TOP 10

CEO

MainOne

For more than a decade , Funke Opeke has been one of the driving forces behind the development of Nigeria ’ s digital infrastructure and economy . Her company , MainOne has grown to become West Africa ’ s leading communications services and network solutions provider . Opeke has overseen the construction of the region ’ s first privately-owned , open access , 7,000 kilometre undersea high capacity submarine cable , as well as the country ’ s largest Tier III data centre . MainOne was acquired by Equinix for $ 320 million in December , 2021 .

Chief Product Officer

Equinix

Sara Baack is an industry veteran with more than 25 years in the sector . She first joined data centre giant Equinix in 2012 as the company ’ s Chief Marketing Officer . She moved into the role of Chief Product Officer in 2019 , bringing her formidable industry expertise to bear , using datadriven strategy development and execution across multiple functional domains . She has been named Silicon Valley Business Journal ’ s CMO of the Year , and as one of the Top 50 Most Powerful Women in Tech by the National Diversity Council .