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Celeste Tchetgen Vogel
Born
Celeste Tchetgen

Ghana
CitizenshipSwitzerland
Alma mater
Occupations
Known forElectric mobility
TitleCEO at
  • eWAKA Mobility Limited

Celeste Tchetgen Vogel is a Ghanaian-Cameroonian legal executive. She is the managing director of eWAKA Mobility, an electric mobility and logistics company operating primarily in East Africa.[1] At eWAKA, her work focuses on deployment and scaling of electric mobility infrastructure across the Africa. Prior to eWAKA, since 1994, she held senior legal and executive roles at Credit Suisse, ABB, and Swiss Re. She has been recognized for her work in mobility, including being named among the Most Influential Women in Mobility (2024) and the Meaningful Business 100 list (2025).[2]

Biography

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Vogel was born in Ghana and was raised in Cameroon. She received her early education in Cameroon and France before pursuing higher education in the United States. Vogel earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and International Relations from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1991 graduating magna cum laude, and a Juris Doctor from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law in 1994 and was admitted to the Bar in Illinois the same year.[3]

Early career

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In 1997, Vogel joined Credit Suisse in Zurich, where she worked until 2009 as Regional Head of OTC Derivatives and Prime Banking. In September 2010, she joined ABB as Group Vice President and Senior Legal Counsel, a role she held until September 2016. Subsequently, she joined Swiss Re as Head of Reinsurance Advisory EMEA, a role she held until 2021.[4][5] Vogel is a co-founder and board member of The Professional Women of African Heritage (PROWAH), an initiative established in 2019 to support and connect professional women of African heritage.[6]

eWAKA Mobility

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In 2021, Vogel founded eWAKA Mobility Limited.[7] In 2021, Vogel founded eWAKA Mobility. The company develops electric mobility solutions for last-mile logistics, including electric motorcycles, cargo bikes, and fleet management systems.[8]

The company operates in Kenya and Rwanda and works with logistics platforms and financing partners to support fleet deployment.[9][10][11]

Other considerations

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Vogel holds board member and advisor roles to organizations including a trustee at Leap Trust.[12] She is a speaker on electric mobility, climate innovation, and infrastructure development.[13]

Recognition

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  • 2023: Selected in Google for Startups.[14]
  • 2024: Named among Most Influential Women in Mobility by Vulog.[15]
  • 2024: Acumen Angels Awardee.[11]
  • 2025: Named among Meaningful Business 100 list.[16]
  • 2026: Fellow of the Cartier Women’s Initiative.[17]

References

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  1. ↑ Admin (20 May 2024). "Smashing barriers: The 10 entrepreneurs executing sustainable change in East Africa – Bank & Entrepreneur Africa". Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "Celeste Tchetgen Vogel | Micromobility Speakers". Micromobility. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "Electric Micromobility in Africa: Interview with Céleste Vogel from eWAKA - movmi". Movmi.net. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  4. ↑ "Registered delegates for ICMA AGM and Conference in Berlin as at June 6, 2014" (PDF). Icmagroup.org. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Celeste Tchetgen Vogel | Micromobility Speakers". Micromobility. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "ABOUT - PROWAH". Prowah.org. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  7. ↑ "Africa tech: The Kenyan start-up aiming to electrify transport". Bbbc.com. 11 November 2025. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  8. ↑ Chironda, Melody (14 September 2023). "Kenya: How Electric Bikes Can Help Make Kenya's Streets Cleaner, and Beat Nairobi's Infamous Traffic #AfricaClimateHope". Allafrica.com. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  9. ↑ Media, Afrique (26 August 2023). "eWAKA Partners With AC Mobility to Pave Way for Rwanda Expansion - Afrique Média". Afrique Média (in French). Archived from the original on 16 March 2025. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  10. ↑ "eWAKA Secures a 500 000 CHF Loan from Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) Start-up Fund". Topafricanews.com. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  11. 1 2 "eWAKA: Transforming mobility for people and the planet". Blog.acumenacademy.org. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  12. ↑ "Leap Trust - Company Profile - Endole". Open.endole.co.uk. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  13. ↑ "Celeste Vogel". Wearevuka.com. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  14. ↑ McCormick, Meghan. "'The Future Is Female' Mentorship Program". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2 December 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  15. ↑ "Vulog's 6th edition of the "Most Influential Women in Mobility". Info.vulog.com. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  16. ↑ Interviews, Africa (6 November 2025). "African e-Mobility Company Selected for 2025 Meaningful Business 100 Award". Africainterviews.com. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  17. ↑ "Cartier Women's Initiative - The Fellows". Cartierwomensinitiative.com. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
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