CEO Perspectives

THE SECRET BILLIONAIRE: Sanjay Awasthi, the man behind Uganda’s Tembo Steels

Muhereza KyamuteteraBillionairesCEO PerspectivesExecutive ProfilesThe Big StoryJanuary 8, 2024December 19, 2024

When he came to Uganda, back in 2000, Sanjay Awasthi chose the latter- and he does it with zero importation of physical steel, unlike most of his peers and competitors….

From A Bank Teller To CFO Of Stanbic, Uganda’s Largest Bank⏤ Tracing Ronald Makata’s Story

Muhereza KyamuteteraC-Suite LeadershipCEO PerspectivesThe Big StoryDecember 10, 2023December 10, 2023

Serving as Chief Finance Officer is the dream for most finance professionals; could you please share with us your journey to becoming Chief Finance and Value Management Officer (CFVO) at…

Q&A: Revisiting 9 Years of Tony Glencross at Monitor Publications and how the business is morphing into a digital business of the future 

Muhereza KyamuteteraC-Suite LeadershipCEO PerspectivesThe Big StoryDecember 2, 2023December 2, 2023

It has been announced that your time at Nation Media Group comes to an end at the end of December 2023. It has been quite a run. Do recap for…

Birungyi, Barata & Associates At 20 Years: A Q&A with Cephas Birungyi and Enoch Barata on how they built Uganda’s leading tax law firm from scratch

Muhereza KyamuteteraBusiness & MarketsCEO PerspectivesLegal & JusticeThe Big StoryNovember 18, 2023November 18, 2023

20 years later, the firm has blossomed into one of Uganda’s most respected tax law firms, commanding more than 50% of all tax litigation in the country. The firm has…

THE CFO ROLE⏤ “It’s about value-addition, stupid!”⏤ A Q&A with MTN Uganda’s CFO, Andrew Bugembe

Muhereza KyamuteteraC-Suite LeadershipCEO PerspectivesThe Big StoryNovember 14, 2023November 14, 2023

Tell us about yourself and your career summary- especially the Bugembe that we don’t already know.  The normal Andrew, not the MTN Andrew is a happily married man with two…

Q+A: Centenary Foundation’s Annabel Ogwang-Okot on values-based performance and the Centenary Group’s big agenda on addressing poverty and transforming lives 

Muhereza KyamuteteraC-Suite LeadershipCEO PerspectivesCompany NewsWomen In LeadershipNovember 1, 2023November 1, 2023

First, tell us about the Centenary Foundation. What is it about and what does it stand for? The Centenary Foundation is one of the subsidiaries of the Centenary Group. It…

Q&A: After 10 years leading Uganda’s Capital Markets Authority, what’s next for Keith Kalyegira? 

Muhereza KyamuteteraC-Suite LeadershipCEO PerspectivesPolitics & GovermentThe Big StoryOctober 30, 2023December 4, 2023

After serving two terms in office, Keith Kalyegira will this December step down. In this interview with CEO East Africa’s Muhereza Kyamutetera, he shares a variety of insights on his…

Q&A with Centenary Bank Malawi’s Zandile Shaba: We want to be the best and fastest-growing digital bank 

Muhereza KyamuteteraC-Suite LeadershipCEO PerspectivesThe Big StoryOctober 25, 2023October 25, 2023

On 22nd December 2022, the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) approved the conditional offer by Centenary Group in consortium with the Archdiocese of Lilongwe to acquire MyBucks. On 6th March…

How Dr. Ssekakubo is shaping Cente-Tech into a market-disrupting in-house tech firm with eyes on the open market too

Muhereza KyamuteteraCEO Of The WeekCEO PerspectivesThe Big StoryOctober 24, 2023October 24, 2023

In his role as CEO of Centenary Technology Services, he spearheads the company’s mission to “develop innovations that are pivotal and relevant, propelling entities toward expansive growth and enhanced operational…

Everything you need to know about Islamic banking ⏤ a Q&A with Salaam Bank’s CEO, Michael Mande  

Muhereza KyamuteteraC-Suite LeadershipCEO PerspectivesNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryOctober 23, 2023October 23, 2023

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…