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Who is David Wandera, the newly appointed Managing Director of Absa Bank Uganda?

David Wandera is the new boss at Absa Uganda

Absa Bank Uganda has announced the appointment of David Wandera as its new Managing Director, effective 5 May, 2025, following regulatory approval from the Bank of Uganda. He succeeds Mumba Kalifungwa who joined Stanbic Bank, and therefore, becomes the first Ugandan to hold the position in the bank’s more than 90-year history in Uganda. David is an accomplished banker with over 20 years of diverse experience in business leadership, financial management, strategy and stakeholder engagement. Prior to this appointment, he served as Executive Director charged with the responsibility of delivering operational efficiencies within Absa Bank Uganda. He played a critical…

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Paul Murungi is a Ugandan Business Journalist with extensive financial journalism training from institutions in South Africa, London (UK), Ghana, Tanzania, and Uganda. His coverage focuses on groundbreaking stories across the East African region with a focus on ICT, Energy, Oil and Gas, Mining, Companies, Capital and Financial markets, and the General Economy.

His body of work has contributed to policy change in private and public companies.

Paul has so far won five continental awards at the Sanlam Group Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism in Johannesburg, South Africa, and several Uganda national journalism awards for his articles on business and technology at the ACME Awards.

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