Biola Alabi, M-Net Africa managing director, has been chosen as one of the World Economic Forum's (WEF) Young Global Leaders (YGL) for 2012.The WEF has chosen 192 leaders from 59 countries of which 18 are from sub-Saharan Africa.
Biola Alabi joined M-Net just over 3 years ago to help drive the increase of M-Net's African programming on MultiChoice's DStv platform, such as the now expanding Africa Magic channels. In 2010 she was a member of the WEF's Global Agenda Council on the future of entertainment.
''M-Net is very proud of her achievement which she's earned through her commitment to Africa, her passion for making a difference and her ongoing dedication to those around her,'' says M-Net CEO Patricia van Rooyen in a statement. ''She is an example to others that you can be a business person with compassion, a leader with insight, and most of all, a woman with vision.''
