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BUSINESS, FINANCE & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
POWERLIST 2010
DAMBISA MOYO LEVI ROOTS
Best-selling author Proprietor, Reggae Reggae Sauce
NEW ENTRANT NEW ENTRANT
In April 2009 Time magazine Roots’s rise from musician to
named Moyo one of the 100 most millionaire business mogul began
infl uential people in the world after in 2007 when he sang his way on to
Dead Aid, her New York Times the BBC’s Dragons’ Den, persuading
bestseller, made global headlines. Peter Jones and Richard Farleigh to
The book attacks the myth that invest £50,000 in his Reggae Reggae
billions of dollars in aid from Sauce. Weeks later, Reggae Reggae
wealthy countries to developing Sauce sold out on its fi rst day on
African nations has helped to the shelves of Sainsbury’s and
reduce poverty and increase became the store’s fastest selling
growth. Rwandan government product, outselling Heinz ketchup
ministers read her book and asked in its fi rst year. It is now on sale in
Moyo to come to talk to them. A hundreds of supermarkets and has
piece she wrote on the subject in spawned spin-off products for Bird’s
a national newspaper drew responses from policy directors of Eye and sandwich chain Subway, making Roots a millionaire. Before
three major charities. Moyo worked at Goldman Sachs in London Dragon’s Den, Roots had sold his sauce – based on a recipe of his
for eight years as a global economist. Previously she worked as grandmother – at Brixton market and the Notting Hill Carnival for
a consultant at the World Bank. A native of Zambia, she holds a 15 years. He now has a restaurant, a cookbook, a TV series and he
doctorate in economics from Oxford University and a master’s is an inspiring image for would-be entrepreneurs, talking regularly
from Harvard University. at schools and motivational events. He’s also a thoroughly nice guy.
Infl uential because... her unfl inching Infl uential because... he is taking Caribbean
assessment of Africa’s problems made cuisine to the masses and he’s doing it
heads of state sit up and listen. without diluting his own authenticity.
WOL KOLADE
PHIL WALKER
Managing partner, ISIS Equity Partners
Senior vice-president, Capgemini Consulting
Kolade’s professional leadership and endearing character is Walker heads consultancy giant
widely recognised by his peers and earned him Personality Capgemini’s market development
of the Year at the M&A (Mergers & Acquisitions unit and was chief operating offi cer
magazine) Awards dinner in 2008. At ISIS he has for two years. He is part of the
overall responsibility for the leadership and UK executive with responsibility
strategic development of the company and is for six consulting practices and
actively involved in investments. Kolade is 600 staff within a multi-million-
former chairman of the industry body BVCA - pound business. Phil has extensive
the British Private Equity and Venture Capital business experience, having had
Association. He is now chairman of the BVCA’s senior roles at Xerox, Dell and IBM.
new Responsible Investment Advisory Board. He is a recognised and dynamic
He is also on the board of Social Finance, a thought leader in the domain of
leading intermediary founded to create a social how to make major organisations
investment bank. He joined ISIS in 1993 after three more customer orientated. After
years with Barclays. He is also a governor and graduating from Loughborough University, Phil became a teacher
council member of the London School of mathematics in London before entering the private sector. He is
of Economics and Political Science, a signifi cant fundraiser for the Prince’s Trust, having taken a team
chairing its audit committee. of fundraisers to Namibia in 2007. A consummate public speaker, he
also mentors young business people and has been published in the
Infl uential because... he
FT and other noted journals.
is a well-connected and
respected stalwart in Infl uential because... he is an excellent
the private equity strategist whose expertise is sought at
world. the highest levels of government.
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