CEO Perspectives

Q&A WITH CENTENARY BANK’S FABIAN KASI: We are on course for another good 2023

Muhereza KyamuteteraC-Suite LeadershipCEO PerspectivesCompany NewsNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryOctober 20, 2023October 20, 2023

We are now comfortably past H1 2023. Quickly take through an understanding of how the year has been. Have you been able to maintain 2022’s tempo?  The year started sluggishly….

Q&A: URA’s Digital Strategy⏤ Robert Mutebi, the tax authority’s CIO on digitally delighting taxpayers into meeting their obligations, easily and on time 

CEO ReporterCEO PerspectivesNews & AnalysisPolitics & GovermentThe Big StoryOctober 19, 2023October 19, 2023

In this interview, Rytter Muzira, the Supervisor, Media Management at Uganda Revenue Authority, speaks to Robert Mutebi, the Commissioner of Information Technology and Innovation on the progress of this strategy…

Leading from the front and the evolving role of the CFO: Perspectives and insights from Byarugaba, on the delicate role being the CFO of Uganda’s Central Bank  

The CEO Magazine TeamC-Suite LeadershipCEO PerspectivesPolitics & GovermentThe Big StoryOctober 16, 2023October 16, 2023

The role of the CFO is fast-evolving to that of a Chief Value Officer (CVO). What unique challenges and opportunities does this present in the context of a central bank?…

Exclusive Q&A with Prof. Ddumba, the Chairman of Centenary Bank Group and rudder of the Group’s phenomenal growth for the last 20 years

Muhereza KyamuteteraCEO PerspectivesNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryOctober 16, 2023November 6, 2023

For 21 of these 40 years, one man has been working, often unseen backstage, overseeing and guiding this operational excellence, resilience, innovation and growth. His name is Professor John Ddumba-Ssentamu,…

Q&A: Increasing Uganda’s willingness and ability to save⏤ NSSF’s Ayota explains the building blocks of his game-changing UGX50 trillion; Vision 2035

Muhereza KyamuteteraCEO Of The WeekCEO PerspectivesCompany NewsThe Big StoryOctober 12, 2023October 17, 2023

The just-announced FY2022/23 was quite surprising for many a stakeholder. Given what happened in the financial markets, here and globally but more importantly, the ‘negative noise’ that dominated much of…

Winnie Begumisa, the Tax Mamba: One female lawyer’s passion for tax law

Muhereza KyamuteteraCEO PerspectivesExecutive ProfilesThe Big StoryAugust 31, 2023August 31, 2023

“I read a book called Mamba Mentality by Kobe Bryant 2 years ago and it greatly shaped my thinking in terms of excellence in your field or passion. To be…

How winning in the CFO Awards has opened up a world of possibilities for Maj Julius Katanaka, FCCA

The CEO Magazine TeamCEO PerspectivesCompany NewsAugust 26, 2023August 26, 2023

What does winning the CFO award mean to you? Winning this award is one of my biggest personal achievements as a Head of Finance, a motivator to my team, the…

Q&A: Deloitte’s Norbert Kagoro on the shifting role of the CFO to Chief Value Officer and the CFO Awards 7th edition 

Nelson NambooleC-Suite LeadershipCEO PerspectivesThe Big StoryAugust 26, 2023August 26, 2023

Due to the ever-changing working environment, Financial Officers have been tasked to focus on value addition rather than only focusing on numbers within the organisations they serve to fit into…

Q&A: Sector specialisation, customer relationships, digitalisation and a data-driven performance culture⏤ dfcu’s Charles Mudiwa spells out his strategy 

Muhereza KyamuteteraC-Suite LeadershipCEO PerspectivesCompany NewsThe Big StoryAugust 25, 2023August 25, 2023

What impacted your business over the period from an operational standpoint?  The first half of the year has been marked by consistent improvement in the operating environment with inflation and…

CK JAPHETH: A MoTIVated and Innovative Villager changing Uganda, one entrepreneur at a time! 

Muhereza KyamuteteraC-Suite LeadershipCEO PerspectivesExecutive ProfilesThe Big StoryAugust 15, 2023August 15, 2023

In 2017 he went on to found The Innovation Village and in April 2020 started MoTIV. To mark his 6 years at The Innovation Village and three years at MoTIV,…