7. Irene Charnley
Irene Charnley is a 52 year old South African and a former trade unionist with a net worth of mouth watering $150million. Irene is the CEO of Smile Telecom, a telecommunications product company working out of Mauritius. She spearheaded MTN’s expansion across Africa and beyond, and played a major role in acquiring Nigerian and Iranian operating licences for the company.
