Edna Torana, Scanad Uganda’s new Country Lead, did not come to the top of Uganda’s advertising industry by being parachuted into power. She came up the hard way — through…
In the world of corporate governance, commercial law, and professional ethics, few Ugandan or regional figures carry the authority and global resonance that Winnie commands. A distinguished lawyer, academic, and…
Renowned strategic and corporate communication professional Sarah Kagingo was Thursday night, 4 December 2025, honoured with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at the 9th Public Relations Association of Uganda (PRAU)…
Anne Juuko, previously the Regional Head, East Africa for Global Markets at Standard Bank Group, has resigned her role effective 30th November 2025, CEO East Africa Magazine can exclusively reveal.…
As Knight Frank Uganda marks 25 years, how would you sum up what this milestone represents — for you as a leader, and for the legacy you’ve helped build? Twenty-five...
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) has appointed Ghanaian career banker, Mrs. Josephine Anan-Ankomah as the Regional Executive, Central, Eastern and Southern Africa (CESA) and Managing Director, Ecobank Kenya. Mrs. Anan-Ankomah has been the Ecobank Group Executive, Commercial Banking. She has served the Bank for the past 30 years in various capacities and replaces Mr. Cheikh Travaly who retired at the end of 2022 after attaining the mandatory retirement age of 60 years by Ecobank Group policy. Josephine, who is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, holds an MBA in Finance and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and…
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Today, February 11th, the world marks the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, against the backdrop of growing climate change concerns and health crises. This, together with the growing role of and demand for technology and digitalisation makes the demand for more hands-on the job more evident than ever before. “Individuals with advanced skills in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) are crucial to pushing us to new frontiers as well as tackle urgent challenges. However, the potential of one group has been consistently under-harnessed in this regard: women,” observes World Bank’s Ekua Nuama Bentil, Ruth Charo,…
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Although she confesses she can sometimes be impatient, she has for the last 15 years and for that matter, in all her post-school life, worked for only one employer- PwC. She has risen through the ranks from an entry-level in 2007 to where she is now. Over the last 15 years, she has garnered a wealth of experience that among others includes, general tax compliance management, carrying out tax health checks and due diligence reviews, managing tax controversies and dispute resolution, transfer pricing and international tax advisory and general tax and regulatory support to businesses. A lawyer by training, Crystal,…
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Very few people in Uganda understand serving the rural poor and the bottom of the financial chain like Mercy Sande Ainomugisha does. She has spent most of her 18-year banking career working for some of Uganda’s leading financial institutions that focus on serving the financially vulnerable such as Finca Uganda, Finance Trust Bank, UGAFODE and most recently VisionFund Uganda where she is the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director. At VisionFund where she assumed leadership in June 2019, she has been at the forefront of transforming the organisation from a nearly rundown and loss-making institution to a dynamic, promising and…
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VisionFund Uganda, a Christian Microfinance Institution affiliated to VisionFund International and World Vision International, has appointed Ms. Sarah Yvonne Byabazaire as the Chairperson of its Board of Directors. Sarah is a seasoned banker with over 10 years of senior and organisational leadership experience in the financial services sector and a wealth of expertise in organisational governance, banking, strategic project planning, and management. A quality management consultant and presently the Deputy Director of AG Quality Consultants (AGQC), Sarah brings on board, over 12 years of financial services experience gained from working for Barclays Bank (now ABSA), and Stanbic Bank, where she…
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Rocket Health, Uganda’s leading telemedicine provider that offers end-to-end healthcare experience to over 100,000 individual patients, has announced the appointment of Dr. Jacqueline Kitulu, as the chairperson of the board of directors. Dr. Kitulu has over 15 years of executive and organisational leadership in the healthcare sector, with expertise in corporate/organisational governance, board management, and healthcare advocacy. She was recently the President of the Kenya Medical Association and is currently serving on several boards including the Emergency Plus Medical Services (Eplus Kenya), Safaricom Health Advisory Board, PATH Kenya Board and TechCare For All Global Advisory Board. The company has also…
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Ishta Kutesa Atukunda, the former Head, of Media Relations at the Bank of Uganda, has bounced back from her one-year sabbatical, to take up the Public Relations Manager role at Hariss International Limited. She started work this January. Hariss International are makers of assorted foods and beverages under the Riham brand. They are the No.3 in market share, in the soft drinks category. Ishta spent 9 years at the Bank of Uganda, serving in different roles: Officer, Website and Publications, Head, Information & Research Unit, and Ag. Head, Media Relations. Before the Central Bank, she worked with SMS Media…
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BRAC International has appointed Spera Atuhairwe, as its Director for Uganda, effective December 12, 2022. BRAC Uganda, is one of the largest non-governmental development organisations in Uganda, since its launch, in 2006. The organisation, implements six thematic programmes in health, education, ultra-poor graduation, emergency preparedness and response, empowerment and livelihood for adolescents, and financial inclusion. According to a media release by the organisations, “Atuhairwe’s career in the development sector spans over 20 years with demonstrated experience and expertise in strategic planning, institutional development and partnership building”. “She has vast experience in fundraising, financial management, gender and social inclusion, people management,…
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Growing up in an African household, in a way, prepares you for a career in customer experience management—at least, in terms of exposing you to the don’ts of the game. Take the example of ‘keeping the best for visitors.’ A rare meal of chicken and rice would only be reserved for the visiting in-laws and other important guests. The residents would be alerted ahead of time—we are expecting important visitors. The unlucky rooster would be identified, and the kids of the houses tasked to chase it around, slaughter and prepare it for the guest—I call it flawed hospitality. Many years…
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Asha Batenga is a founding partner of Cake Shop Multipurpose Cooperative Society Ltd, a society established to pool funds to serve as a reliable source of credit and investment opportunities for the personal and socioeconomic development of its members. She is also a founding director of Cakely Uganda, one of the leading bakeries in the land, the proprietors of Kampala Cake Fair, which is the biggest cake festival in town, and a founding partner of Cake Shop Uganda, the biggest, online baking community in the land. Her entrepreneurial story is a vivid one – she’s tried her hand at everything…
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