender

female

Yolanda Zoleka Cuba CA(SA), is a transformational and accomplished business leader, who is widely regarded across the African continent. Her career extends over several reputable industries including Telecommunications, Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), Services Industry and Mergers and Acquisitions. Yolanda joined Vodafone Ghana as Chief Executive Officer in June 2016 from Vodacom South Africa, where she was the Director of Strategy and New Business. She previously served as Executive Director of Strategy and Business Support at the South African Breweries Limited (SAB), a subsidiary of SABMiller. Prior to that, she was CEO of Mvelaphanda Group, where she was one of the youngest Chief Executive Officers of a JSE-listed company. She has held various positions as non-executive director of JSE-listed companies including Life Healthcare, Avusa and Steinhoff International amongst others. In 2008, Yolanda was selected as one of the Young Global Leaders in an initiative by the World Economic Forum and named as one of the “20 Youngest Powerful Women in Africa” by Forbes Magazine in 2011. She is South African and has degrees in Statistics and Accounting from the Universities of Cape Town and KwaZulu-Natal. She is also an alumnus of the INSEAD International Executive Programme and holds a Masters of Commerce (Finance Management) degree from the University of Pretoria. She is currently an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Barclays Africa Group Limited where she is the longest serving board member. She is passionate about education for all youth, and women in particular. In this regard, she founded a foundation that provides educational university bursaries for deserving under-privileged youth in South Africa wanting to further their studies in maths, science and commerce.