AXIAN Group CEO Hassanein Hiridjee Formally Elected to Jumia Supervisory Board
Under his leadership, AXIAN Group has grown into a pan-African conglomerate active in 21 countries across five strategic sectors: energy, telecoms, fintech & digital banking, financial services, and real estate.
AXIAN Group has announced that its co-founder and CEO, Hassanein Hiridjee, has been formally elected to the Supervisory Board of Jumia Technologies AG, the leading pan-African e-commerce platform. The election was confirmed at Jumia’s Annual General Meeting on May 15, 2026, cementing a seat Hassanein had occupied since September 2025.
The decision by Jumia’s shareholders reflects Hassanein Hiridjee’s standing as one of Africa’s most experienced operators. Under his leadership, AXIAN Group has grown into a pan-African conglomerate active in 21 countries across five strategic sectors: energy, telecoms, fintech & digital banking, financial services, and real estate. His election brings to Jumia’s board a rare combination of operational depth, multi-jurisdictional regulatory experience, and first-hand understanding of African consumer markets.
For AXIAN, this appointment marks a new milestone in the Group’s long-term commitment to building Africa’s digital infrastructure.
Hassanein joins a renewed Supervisory Board chaired by Jonathan D. Klein, co-founder of Getty Images, with Anne Ooga Eriksson, former Regional Senior Partner & CEO of PwC Eastern Africa, as Deputy Chairperson. They are joined by Dr. Akinwumi Ayodeji Adesina, former President of the African Development Bank and 2017 World Food Prize laureate, and Benjamin T. Faw, a seasoned investor and founder in e-commerce and technology.
This renewed board composition supports Jumia’s transition from growth-at-all-costs to sustainable, profitable scale across Africa, a trajectory AXIAN is honoured to help steward.
