Women In Leadership

#RISINGEXECUTIVES: Seva Mendera Wamara joins Housing Finance Bank as Marketing Manager

The CEO Magazine TeamCompany NewsExecutive ProfilesWomen In LeadershipMarch 27, 2024March 27, 2024

Housing Finance Bank has recruited Seva Mendera Wamara as its Marketing Manager, effective 1st March 2024. Seva is a marketing communications professional with over 5 years of experience. She describes…

MTN Uganda Unveils 118 Women Suppliers under its Advancing Women Entrepreneurs Program

CEO ReporterCompany NewsNews & AnalysisWomen In LeadershipMarch 20, 2024March 20, 2024

As part of its continued commitment to empowering and uplifting women in business across Uganda, MTN Uganda this week unveiled a group of 118 exceptional women entrepreneurs that the telco…

Patricia Kadama Anguzu bounces back to the alcoholic beverages industry as HR Director for Uganda Breweries

Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsExecutive ProfilesWomen In LeadershipMarch 20, 2024March 20, 2024

Uganda Breweries Limited has appointed Patricia Kadama Anguzu as its  Human Resources Director, effective 15th March 2024. She joins the Luzira-based brewer from Tugende Limited, an asset finance fintech in…

Ugandan Accountant—Doreen Rwakatungu Musiime named new Standard Bank Group Chief Audit Officer 

Muhereza KyamuteteraExecutive ProfilesThe Big StoryWomen In LeadershipMarch 19, 2024March 19, 2024

The Standard Bank Group has appointed Ugandan accountant Doreen Rwakatungu Musiime as new Chief Audit Officer (CAO) replacing another countryman, Francis Karuhanga who has since become Chief Executive Stanbic Uganda…

#ScalingHillsInHeels: Meet Catherine W. Ndungu, Uganda Breweries’ new Marketing and Innovations Director

Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsWomen In LeadershipMarch 16, 2024March 16, 2024

Uganda Breweries Limited has appointed Catherine W. Ndugu as its new Marketing and Innovations Director.  Catherine has been in an acting role in the same position, having taken over from…

Purposeful Strides⏤Johnnie Walker’s “She Walks” Mentorship Programme Dares Ugandan Women To Scale Hills In Heels

CEO East Africa MagazineCompany NewsNews & AnalysisWomen In LeadershipMarch 15, 2024March 15, 2024

Johnnie Walker Uganda has launched a new groundbreaking mentorship program dubbed; She Walks. Crafted exclusively for women, this campaign aims to amplify stories of resilience, purpose, and progress, inspiring women…

How a UGX 2 million loan from her mother kickstarted Maria Namusoke, Founder & CEO of Markh Investments on a 2-decade and multi-billion logistics journey 

Paul MurungiExecutive ProfilesThe Big StoryWomen In LeadershipMarch 14, 2024March 15, 2024

It’s the rags-to-riches story which sometimes is a long winding and seemingly impossible journey. Maria Namusoke’s story as a female entrepreneur building her multi-billion logistics empire – Markh Investments is…

FACTS BEHIND THE FIGURES: 1-on-1 with MTN Uganda’s Sylvia Mulinge 

Muhereza KyamuteteraCEO PerspectivesNews & AnalysisWomen In LeadershipMarch 12, 2024March 12, 2024

Congratulations upon what is your first full year results⏤ strong double-digit growth across all the major fundamentals. First of all, this was your first assignment as CEO; in a new…

NO ORDINARY CFO: From risk management to risk taking; meet Rocket Health’s Fiona Nuwamanya

Muhereza KyamuteteraExecutive ProfilesThe Big StoryWomen In LeadershipFebruary 27, 2024February 27, 2024

The evolving role of the CFO to Chief Value Officer has taken centre stage in recent years with organisations and CFOs themselves demanding to take more and curving out more…

Anne Juuko to take up Nairobi-based Standard Bank Regional Global Markets role this April

Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryWomen In LeadershipFebruary 23, 2024March 5, 2024

Stanbic Uganda’s Chief Executive, Anne Juuko will take up her new role as Standard Bank’s Regional Head, Global Markets, this April, CEO East Africa Magazine, can exclusively reveal. According to…