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POWERLIST 2008
SOKARI DOUGLAS CAMP
SARAH EBANJA
Sculptor Deputy Chief Executive & Group Director, Strategies, Equalities,
Performance, London Development Agency
ALTHOUGH SOKARI has lived and worked in the UK for over AS THE number two in an
25 years, her internationally acclaimed work, predominately organisation that is overseeing
sculpted in welded steel, is strongly infl uenced by African the multi-billion-pound
culture. It is inspired by her Kalabari heritage and constantly regeneration of east London,
raises questions about the world we live in. She has completed as well as the development of
numerous commissions and her proposal, the Olympic Games site, Sarah
NO-O-War No-O-War-R, was shortlisted for Ebanja is one of London’s most
Trafalgar Square’s fourth plinth. Her ‘Living powerful women. In addition to
Memorial’ to the late Nigerian activist and being one of the main people
writer Ken Saro-Wiwa was unveiled in 2006. involved in shaping the long-
Sokari’s work is to be found in collections term future of the capital, Sarah
around the world, including: the American has non-executive roles as
Museum of Natural History, New York; Chair of the Stephen Lawrence
the British Museum, London (where she Charitable Trust and is a governor of Birkbeck College,
created the Africa Garden); the Minneapolis University of London. She has spent 20 years operating at
Museum of Art; Setagaya Art Museum, Tokyo; senior levels in London’s public sector including fi ve years
and the Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC. as Islington Council’s lead chief offi cer for all matters relating
to the multi-million-pound mixed-use Arsenal Development
The panel said: As a
scheme and Director of Local Government and European
sculptor she has few
Programmes at the Government Offi ce for London.
Iverfi
peers, as a black
ca publistis practuius hebator
us, IverfiThe panel said: ca publistis practuius hebator ‘One of the most us,
condactuam et optin Itam actudees!
sculptor in the UK,
condactuam et optin Itam actudees! powerful women at the heart of one
Sciem in sul conihi, tate medo, pubis
she has none.’
Sciem in sul conihi, tate medo, pubisof the world’s leading capital cities.’
ALTHEA EFUNSHILE
DR YVONNE GREENSTREET
Executive Director, Arts Planning and Investment, Arts Council England Senior VicePresident, GlaxoSmithKline
ALTHEA IS one of the most senior YVONNE GREENSTREET has over
and infl uential women in the arts 16 years of global experience in
in the UK. She presides over an the pharmaceuticals industry
annual budget of £1.1bn to fund and is one the sector’s highest
the vast majority of arts and ranking African-Caribbean
culture in Britain. women. Under her leadership,
In her previous post at the her global team has built a
DfES, the former secondary promising pipeline of innovative
school teacher led a team of 80 medicines for treating a wide
staff and managed an annual range of conditions including
budget of £312m. As Director of infl ammatory, gastro-intestinal,
the DfES’s Children and Young musculoskeletal and urogenital
People’s Unit from 2001-2003, diseases. Her previous roles at the
Althea set up the £450m $37bn leading research giant include Vice-President and Medical
Children’s Fund programme to ensure every local authority Director on the executive team of GSK’s UK subsidiary company,
delivered preventative programmes for fi ve- to 12-year-olds at where she successfully led the integration of the medical businesses
risk of social exclusion. Also, she led the development of the during the merger of Glaxo Wellcome and SmithKlineBeecham. This
Outcomes Framework, which has since become an essential was followed by a leadership role in the European Region as Chief
aspect of children’s services across the country. Althea is a Medical Offi cer. She qualifi ed in medicine at Leeds University in
member of Goldsmiths College Council. 1985 and gained her MBA from INSEAD in France.
The panel said: ‘One of the most Iverfi
The panel said:
ca publistis practuius hebator
‘A true leader, Yvonne
us,
important people in her sector, Althea condactuam et optin Itam actudees!
has successfully combined her medical
commands a huge amount of respect.’ Sciem in sul conihi, tate medo, pubis
knowledge with her business brain.’
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