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...
2020 was a year for many firsts for Anne Juuko. She in March 2020 assumed leadership of Stanbic Bank, Uganda’s largest bank with almost 30% market share. But it was also her first time as a Chief Executive ever. Hardly had she settled in than the country, in late March through to the biggest part of 2020 went under a national lockdown. As the country’s largest bank, risk exposure would come naturally. But if 2020 performance results are anything to go by, it appears, Anne Juuko has perhaps passed the hardest test of her career with- posting growth amidst adversity-…
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At the tail end of last year, MTN group announced changes to the regional structure and the Group Executive Committee in which Yolanda Cuba was appointed as the MTN Group Vice President for the Southern and East African (SEA) MTN markets effective 1 January, 2020. This announcement coincided with yet another Woman rising to the position of Vice president; H.E Kamala Harris and similarly to her story of firsts, Yolanda Cuba is also the first woman to be confirmed in this position in MTN history! Named one of the youngest CEOs of a JSE-listed company at the age of 29,…
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Joyeuse Uwitonze is the Managing Partner of Uphill health Limited and Unfiltered pathways limited. Uphill health offers healthcare consulting services that are as wide ranging as the health care field itself and unfiltered pathways provides human resources outsourcing and business consulting services. “The exposure I have gained through practice in this environment coupled with my passion for people management has equipped me with vital skills, knowledge and abilities that build strong organizational cultures, increase productivity, inspire teams and drive initiatives,” she says. Joyeuse has had a career spanning into 11 years with 8 years in the healthcare industry where she…
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In life, everyone aims higher; for those looking to climb the corporate ladder,Capital Markets Authority Director Legal and Board Affairs Mariam Musaali says choose your ladder carefully and be kind to those climbing alongside you. While talking to the CEO East Africa magazine about her career journey, Musaali, who was the Acting Managing Director and the Chief Operating Officer of Zamara Actuaries, Administrators and Consultants Uganda Limited (formerly Alexander Forbes Financial Services Uganda Limited) before re-joining CMA, also tells the women aspiring for leadership: It’s a matter of time, focus on what is important today. Below the is the full…
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Irene Mutyaba Kabiri is the new Corporate Banking Director at Absa Bank Uganda. A seasoned banker with over 16 years’ experience in the banking industry, she was previously the Head of Corporate and Institutional Banking at Standard Chartered Bank Uganda. Kabiri has vast experience across all segments having served in various positions as Head, Global Corporates, Head of Local and International Corporates, Head of Commodity Traders and Agriculture among others. Irene started her career as a Banking officer and has grown through the ranks to her current position. She brings along her international experience having worked in markets like Ghana,…
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The official Government Receiver and new Registrar General of Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB), has unveiled her strategic plan for the organisation’s future, and announced key initiatives to drive URSB’s vision as the centre of excellence for reliable registration services. Mercy K. Kainobwisho who spoke at a management retreat for Directors, Managers and Senior Staff yesterday, took time to outline her strategy dotted with aspirations to be achieved during her time of service. The Registrar General emphasized that she would direct her efforts to further strengthening URSB rather than “reinventing” it. “We can’t change 2020 but we can learn from…
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Roselyn Najjuma Thabit, previously Stanbic Bank Uganda’s Head, Products, overseeing the Lending, Liabilities, Card, Bancassurance and Vehicle and Asset Finance solutions in the Personal and Business Banking division has joined Standard Chartered Bank Uganda. At Standard Chartered Bank, one of Uganda’s five largest banks, she now heads the transaction banking unit, since March 2020. She brings on board a wealth of local and regional experience and expertise in the financial services industry that spans over 15 years. At Stanbic Uganda, she has also previously held the Head Customer Journeys role, tasked with leading Stanbic’s innovation and digitisation agenda in 2018….
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What is this new Stanbic schools’ loan solution about? Our schools’ loans solution has been tailor-made to enable schools, teachers and parents with limited working capital or inadequate school fees respectively, to kick start the new term on a sound financial footing. The new product is all-inclusive for different education sector players to help them address the challenges brought by the Covid-19 pandemic. For schools, we will finance acquisition and provision of the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and other expenses as the schools open. Teachers and parents will be offered low interest loans and cash advances to cater for school…
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The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has announced the call for nominations for AWIEF Awards 2020.This is the fourth edition of the highly-anticipated AWIEF Awards which serves as the premier platform to highlight achievements in women entrepreneurship across Africa. AWIEF Awards are Africa’s top honours for female founders and entrepreneurs designed to recognise and celebrate their contribution to the growth of Africa’s economy.This year a new award category, the Energy Entrepreneur Award, has been created to recognise excellence in the power, oil and gas, as well as renewable energy sector.According to Irene Ochem, AWIEF founder and chief executive…
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Born on 5th July 1950 (69 years) in Fort portal, Maggie Kigozi is a medical doctor by training, business consultant and ardent sportswoman and leader who has etched her name in stone as one of Uganda’s leading business trailblazers and a mentor to many in Africa. She is better known for her work as the Chief Executive Director of Uganda Investment Authority (Dec 1999-Jun 2011) – a period of 11 years 7 months. She is currently, in her semi-retirement working as the Board Chairperson of Zuri Model Farm Ltd in Wakiso since April 2013, amongst many other responsibilities that also…
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