Bill Egbe President, South Africa Business Unit

Having now served with the Coca Cola Company for fifteen years, a company whose work ethic is based on the core values of leadership, collaboration, passion, and integrity, it is no surprise that Bill Egbe was waiting for an organization like the African Leadership Network to come along.

The African Leadership Network is an idea that was long overdue to be brought to life. It’s one of those things that instinctively you think is necessary because we are all looking for those elements that are going to get Africa above its inflection point. This is the kind of idea that can transform how leadership is being developed, groomed and leveraged on the continent. So it’s a game changer and it’s long overdue that someone brings it to life and starts helping to create enough of a platform to have transformational change on the continent.

There is no question for us that leadership is the highest leverage thing that Africa needs to do to accelerate its growth. So it was quite exciting to see that somebody was trying to pull this type of network together...