He has played a pivotal role in the seamless acquisition of Top Finance Bank by Salaam African Bank S.A, headquartered in Djibouti and subsequent transition into a fully-fledged Islamic financial institution and rebranded as Salaam Bank Limited. He also led the bank to obtain the first Islamic Banking License from the Bank of Uganda on September 8th, 2023. He holds over 13 years of executive leadership and operational expertise. He has undergone rigorous training at esteemed institutions such as the CEO Summit, Strathmore Business School, Busara Leadership Partners in South Africa, and the Rise School in Nairobi among others. I…
Everything you need to know about Islamic banking ⏤ a Q&A with Salaam Bank’s CEO, Michael Mande Michael Mande, the Managing Director & CEO of Salaam Bank Ltd is a banking and fintech executive with many qualities. He is a Software Engineer by training- he graduated from Makerere University, Kampala, with an Honors Degree in Computer Science, majoring in Software Engineering. Before breaking his financial services teeth, as a technology practitioner at the now-defunct Global Trust Bank before moving on to KCB Bank, in the technology and systems division, before joining Salaam Bank Limited (then Top Finance Bank Ltd- a Tier II Financial Institution), first as Head of ICT and then Chief Executive Officer in January 2021.

Michael Mande, Managing Director & CEO, Salaam Bank, Uganda, a member of the Salaam Group.



