Claudia Lumor (born 17 June 1980) is a German born Ghanaian Publisher, founder of Glitz Africa Magazine and the Glitz Style Awards.[1][2][3] She is also the Executive Producer of Glitz Africa Fashion Week Ghana.[4][5][6][7]

Early life and education

Lumor grew up in Kumasi and attended Kumasi Girls Secondary School before enrolling at Kwame Nkrumah University. She graduated with a B.A in Economics and Law. She also studied Corporate Finance Law at Westminster Law School in London.[8][9]

Career

She worked at Santander Bank UK and later moved to Ghana to work with Stanbic Bank in 2010.[10] Lumor was named amongst the speakers of WomanRising, a network for women entrepreneurs. The event featured five women in entrepreneurship:[11] Kafui Danku, Deloris Frimpong Manso, Ekow Mensah, Vera Osei-Bonsu and Cynthia Quarcoo. She was included in the list of 50 young Chief executive officers in Ghana by Avance Media and The YCEO.[12] She is a Goodwill Ambassador for the UNFPA.[13]

Recognition

  • Young creative entrepreneur of the year - British Council Fashion And Design 2015[14][15]
  • Start up and Entrepreneur of the year - Ghana Startup Awards 2017[16][17][18]
  • 100 most Influential women in Ghana[19][20]

References

  1. ↑ "Telling the African Story". Graphic Ghana. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
  2. ↑ "Heavily pregnant, Claudia Lumor is a year older today". Entertainment. 2015-06-17. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
  3. ↑ Ayi, Utibe (2018-10-18). "Here Are The 32 Designers Showing At Glitz Africa Fashion Week 2018 + Full Schedule". BellaNaija. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
  4. ↑ "Glitz Africa Fashion Week". Glitz Africa Fashion Week. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
  5. ↑ Nunekpeku, Shika (2019-01-30). "2019 Fashion Week Events in Ghana". styleafrique. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
  6. ↑ Effah, K. (2018-10-22). "Awesome photos of plus size models on the Glitz run away". Yen - Ghana news. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
  7. ↑ "All about glitz africa". Graphic Ghana. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
  8. ↑ "Telling the African story is a calling - Claudia Lumor". GhanaWeb. Archived from the original on 2019-08-16. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
  9. ↑ Claudia Lumor. "Telling the African Story".
  10. ↑ "Efie Ne Fie – GUBA Awards". Archived from the original on 2019-08-15. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
  11. ↑ "WomanRising unveils speakers for the 2nd Women CEOs Summit". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
  12. ↑ "Anas, Sarkodie, Nana Appiah & Yvonne Nelson named among Top 50 Young CEOs in Ghana". Pulse Ghana. 2018-05-28. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
  13. ↑ "Glitz top 100 inspirational women – Page 100 – Glitz Africa Magazine". Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  14. ↑ "British Council Young Creative Entrepreneur (YCE) Fashion and Design". Archived from the original on 2019-08-16.
  15. ↑ "Congratulations,Claudia Lumor wins British Council's Young Creative Entrepreneur (YCE) Fashion Award".
  16. ↑ "Outstanding startups honoured at the 2017 Premium Bank Ghana Startup Awards". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
  17. ↑ "Voting for Ghana Startup Awards 2017 begins". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
  18. ↑ "2017 Winners – Ghana Startup Awards". Retrieved 2019-08-16.
  19. ↑ "Most Influential Young Ghanaians". Retrieved 2019-08-16.
  20. ↑ "Avance Media releases list of 100 Most Influential African Women". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
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