Laura Kakon

Laura Kakon is an Executive Founder and Chief Growth & Strategy Officer at Honoris United Universities, the largest pan-African private higher education network. She is a C-suite enterprise leader with 27+ years of experience building and scaling multi-country organizations across education and global consumer sectors. Laura has held group-level executive roles with direct accountability for growth, revenue, and value creation, working closely with CEOs, boards, shareholders, and investors on long-term strategy, market expansion, and portfolio decisions in complex, regulated, and high-impact environments. Her leadership spans enterprise growth, go-to-market strategy, governance, and organizational alignment across diverse geographies. She brings a group-level leadership perspective, with deep experience steering multi-market growth agendas, navigating cultural and regulatory complexity, and aligning leadership teams around clear value-creation priorities. Earlier in her career, Laura held senior leadership roles at L’Oréal, where she built a strong foundation in commercial discipline, leadership development, and international operations.