IN SHORT

Being a woman brought up far from where it all happens is not always a drawback. It gave Ghita Lahlou Yacoubi a strong and insightful perspective – and allowed her to think outside the box to come up with ingenious solutions to business conundrums. A qualified engineer from Centrale Paris, this illustrious manager now heads Centrale Casablanca and the Les Citoyens movement, a resourceful think-and-do tank dedicated to helping Moroccan society forward.