Edgar Byamah has over 18 years’ experience in the banking industry and has practically worked his way, all the way from the bottom to the Managing Director Position of Uganda’s 13th largest bank by assets and lending. KCB Bank is also the 12th largest by deposits and profits as at December 2018.
Although he has only been Managing Director for 10 months, he has been part of KCB Bank’s successful story in Uganda- having worked for the bank for over 6 years as Head of Treasury and Executive Director, before being appointed Managing Director in February 2019.
Before KCB Bank, he also worked as Head of Treasury and Financial Institutions at EcoBank (U) Ltd, Asset and Liability Manager at Stanbic Bank, Unit Head – Credit Risk Management Services at Citi Bank, and Senior Auditor at Ernst & Young.
As per 2018 industry results, Byamah controls 2.4% of industry assets (UGX686.1 billion), 1.8% of lending(UGX226.6 billion), 2.5% of deposits (UGX 489.5 billion) and 1.3% of profitability (UGX9.6 billion)- thus his inclusion on this power list.
He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Statistics from Makerere University, is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA).