1. Amina Gerba was born on March 14,1961 and is a Cameroonian-Canadian businesswoman and entrepreneur.
17 Facts About Amina Gerba
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Amina Gerba is the founder and CEO of Afrique Expansion, Afrique Expansion Forum, and Afrique Expansion magazine.
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Amina Gerba is a director for the Canadian Council on Africa, African Business Roundtable, and Fonds Afro-Entrepreneurs, and is the president of the board of directors for Entreprendre Ici.
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Amina Gerba is the eighteenth child in a nineteen-child family and the only girl in her family to attend school.
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Amina Gerba was president of the Rotary Club of Old Montreal between 2014 and 2015.
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In 2013, Amina Gerba was selected for the United States' International Visitor Leadership Program.
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Amina Gerba is a director for the Canadian Council on Africa, the African Business Roundtable, and Fonds Afro-Entrepreneurs.
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Amina Gerba serves on the University of Quebec at Montreal's board of directors as a socioeconomic member.
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In 1995, Amina Gerba founded Afrique Expansion, a consulting firm designed to help create business partnerships between North American and African companies.
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Amina Gerba created a magazine of the same name in 1998.
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In May 2017, Amina Gerba set up an international forum under the Afrique Expansion brand in Yaounde, Cameroon, regarding the strengthening of the digital economy in the country.
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Amina Gerba founded two beauty companies based out of Laval, Quebec: Kariderm in 1996 and Kariliss in 2011, focusing on shea butter skin-care and hair-care products respectively.
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Amina Gerba founded Flash Beaute Incorporated, which manufactures Kariderm, the first shea butter product to obtain organic certification by ECOCERT.
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In 2010, Amina Gerba was named Entrepreneur of the Year by the Gala de Reseau des Entrepreneurs et Professionnels Africains.
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In 2012, Amina Gerba received a University of Quebec at Montreal recognition prize.
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In 2014, Amina Gerba was named a Knight of the Order of Quebec for her role in promoting business partnerships between North American and African businesses and encouraging diversity in entrepreneurship.
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Amina Gerba was named Personnalite Monde des Affaires de l'annee at the 2018 Gala Dynastie awards show.