Leadership & Governance- Page 53

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

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

January 17, 2020

by Muhereza Kyamutetera

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

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 has been a year of investment? In 2019, Airtel invested

January 17, 2020

by Muhereza Kyamutetera

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

I know that in October you completed about 5 years as a Commissioner General You had

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Rajiv Ruparelia comes of age, turns 30 years; talks about managing a $1 billion family empire and his plans to become East Africa’s largest cannabis exporter

At 30 years, you are probably one of few if not the only CEO of over

Maria Namesake, CEO and Founder, Markh Investments Limited

How a UGX 2 million loan from her mother kickstarted Maria Namusoke, Founder & CEO of Markh Investments on a 2-decade and multi-billion logistics journey

It’s the rags-to-riches story which sometimes is a long winding and seemingly impossible journey. Maria Namusoke’s story as a female entrepreneur building her multi-billion logistics empire – Markh Investments is no different.

March 14, 2024

Executive Profiles·The Big Story·Women In Leadership

OPINION: The African Continental Free Trade Area⏤ Will The Current Euphoria Burst?

The quest for economic integration of Africa is finally here. The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) represents a historic milestone in the economic integration of the African continent. The FTA which

March 12, 2024

News & Analysis·Thought Leadership

Sylvia Mulinge, MTN Uganda Chief Executive Officer

FACTS BEHIND THE FIGURES: 1-on-1 with MTN Uganda’s Sylvia Mulinge

Congratulations upon what is your first full year results⏤ strong double-digit growth across all the major fundamentals. First of all, this was your first assignment as CEO; in a new market and

March 12, 2024

CEO Perspectives·News & Analysis·Women In Leadership

Stephen Asiimwe, Chief Executive Officer, PSFU

Q&A with PSFU’s Stephen Asiimwe: Why supporting women entrepreneurs is good business and why the PSFU Women’s Day Katale in Jinja is a must-attend

As we gear up to this year’s International Women’s Day celebrations, Mr. Stephen Asiimwe, the CEO of Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) makes a case for supporting women entrepreneurs. He notes that

March 8, 2024

CEO Perspectives·The Big Story

Patrick Ssekidde possesses 12 years of audit experience in both regularity and performance audits obtained at the only Uganda’s National Audit Office (OAG).

#RisingUgandanExecutives: Patrick Ssekidde, Senior Specialist- Economics/Statistics, Office of the Auditor General

Patrick Ssekidde is a Senior Specialist- Economics/Statistics with the Office of the Auditor General, which is the Supreme Audit Institution of Uganda charged with promoting good governance, transparency and effective accountability in

March 2, 2024

Company News·Executive Profiles

Grace Semakula, the in-coming SGB Securities Chief Executive

Stanbic Uganda Appoints Grace Semakula as New SBG Securities Chief Executive

Stanbic Uganda Holdings Limited (SUHL) has appointed Grace Semakula as the new Chief Executive for SBG Securities Uganda Limited (SBGS) and by virtue of that position, an Executive Director on the company

March 1, 2024

Company News·Executive Profiles·The Big Story

Fiona Nuwamanya, the Co-founder, Director and CFO at Rocket Health. She is the reigning ACCA Africa CFO of the Year.

NO ORDINARY CFO: From risk management to risk taking; meet Rocket Health’s Fiona Nuwamanya

The evolving role of the CFO to Chief Value Officer has taken centre stage in recent years with organisations and CFOs themselves demanding to take more and curving out more action in

February 27, 2024

Executive Profiles·The Big Story·Women In Leadership

Anne Juuko, the outgoing Stanbic Bank Uganda's Chief Executive

Anne Juuko to take up Nairobi-based Standard Bank Regional Global Markets role this April

Stanbic Uganda’s Chief Executive, Anne Juuko will take up her new role as Standard Bank’s Regional Head, Global Markets, this April, CEO East Africa Magazine, can exclusively reveal. According to our insider

February 23, 2024

The Big Story·Women In Leadership

Alice Namuli Blazevic, Partner, Head Technology and Innovation at KATS - Katende, Ssempebwa & Company Advocates.

Alice Namuli Blazevic⏤ A technology lawyer extraordinaire

She is a Partner and Head of the Technology and Innovation practice at KATS – Katende, Ssempebwa & Company Advocates one of Uganda’s leading 5 law firms. She has a keen interest

February 23, 2024

Executive Profiles·Legal & Justice·The Big Story

Ms Irene Pauline Batebe, the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development.

Q&A: Energy and Minerals PS, Irene Batebe talks about a post-Umeme energy sector and why government is making a big switch from private capital

Central to these discussions are Uganda’s plans to wean herself off from being over-dependent on private foreign companies in managing the electricity sub-sector. In this case, a post-Umeme/Eskom- concession management strategy has

February 17, 2024

Business & Markets·CEO Perspectives·The Big Story

Previous 1 … 51 52 53 54 55 … 141 Next