Georgina Asare Fiagbenu Named Among Africa’s Top 100 Corporate Communications Leaders
Georgina Asare Fiagbenu, Senior Manager and Head of Corporate Communications at MTN Ghana, has been named among Africa’s Top 100 Corporate Communications Leaders, a prestigious continental recognition celebrating professionals who are shaping corporate reputation, navigating complexity and building trust across diverse markets on the continent.
The honour, compiled by Africa Global PR Week, places the Ghanaian communications executive among an elite group of Africa’s most influential corporate affairs and communications leaders, including MTN Group’s Chief Sustainability and Corporate Affairs Officer, Nompilo Morafo. Her inclusion further underscores the depth and strength of communications leadership within the MTN ecosystem.
Africa Global PR Week is a leading platform dedicated to championing strategic communication, brand building and authentic storytelling, while challenging misconceptions and amplifying Africa’s voice on the global stage. The 2026 list spans key sectors including telecommunications, banking, energy, manufacturing, transport and fast-moving consumer goods.
Other notable professionals on the list include Byron Kennedy of Vodacom, Werna Oberholzer of Tiger Brands, Thabile Makgala of Sasol, Wendy Tlou of Old Mutual, Sonja Winter of Netcare, Mbali Mathenjwa of Transnet Port Terminals, Portia Mngomezulu of Eskom, Adele Nkomo of Airports Company South Africa, ‘Femi Ade of Airtel Nigeria, Andy Odeh of NNPC Limited, Olanyika Ijabiyi of First Bank of Nigeria, Victoria Anyianuka of Nestlé, Ayodele Aburo of Nigerian Breweries, Dr. Cherry Eromosele of Interswitch Group, Chioma Yvonne Aninwe of Seplat Energy, Ayotunde Adeniyi of Zenith Bank, Ikechukwu Onyemekara of the Nigeria Port Authority, Rosalind Gichuru of KCB Bank Group and Joy E. DiBenedetto of Equity Bank Limited.
The recognition celebrates corporate communications leaders who have demonstrated clarity of thought, strategic courage and the ability to manage corporate reputation in increasingly complex regulatory, social and digital environments.
For Georgina Asare Fiagbenu, the continental honour builds on an already strong national reputation. In both 2023 and 2024, she was named among the Top 10 Public Relations Practitioners in Ghana, affirming her standing as one of the country’s most respected voices in strategic communications and reputation management.
As Head of Corporate Communications at MTN Ghana, Ms. Fiagbenu oversees internal and external communications, media relations, stakeholder engagement, leadership communications and community relations. Her role also extends to directing communications for the MTN Ghana Foundation and MTN Mobile Money, two critical pillars of MTN’s social impact and digital financial inclusion agenda.
Her work has been widely recognised for aligning corporate communications with national development priorities, regulatory expectations and public trust, an approach that continues to define best practice in corporate affairs across Africa.
One of her most notable contributions has been her leadership in communicating MTN Ghana’s commitment to the country’s digital transformation agenda. Through disciplined storytelling and strategic stakeholder engagement, she has helped translate complex corporate and technological investments into clear, relatable narratives that resonate with policymakers, regulators, development partners and the general public.
Beyond the corporate space, Georgina Asare Fiagbenu has emerged as a strong advocate for youth empowerment and responsible digital citizenship. She was a featured speaker at the Youth Empowerment Summit in Tamale, organised by the Martha Inspires Foundation, where she addressed about 3,000 students on excellence, resilience and the importance of building a strong personal brand.
During the Tamale engagement, she also led a focused session for young girls, encouraging them to envision brighter futures through education, discipline and technology. She spoke extensively on safe internet practices, the importance of dreaming boldly and committing to long-term goals, and the need for young people to take digitalisation and technology training seriously in a rapidly evolving global economy.
In addition to her corporate responsibilities, Ms. Fiagbenu has contributed to national conversations on leadership and productivity through the Timekeeping Dialogue Series, an initiative under Transformational Leadership Concepts. The series has hosted several online discussions with respected leaders on effective time management and personal accountability, reinforcing her belief that communications leadership must be grounded in discipline, service and civic responsibility.
Her career spans corporate, non-profit and consultancy environments. Prior to joining MTN Ghana, she worked at Strategic Communications, now Stratcomm Africa, where she managed key accounts including British Airways and the Board of Airlines of Ghana, and led major public relations campaigns for the Forestry Commission and the Charities Aid Foundation. She later joined SOS Ghana, where she established the organisation’s Communications and Fundraising Department.
Academically, Georgina Asare Fiagbenu holds a degree in Sociology from the University of Ghana, a postgraduate diploma from the School of Communication Studies and a master’s degree in Leadership and Governance from the University of Ghana Business School. She has served on the Board of the Ghana Blood Foundation and was an implementation member of the Central Leadership Programme.
She is also a published author, having written The Wishlist and From Where I Sit in November 2020, and runs a personal blog at www.LadyGeorge.Net. Between 2016 and 2019, she served as a syndicated columnist, writing Gina’s Column (If I Were).
Her professional journey has been recognised with several awards, including the GhanaWeb Excellence Award in Communications and Humanitarian Services and the Institute of Public Relations National Award for PR Discovery of the Year in 2016. She has also undertaken extensive training in creative writing, social media strategy, brand management, project management and crisis communications, supported by foundational training in neuro-linguistic programming.
This strong culture of lifelong learning, combined with strategic insight and public service, continues to distinguish Georgina Asare Fiagbenu’s leadership in corporate communications, earning her a well-deserved place among Africa’s Top 100 Corporate Communications Leaders.
