C-Suite Leadership

ONE ON ONE: dfcu Bank CEO Mathias Katamba explains the good half year results and how the bank is supporting economic recovery

CEO ReporterC-Suite LeadershipCompany NewsThought LeadershipAugust 30, 2021August 30, 2021

In this one-on-one, the bank’s Chief Executive Officer Mathias Katamba talks about the good performance, how the bank is supporting economic recovery and what the customers should expect while doing…

Airtel Africa CEO-Designate, Segun Ogunsanya, Named African Business Leader of the Year

CEO ReporterC-Suite LeadershipCompany NewsGlobal NewsAugust 25, 2021August 25, 2021

Airtel Africa Group CEO-designate, Olusegun ‘Segun’ Ogunsanya, has been named the African Business Leader of the Year in the 2021 African Business Leadership Awards (ABLA). The awards are organized by…

PATH appoints Dr Emmanuel Mugisha as Global Director

CEO East Africa MagazineC-Suite LeadershipCompany NewsNews & AnalysisJuly 8, 2021July 9, 2021

Dr. Emannuel Mugisha, has been promoted to a worldwide leadership role of Global Director at PATH with effect from July 2021. He now leads a global project as Director, TyVac…

CEO OF THE WEEK: African Wildlife Foundation’s Kaddu Kiwe Sebunya Gets Props for his Efforts in Conserving Africa’s Wildlife

CEO East Africa MagazineC-Suite LeadershipMay 26, 2021May 26, 2021

Kaddu Kiwe Sebunya took over as CEO of the African Wildlife Foundation in 2019, after serving for three years as AWF President. He has more than 20 years of experience…

Top 15 Ugandan banking executives worth hiring as your next bank CEOs

Samuel MuhimbaC-Suite LeadershipThe Big StoryJuly 7, 2020October 26, 2023

#1. Samuel Mwogeza Chief Financial Officer Stanbic Bank As Chief Finance Officer, of Uganda’s largest Bank who has also been part of the mighty Stanbic story, Sam Mwogeza has enough…

PEOPLE & POWER: Uganda’s Maggie Kigozi- a human doctor, and professor of business with a heart for people

Muhereza KyamuteteraC-Suite LeadershipThe Big StoryWomen In LeadershipMarch 9, 2020March 9, 2020

Born on 5th July 1950 (69 years) in Fort portal, Maggie Kigozi is a medical doctor by training, business consultant and ardent sportswoman and leader who has etched her name…

From Saul to Paul? A candid conversation with Andrew Mwenda about his new-found love for Museveni, his contempt for the opposition and several other issues

Muhereza KyamuteteraC-Suite LeadershipCEO PerspectivesThe Big StoryFebruary 13, 2020February 13, 2020

Andrew Mwenda is one person who is loved and hated in equal Andrew Mwenda is one person who is loved and hated in equal measure. Everyone has a different view…

Doris Akol’s mission 2020/25: Increase taxpayer morale so they contribute UGX28.3 trillion by 2024/25. But what will it take?

Muhereza KyamuteteraC-Suite LeadershipCEO PerspectivesThe Big StoryThought LeadershipFebruary 2, 2020February 16, 2020

I know that in October you completed about 5 years as a Commissioner General You had the chance to work around the Corporate Plan of 2016/17 to 2019/20 whose focus…

PUTTING MONEY WHERE THE CUSTOMERS’ MOUTHS AND EARS ARE: How Airtel Uganda’s V.G Somasekhar is wrestling back Airtel’s leadership position; one mast and one SIM card at a time

Muhereza KyamuteteraC-Suite LeadershipCEO PerspectivesTechnology & InnovationThe Big StoryJanuary 17, 2020October 6, 2023

First of all, let us start with a review of 2019. How would you summarise it in terms of the industry and for Airtel Uganda in particular? I think 2019…

INTERVIEW: Meet Thomas Kamphuis (43), probably the youngest ever CEO of Nile Breweries- AB InBev’s US$250 million a year beer business in Uganda

Muhereza KyamuteteraC-Suite LeadershipCEO PerspectivesThe Big StoryThought LeadershipJanuary 17, 2020February 21, 2020

It is now slightly over three years since AB InBev took over from SABMiller in Uganda. What has been happening? What has changed? How strong are you now as a business compared to before? SABMiller was a decentralized organization while AB InBev is a centralized organization and this is the biggest difference between the two. So we have centralized many…