Claudia Lumor

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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]

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Claudia company, Glitz Africa has become influential showcase for fashion creatives in Ghana and West African nations including designers, stylists and hair and makeup artists. [8]

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. [9] [10] She also holds an Executive Diploma in Publishing from Yale University. [11]

Career

She worked at Santander Bank UK and later moved to Ghana to work with Stanbic Bank in 2010. [12] Lumor was named amongst the speakers of WomanRising, a network for women entrepreneurs. The event featured five women in entrepreneurship: [13] 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. [14] She is a Goodwill Ambassador for the UNFPA. [15]

Politics

Claudia lost the bid to become the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidature for the Oforikrom constituency. [16] She was the only female among five personalities contesting for the primaries. [17]

Recognition

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