In a surprise move, global beverage giant Diageo plc has announced the immediate departure of its Chief Executive Officer, Debra Crew, two years after officially taking the helm. The decision,...
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) shareholders have appointed Dr George Elombi as the next president and chairman. The appointment marks a pivotal leadership transition as the continent’s premier trade finance bank...
In a notable leadership shift within Kenya’s financial services sector, KCB Group Chief Executive Officer Paul Russo has been elected Chairperson of the Kenya Bankers Association (KBA), the umbrella body...
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Your leadership has always been anchored in faith. Could you share with us how you practically integrate God into your daily leadership decisions—whether at work, in consulting, or in life?...
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…
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 to before? SABMiller was a decentralized organization while AB InBev is a centralized organization and this is the biggest difference between the two. So we have centralized many…
Rajiv Ruparelia, the Ruparelia Group Managing Director and heir apparent to the Ruparelia Group empire of over 28 businesses, turned 30 years. At 30 years, he is probably the youngest CEO of a business empire that is now in excess of USD 1 billion (UGX3.7 trillion). In this exclusive, candid interview, billionaire Dr Sudhir Ruparelia, the group’s founder and Chairman, spoke to CEO EA Magazine’s Executive Editor, Muhereza Kyamutetera about his slow but sure road to retirement and why he chose Rajiv to take over from him. Dr Sudhir, speaking from a skiing resort in Aspen, Colorado, in the United States of America, where the family is on a skiing holiday to celebrate Rajiv’s birthday, also gives tips on how to manage intergenerational succession in family businesses.
Mr. Jean-Michel Pons took up the Country CEO role at Hima Cement Ltd this June 2019 from Moldova, where he was the Country CEO for LafargeHolcim. He joined the LafargeHolcim Group in 2011 and has had the privilege to work in several markets across the world, including Russia, Serbia, Chile, Algeria and France in various business development roles. In this exclusive media interview, he tells CEO East Africa’s Muhereza Kyamutetera his assessment of the Ugandan cement market and his growth strategy amidst rising competition.
For argument’s sake one can always dismiss Richard Byarugaba’s performance at National Social Security Fund (NSSF)- afterall the employers have no choice but to contribute; it is a statutory obligation. But that statutory obligation had always existed since 1985 when the Fund was founded by an Act of Parliament, but the kind of double digit growth present at the Fund was not always there. Neither has NSSF ever enjoyed the kind of scandal-free calm and stability, like has been witnessed especially in the last 5 years.
You have been in this market since 2017, but not much has been heard from you until recently when you signed a contract to manage Crested Towers from National Housing…
Post Bank Uganda Limited has appointed Mr Julius Kakeeto as the bank’s new Managing Director. He replaces Stephen Mukweli who has served in this role for the last 15 years….
Ugandan banker, Anne Juuko is said to be the most likely next Chief Executive Officer for Stanbic Bank, Uganda’s largest bank- according to information corroborated with several industry sources. Juuko,…
Tropical Bank Limited has unveiled Abdulaziz M.A Mansur as its substantive Managing Director. Dennis Mugagga Kakeeto, the bank’s Executive Director, has been doubling as Managing Director in acting capacity,…
