Professional Biography — Yolanda Cuba

Yolanda Cuba is the Vice President: Southern and East Africa of MTN Group. She joined MTN Group in 2020 and served as the Group Chief Digital and Fintech Officer before her current role. She is the former Chief Executive Officer of Vodafone Ghana and former Group Chief Strategy Officer for strategy, new business, and mergers and acquisitions at Vodacom Group covering South Africa, Tanzania, Mozambique, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Lesotho.

Yolanda was one of the youngest CEOs of a Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) listed company at the age of 29 years. She has been recognized as CEO/Business Personality of The Year by multiple platforms over her working experience that spans over two decades. She was also selected by World Economic Forum (WEF) as one of the Young Global Leaders and named Choiseul 100 Africa by Institute Choiseul (France).

She is a Chartered Accountant (CA) SA by training and holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Statistics from the University of Cape Town, Bachelor of Commerce Honors Degree in Accounting from the University of KwaZulu Natal, and Masters in Commerce Degree from the University of Pretoria. She is also an alumnus of programs at INSEAD and Harvard Kennedy School.

Yolanda is passionate about education and inclusive social and financial development and has served on the Advisory Board of Stellenbosch University Business School. She is also the founder of Cuba Foundation and The Mentorship Boardroom and has served on the Nelson Mandela Foundation Investment Committee since 2006.