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...
CEO East Africa Magazine would like to recognize, Annet Nakawunde Mulindwa, the Managing Director of Uganda’s Finance Trust Bank. This week, the bank released its 2021 financial performance results, reporting Finance Trust Bank, this week, released its 2021 financial performance results, reporting a 57% increment in net profit— from UGX5.8 billion in 2020 to UGX 9.16 billion in 2021— the highest ever since acquiring a commercial banking license in 2013. Total income, grew by 23%, from UGX75.2 billion to UGX92.6 billion. Income growth was largely boosted by a 19% growth in lending— from UGX203.2 billion to UGX242.5 billion. As a…
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Finance Trust Bank, has today released its 2021 financial performance results, reporting yet another year of strong growth. According to the results, the bank, despite a challenging 2021, registered double-digit growth in most of its business fundamentals. As a result, the bank set new record highs in its 9-year history since it was granted a commercial banking license in 2013. Net profit after tax grew by 57% from UGX5.8 billion in 2020 to UGX 9.16 billion in 2021— the highest ever. This was on the back of equally strong growth in total income— by 23%, from UGX75.2 billion to UGX92.6…
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Nation Media Group (NMG) has appointed Susan Nsibirwa, Harriet Nabakooza Musoke and Dr. Emilly Comfort Maractho as Non-Executive Directors of Monitor Publications Limited effective1st April, 2022. In a statement, NMG says: “We are pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Susan Nsibirwa, Mrs. Harriet Nabakooza Musoke and Dr. Emilly Comfort Maractho as Non-Executive Directors of Monitor Publications Limited effective 1st April, 2022. Collectively, they bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the Board.” Here is a closer look at the three distinguished women leaders. Susan Nsibirwa Nsibirwa is an outstanding marketing communications professional and the Managing Partner of Urge…
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Margaret Lukowe- Senyonjo has handled countless projects that have been impactful to their intended audiences She is a dependable Business Development Specialist, equipped with knowledge, skills and experience in marketing, sales, Public relations, project management and stakeholder engagement. Margaret has for the last 12 years earned practical experience in concept development, program management, training, media and product development especially in the broadcasting industry. As a Task Manager she formatted and established Voice of Teso in Soroti to become the leading radio station in Eastern Uganda with over 16 regional Agents operational within the first year of business. She spearheaded the…
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Who is Ms. Nsimenta Maxima? First of all, I am a strong believer in my God, an entrepreneur, founder, and CEO of Livara. I’m a mother of two kids, a 3-year-old boy and a 2-year-old girl who are my everyday reason for working harder. I’m a believer in Africanism and my life goal is to impact in that area especially young people to make sure that they believe in who they are, and they stop taking in that myth that terrible things come from Africa but to change that misconception. Give us more insights about what Livara really is. Livara…
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On March 20, 2022, Uganda was saddened by the death news of Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah who succumbed to cancer in Seattle, USA. Hardly a week after, in respect to national constitution commands, the process to replace the late initiated. The Central Executive Committee (CEC) of the NRM which has the majority number of legislators in the House endorsed Anita Among, the then Deputy Speaker as their flag bearer for the third biggest seat on the land. The 48-year-old Bukedea woman MP was subsequently elected for the position on March 25, becoming the second female to serve in the…
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Stanbic Uganda Holdings Limited (SUHL) has announced it grew its net profits by 11% in 2021 to earn UGX269billion from Ush.242billion in 2020, driven by robust growth in non-interest income earned by mostly Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited, its anchor subsidiary. Other subsidiaries of SUHL include SBG Securities Uganda Limited, Stanbic Business Incubator, Stanbic Properties Limited, and FlyHub Uganda; however, these are new companies still in their formative stages to support the bank serve its customers beyond offering traditional financial services. Stanbic Bank is Uganda’s largest bank by assets, deposits, income, lending and the most profitable of the 25 active banks….
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The idea of workplace culture is not one we can clearly write home about. Sometimes it’s claimed to be known but that is where it stops. When Shamim K. Matovu joined Makerere University for a Bachelor of Arts with anthropology as one of her subjects, little did she know that it was going to define her future self. On her journey of searching her purpose, Shamim came to a realisation that creating safe work environments for teams to thrive was her calling. This puzzle was solved at a ‘brown lunch bag’ session organised by the department of anthropology at The…
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Nile Breweries Limited is Uganda’s largest beer brewer. To sustain, such a large operation, for its production and brewing activities, the company depends on high-quality crops, such as barley produced by farming communities across Uganda, many of whom are female. The company, according to Theunis Coetzee, the Agriculture Manager, Nile Breweries, uses up to up to 98% local material in beer production. Prior to 2018, barley output was unable to meet the manufacturing requirement of the business. That is why around 2008/2009 the company started a deliberate programme to improve barley farming albeit on a small scale, under Kapchorwa…
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The London based Global Brands Magazine (GBM) has named Anne Juuko, the Chief Executive for Stanbic Bank Uganda as the ‘Best Woman CEO’ in Uganda’s Banking sector for the year 2021. Uganda has 27 commercial banks, four of which, including a development bank, are headed by women. In addition, Stanbic Bank won two other accolades including, Trusted Banking Brand, Africa 2021 and Best Banking Brand, Uganda 2021. Andrew Mashanda, the Chief Executive Officer for Stanbic Uganda Holdings Limited said: “By winning these top accolades, Stanbic Bank is sending a signal to the market that it is the best in terms…
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