Interswitch CEO, 48 others jostle for ‘EY World Entrepreneur of the Year’

The Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Interswitch, Mitchell Elegbe, will from tomorrow join 48 other exceptional entrepreneurs, representing 49 countries across the globe, to compete for this year’s EY World Entrepreneur of the Year title.

The yearly event, which runs through June 9 in Monaco, France, is a gathering Ernst & Young (EY) uses to recognise and celebrate global business leaders whose vision and innovation are transforming the business landscape through their inspiring entrepreneurial success stories.

Elegbe, winner of the 2023 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year award in West Africa, alongside other country winners, will be inducted into the EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year ‘Hall of Fame’ for their exceptional entrepreneurial achievements and also vie for the award at the global level.

Speaking on the award, Senior Partner and EY Entrepreneur of the Year Leader for West Africa, Ashish Bakhshi, said the global event serves as a veritable platform to inspire today’s successful entrepreneurs so they could share their incredible entrepreneurial stories.

According to Ashish, this unique set of individuals is part of the larger collective, fueling the world economy, bringing new business concepts and products to market, as well as creating jobs and wealth.

“On behalf of EY West Africa, I want to wish Mitchell the very best of luck as he joins other top global entrepreneurs to compete for the world title. We, EY Partners and the entire staff in West Africa are proud of his achievements in the business world not only in Nigeria but on the Africa Continent,” Ashish said.

The first and only African to win the prestigious EY World Entrepreneur of the Year award was James Mwangi, the Group Managing Director and CEO of Equity Bank, Kenya.

Other past winners were Hamdi Ulukaya, Founder and CEO of Chobani Inc (USA); Olivia Lum, Group CEO and President, Hyflux Limited (Singapore), Guy Laliberté, Founder and CEO, Cirque du Soleil (Canada), Narayana Murthy, Founder and Chairman of Infosys Technologies Limited (India) and Cho Tak Wong, Chairman, Fuyao Glass Industry Group (China), among others.