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Beyond the Balance Sheet: How Uganda’s Top CFOs Are Forging Legacy Through Purpose, People, and Unwavering Integrity A deep look into how Uganda’s award-winning CFOs are transforming the finance function by shifting from traditional number-crunching to purpose-driven leadership, embedding strong governance, building resilient teams, embracing technology and shaping legacies that outlast their tenure.

From the left in the top row: Peter Ssenyange, CFO, Pearl Bank Uganda-overall CFO award winner 2025 and also winner-Sustainability Award, Ronald Makata, CFO, Stanbic Bank Uganda- (CFO of the Year-First Runner-Up, and winner- Finance Transformation & Technology Award and Compliance & Governance Award), Emmanuel Mugagga, CFO, Uganda National Oil Company - Strategy Execution Award, Irene Mwoyogwona, Head of Finance, Pride Bank Limited - Leadership Award. Bottom row: Bob Okodi, Finance Manager, Amref Health Africa - Not-for-Profit Award, Amanda Ayebare, CFO, AutoXpress Uganda Limited - SME Award, Fredrick Kakooza, CFO, Quality Chemical Industries Limited - Compliance & Governance Award and Robinah Siima, CFO, FINCA Uganda - Young CFO Award.

Eight finance professionals won ten awards at the 9th edition of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Awards 2025 with Peter Ssenyange, CFO, Pearl Bank Uganda Limited emerging the overall CFO award 2025. Peter also won the Sustainability Award. The other double award winner was Ronald Makata, CFO, Stanbic Bank Uganda emerged CFO of the Year (First Runner-Up) and won Finance Transformation & Technology Award and Compliance & Governance Award. The other winners were:- Emmanuel Mugagga, CFO, Uganda National Oil Company – Strategy Execution Award, Irene Mwoyogwona, Head of Finance, Pride Bank Limited – Leadership Award, Bob Okodi, Finance Manager, Amref…

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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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