Executive Profiles

GE HealthCare Appoints Dr. Alex Oketch, East Africa General Manager

Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsExecutive ProfilesSeptember 17, 2025September 17, 2025

GE HealthCare, a leading global MedTech company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, has appointed Dr. Alex Oketch as General Manager for East Africa. The leadership transition reinforces the company’s commitment to…

Who is William Byaruhanga, the Ugandan Lawyer/Investor who has acquired 14% in Kenyan lender Sidian?

Paul MurungiExecutive ProfilesThe Big StorySeptember 16, 2025September 16, 2025

When Ugandan lawyer and investor William Byaruhanga quietly acquired a 14.63 percent stake in Sidian Bank, one of Kenya’s fastest-growing lenders, it sent ripples across East Africa’s financial markets. The…

Passion with Precision: Ligomarc’s Joshua Ogwal on Law, Finance, and Leadership

Muhereza KyamuteteraExecutive ProfilesLegal & JusticeThe Big StorySeptember 16, 2025September 16, 2025

Can you tell us about your early years?  Your childhood, where you were born and raised, earliest memories, that sort of thing?  I was born in Mulago Hospital, Kampala. I…

Justice Adonyo, Judge Behind Controversial Ham vs. DTB Syndicated Loans Ruling, Now Mediator in Similar Dei vs Equity Bank Row

Muhereza KyamuteteraExecutive ProfilesThe Big StorySeptember 16, 2025September 16, 2025

Retired Justice Dr. Henry Peter Adonyo has been appointed mediator in High Court matter HCT-00-CC-ME-0348-2025, pitting Dei Industries International Ltd against Equity Bank Uganda Ltd. The case, filed in 2024,…

Pepsi Taps Three Ex-Diageo Executives to Lead Two-Year Market Re-Ignition in Kenya

Muhereza KyamuteteraExecutive ProfilesThe Big StorySeptember 7, 2025September 10, 2025

SBC Kenya Ltd, the official bottler of PepsiCo beverages in Kenya, has engaged MANATI Africa International Ltd, a boutique FMCG consultancy firm, to spearhead its renewed push in Kenya’s competitive…

Q&A𑗅Peter Magona: The Pharmacist-Turned-Strategist Dispensing Kick-ass Campaigns

Muhereza KyamuteteraCEO PerspectivesExecutive ProfilesThe Big StorySeptember 6, 2025September 10, 2025

Let’s start with your personal journey. Before we dive into your leadership in the advertising world, help us understand the man behind the title. What’s your background, and how did…

Meet Paul Mbuga, the Corporate & Commercial Lawyer Advising MTN on Its Fintech Separation

Muhereza KyamuteteraExecutive ProfilesThe Big StorySeptember 6, 2025September 10, 2025

When MTN Uganda set in motion the structural separation of its mobile money business into a fully independent, Bank of Uganda–licensed fintech company, it was clear this would be one…

Fixing the Cracks in Uganda’s Advertising Industry: Saladin’s Rommel Jasi on Standards, Ethics, and the Fight for Creative Value

Muhereza KyamuteteraCEO PerspectivesExecutive ProfilesThe Big StorySeptember 5, 2025September 10, 2025

Rommel is not just an agency executive—he is a builder of people, a steward of industry values, and a tireless advocate for collaboration over competition. His story is one of…

Serengeti Breweries’ Christopher Gitau Appointed General Manager, Greece at Diageo

Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsExecutive ProfilesThe Big StorySeptember 5, 2025September 5, 2025

Diageo has announced the appointment of Christopher Wangai Gitau as General Manager, Greece, effective 1 October 2025. In this role, he will report to Olena Neznal, Managing Director for Eastern…

Sarah Chelangat exits URA’s Domestic Taxes Docket after Four Years, Rejoins Ernst & Young as Partner

Paul MurungiExecutive ProfilesThe Big StorySeptember 4, 2025September 10, 2025

Sarah Chelangat, the outgoing Commissioner for Domestic Taxes at the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), has rejoined Ernst & Young (EY) as Partner after nearly four years of public service. Her…