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Africa does not need imported playbooks. We need systems shaped by our realities – community, resilience, creativity, and shared ambition. Every credible EVP multiplies trust. Every job designed with dignity strengthens the social fabric. Every organization that keeps its promises contributes to the continent’s long-term competitiveness.

Africa is standing on the brink of a historic demographic dividend — a youthful, vibrant, and entrepreneurial population poised to power global growth. But the question remains: Can our organizations evolve fast enough to unlock this potential?

An Industrial giant, a 130-year-old company, was at a strategic inflection point — shifting from a traditional, hierarchical and a portfolio of companies to a dynamic, purpose-driven technology company. The transformation required a radical cultural shift: modernizing leadership mindsets, enabling inclusion and innovation, and equipping the HR function to serve as a strategic growth partner rather than an administrative engine.

Ingredion, a Fortune 250 global ingredients solutions company, was thriving operationally yet facing fragmentation in its culture across several countries. Employee engagement and purpose alignment varied widely by region, and leadership behaviors were inconsistent with the company’s ambition to be a purpose-driven, inclusive, and high-performance organization. The challenge was to redefine what it meant to be “one Ingredion” and connect the organization’s purpose to its peop