The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) is proud to introduce the 2012 alumni class of its African Markets Internship Programme (AMIP).

AMIP is the Foundation’s flagship leadership development programme, designed to give MBA students with a passion for African economic development the opportunity to obtain first-hand experience with high-growth businesses in emerging markets, develop essential skills, and build a network in the fields of professional entrepreneurship and business management throughout Africa.

The programme’s selected associates are MBA and MPA candidates enrolled in or recently graduated from some of the most prestigious institutions globally. From Africa, the institutions represented include Lagos Business School, University of Ghana Business School, and the University of Cape Town Business School; from North America, the institutions include: the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, MIT’s Sloan School of Business, Duke University’s Fuqua Business School, Yale School of Management and seven others; from Europe: London Business School and IESE, Spain. Our associates represent 14 countries: Nigeria, Ethiopia, Cameroon, Togo, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Japan, China, India, Ukraine, Denmark, the United Kingdom, Colombia, and the United States.

This year we were pleased to place our 28 associates with over 20 host companies and private sector-facing government agencies around Africa, ranging from the market regulatory authority in Nairobi, Kenya to a holding company in Lusaka, Zambia.

Our associates participated in the highly structured 10-week programme in which they gained, produced, and contributed to knowledge, processes, and projects that helped to strengthen and grow enterprises and contribute to job creation, economic growth and innovation in Africa. Over the course of their internship, AMIP associates took on a wide range of ventures; they developed national policy over the course of one project, and in another, tackled an ambitious plan to create a blueprint for a company’s treasury operations. The dedication, professionalism, and resilience exhibited by our associates throughout the programme have been both admirable and inspiring. The Tony Elumelu Foundation values the important contributions of all associates during the internship program. Every year, we recognise individuals who have gone above and beyond expectations in their work with our host companies, as well as the Foundation, with these awards: the Tony O. Elumelu Award for Business Excellence, the H.E. Shaukat Aziz Award for Public Sector Competitiveness and the Chief Ebitimi Banigo Award for Mentorship.

Meet the 2012 AMIP Associates

• Kwaku Akuffo Owoo
• Akunna Amadi
• Derick Appia-Kubi
• Nana Aba Derby
• Djoudie Essomba
• Doyin Fisayo
• Emma Fofanah
• David Grimaud
• Tine Fiske Henriksen
• Takemune Iwasa
• Adenike Jemiyo
• Jennifer Juma
• Irene Kayoma
• Oleksandr Khmel
• Zoe Lu
• Gem Mccreary
• Chukwuka Nwagbara
• Samuel Obeng
• Philip Obi
• Uzoma Okoro
• Ope Onibokun
• Afua Osei
• Oluwafunmilola Oshodi
• Juan Pablo Reyes
• Will Robison
• Alexandre Rodrigues
• Amit Kumar Singh
• Helina Teklahaminot

Thank you for your continued support and interest, and we look forward to introducing our 2013 candidates.

About The Tony Elumelu Foundation

The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) was founded in 2010 with a mission to drive Africa’s economic development by enhancing the competitiveness of the African private sector. As a premier pan-African-focused not-for-profit institution, TEF is dedicated to the promotion and celebration of excellence in business leadership and entrepreneurship across the continent. The Foundation strives to deploy its resources to generate solutions to challenges that inhibit the African private sector. Through its commitment to catalytic philanthropy, TEF seeks to achieve its mission by building the capacity of fast-growing African businesses, supporting and driving policies that promote competitiveness, deploying financial capital through impact investments, and educating public and private sector actors through rigorous research. TEF is guided by global standards, strong governance, and a commitment to accountability. For more information, please visit: www.tonyelumelufoundation.org.