About Amadou Mahtar Ba
Amadou Mahtar Ba was a businessperson.
Amadou Mahtar Ba is a Senegalese businessperson who is the co-founder and executive chairman of AllAfrica Global Media Inc; and the owner and operator of AllAfrica.com. From 2009 until May 2014, he was chief executive of the African Media Initiative.
Early life and education Ba holds a master's degree from the Ecole Française des Professionnels de la Communication in Paris and Paris 7 University (Jussieu).
Career Ba served from 1996 to 2000 as director of communications and marketing for BICIS Bank. He is the co-founder and executive chairman of AllAfrica Global Media Inc; Ba participates in the UN Secretary General's High-Level Panel on Women's Economic Empowerment, the World Economic Forum Network of Global Agenda Councils, the Africa Democratic Institute, and the Africa Policy Advisory Board of ONE. Forbes listed him as one of "The Top 10 Most Powerful Men in Africa" in February 2014.
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