Each year, YPO, the global leadership community of extraordinary CEOs, recognizes members who are making an impact that is sustainable and scalable, and affects people, prosperity, peace, or our planet. Two JA-connected YPO members, JA Worldwide CEO Asheesh Advani and Twiga Foods Co-Founder and Group CEO Peter Njonjo, were named today as regional honorees of the YPO Global Impact Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Peter Njonjo, Africa Regional Honoree<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Twiga Foods, based in Nairobi, Kenya, uses a B2B e-commerce platform to simplify the sub-Saharan supply chain among fresh food producers, fast-moving consumer goods manufacturers, and retailers. The company, which removes the need for most intermediaries, significantly lowers the cost of food for consumers. Co-Founder and Group CEO Peter Njonjo, who serves on the JA Worldwide Board of Governors, spent most of his career at Coca-Cola and advised Twiga as a board member before diving in a an entrepreneurial CEO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYPO and JA have a shared mission to create better leaders for the future,\u201d Peter said. \u201cI\u2019m so honored to be a governor of JA Worldwide and a recipient of this YPO recognition.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Asheesh Advani, Northeastern U.S. Regional Honoree<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Cited for spreading peace through entrepreneurship, JA Worldwide CEO Asheesh Advani has also been nominated for the YPO Global Impact Award. Asheesh, who is a JA alumnus and long-time YPO member sees tremendous opportunities for YPO members to broaden their impact through JA, adding to the hundreds of YPOers who are serving on JA boards or volunteering as youth mentors. \u201c I joined YPO 14 years ago,\u201d he said, \u201c which allowed me to learn from some of the best leaders in the world. I\u2019m thrilled to see so many ways that YPOers are engaging with JA by serving on boards or taking advantage of other volunteering opportunities that benefit JA youth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mayu Avila\u2014YPO member, JA Worldwide governor, first female El Salvadoran president of a private bank, and first female Minister of Foreign Affairs in El Salvador\u2014reflected on Asheesh\u2019s nomination. \u201cAs an active member of YPO and a Governor of JA Worldwide,\u201d she said, \u201cI could not be more thrilled to see my fellow friend and CEO of JA Worldwide honored in this way.” We couldn\u2019t agree more.Read more about Asheesh on the YPO website<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you\u2019re a YPO member interested in working with JA Africa to develop the next generation of entrepreneurial leaders in Africa, write to us at info@cms.ja-africa.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Each year, YPO, the global leadership community of extraordinary CEOs, recognizes members who are making an impact that is sustainable and scalable, and affects people, prosperity, peace, or our planet. Two JA-connected YPO members, JA Worldwide CEO Asheesh Advani and Twiga Foods Co-Founder and Group CEO Peter Njonjo, were named today as regional honorees of …<\/p>\n