Claudia Lumor (born 17 June 1980) is a German born Ghanaian Publisher, and founder of Glitz Africa Magazine and the Glitz Style Awards. She is also the Executive Producer of Glitz Africa Fashion Week Ghana.
Claudia's company, Glitz Africa has become an influential showcase for fashion creatives in Ghana and West African nations including designers, stylists and hair and makeup artists.
Early life and education
Lumor grew up in Kumasi and attended Kumasi Anglican 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. She also holds an Executive Diploma in Publishing from Yale University.
Career
She worked at Santander Bank UK and later moved to Ghana to work with Stanbic Bank in 2010. Lumor was named amongst the speakers of WomanRising, a network for women entrepreneurs. The event featured five women in entrepreneurship: 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. She is a Goodwill Ambassador for the UNFPA.
Politics
Claudia lost the bid to become the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidature for the Oforikrom constituency. She was the only female among five personalities contesting for the primaries.
Recognition
- Young creative entrepreneur of the year - British Council Fashion And Design 2015
- Start up and Entrepreneur of the year - Ghana Startup Awards 2017
- 100 most Influential women in Ghana
References
- "Telling the African Story". Graphic Ghana. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
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- "All about glitz africa". Graphic Ghana. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
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- "WomanRising unveils speakers for the 2nd Women CEOs Summit". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
- "Anas, Sarkodie, Nana Appiah & Yvonne Nelson named among Top 50 Young CEOs in Ghana". Pulse Ghana. 2018-05-28. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
- "Glitz top 100 inspirational women – Page 100 – Glitz Africa Magazine". Retrieved 2022-05-28.
- "Claudia Lumor loses NPP primaries at Oforikrom after costly campaign". GhanaWeb. 2024-01-27. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- correspondent, Asaase Radio (2024-01-09). "Meet Claudia Kwarteng Lumor, the sole female contender seeking to retain Oforikrom seat for NPP". Asaase Radio. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
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has generic name (help) - "British Council Young Creative Entrepreneur (YCE) Fashion and Design". Archived from the original on 2019-08-16.
- "Congratulations,Claudia Lumor wins British Council's Young Creative Entrepreneur (YCE) Fashion Award".
- "Outstanding startups honoured at the 2017 Premium Bank Ghana Startup Awards". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- "Voting for Ghana Startup Awards 2017 begins". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- "2017 Winners – Ghana Startup Awards". Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- "Most Influential Young Ghanaians". Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- "Avance Media releases list of 100 Most Influential African Women". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
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