“Pressure and results don’t have to come at the expense of humanity; they can be amplified by it,” says Irene Mwoyogwona, the award-winning CFO of Pride Bank Limited and winner of the Leadership Award 2025 at the 9th edition of the Chief Financial Officer Awards 2025– an initiative of ACCA Uganda and Deloitte Uganda. Irene sits down with CEO East Africa Magazine’s Paul Murungi to discuss what true leadership means in the high-stakes world of finance. She explains that her greatest fulfilment comes from creating spaces where people flourish and capacity is multiplied, proving that profitability and purpose can coexist. …





