Women In Leadership

League of East African Directors (LEAD) Appoints Pheona Wall as its first Chief Executive

CEO ReporterCompany NewsWomen In LeadershipMarch 17, 2023March 17, 2023

The League of East African Directors (LEAD) has announced the appointment of Pheona Nabasa Wall as its first-ever CEO. LEAD is a not-for-profit organisation which was formed after realising that…

Digital Financial Inclusion: No Ugandan Woman Should Be Left Behind

Patricia OjangoleThought LeadershipWomen In LeadershipMarch 15, 2023March 22, 2023

Over the years, financial inclusion has emerged as one of the key drivers of inclusive socio-economic development, especially in developing countries.  The human development discourse is therefore incomplete without addressing…

A conversation with Stanbic’s Anne Juuko— her rise to the top, leading Uganda’s largest bank through a pandemic and building a future-ready inclusive bank

Muhereza KyamuteteraExecutive ProfilesThe Big StoryWomen In LeadershipMarch 8, 2023March 9, 2023

The interview takes place at her office on the 11th floor of the imposing Crested Towers building where Stanbic Uganda corporate headquarters are located. Getting there earlier than the noon…

OPINION: Celebrating the role of women in the healthcare sector; the need to create more room at the top for women in healthcare

Sukhmeet SandhuThought LeadershipWomen In LeadershipMarch 8, 2023March 8, 2023

Greetings on this International Women’s Day 2023.  On International Women’s Day, we celebrate the achievements of women across all walks of life, in all corners of the world. It is…

Economic inclusion of women is key to sustainable development in Africa

Tshidi RamogaseThe Big StoryThought LeadershipWomen In LeadershipMarch 8, 2023March 8, 2023

The good news story of Africa’s economic development over the past decades has been called into question by recent events, which threaten to undo much of the gains. According to…

Lydia Nakamya appointed to head Standard Chartered Uganda’s Affluent Banking, as  Agnes Umutoni takes on new role at Standard Chartered Bank Jersey

CEO ReporterCompany NewsWomen In LeadershipMarch 2, 2023March 2, 2023

Lydia Nakamya, a banker with over 16 years of experience has been appointed the new General Manager, Affluent Banking and Wealth Management at Standard Chartered Bank effective January 2023. She,…

Who is Rispah Simiyu, the Kenya Revenue Authority Ag.Commissioner General?  

Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryWomen In LeadershipFebruary 23, 2023February 23, 2023

The Board of Kenya Revenue Authority has today announced the appointment of FCCA, CS, Rispah Simiyu (Mrs), Advocate, EBS as its Ag. Commissioner General. She replaces FCPA Githii Mburu MGH,…

Josephine Anan-Ankomah appointed Ecobank Kenya Managing Director and Regional Executive for Central, Eastern and Southern Africa

Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsThe Big StoryWomen In LeadershipFebruary 21, 2023February 21, 2023

Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) has appointed Ghanaian career banker, Mrs. Josephine Anan-Ankomah as the Regional Executive, Central, Eastern and Southern Africa (CESA) and Managing Director, Ecobank Kenya. Mrs. Anan-Ankomah has…

International Day of Women and Girls in Science: A focus on how Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) is supporting women take up their rightful place in science careers

The CEO Magazine TeamBusiness & MarketsCompany NewsThe Big StoryWomen In LeadershipFebruary 11, 2023February 11, 2023

Today, February 11th, the world marks the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, against the backdrop of growing climate change concerns and health crises. This, together with the…

How PwC’s Kabajwara found and crystallised her niche as one of Uganda’s leading tax advisors

Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryWomen In LeadershipFebruary 7, 2023February 7, 2023

Although she confesses she can sometimes be impatient, she has for the last 15 years and for that matter, in all her post-school life, worked for only one employer- PwC….