Women In Leadership

From the Board Chair’s Seat: Governance, Strategy, and CEO Dynamics — Insights from Governance Guru Mrs Priscilla Mirembe Serukka

Kisakye ImaniWomen In LeadershipSeptember 22, 2025September 20, 2025

With over 35 years of distinguished leadership across banking, international development, microfinance, and corporate governance, Priscilla Mirembe Serukka has built a reputation as a results-driven leader who blends integrity, courage,…

Q&A With Yogi Biriggwa On Rebuilding the Uganda Tourism Association (UTA): A Year of Renewed Purpose, Repositioning and Progress 

Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsThe Big StoryWomen In LeadershipSeptember 9, 2025September 9, 2025

Q: Madam President, one year in — how would you describe the journey so far? A: It has been a deeply purposeful and rewarding journey. When we took office in…

MadWoman of the Moment: Building Blu Flamingo — Seanice Kacungira’s Fearless, Faith-Fueled Rise to a Pan-African Digital Powerhouse

Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryWomen In LeadershipAugust 31, 2025October 17, 2025

But beyond the boardroom success, Seanice’s journey is also one of bold pivots, personal reinvention, and trailblazing leadership. As a woman founder in an often male-dominated industry, she’s not just…

The Unspoken Barrier: When Women Block Women in Corporate Leadership

Kisakye ImaniThe Big StoryWomen In LeadershipAugust 16, 2025March 7, 2026

Shantal was ready for the next move, having put in 15 years and saved the company a $2m loss, coupled with turning around a flailing portfolio. During her tenure as…

20 Years, One Remarkable Stanbic Journey: Sonia Karamagi Kasagga on Growth, Grit, and the Power of Customer Experience

Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsWomen In LeadershipAugust 7, 2025August 7, 2025

How does one remain relevant, energised, and impactful for two decades in the same institution? In this candid conversation with CEO East Africa Magazine’s Executive Editor, Muhereza Kyamutetera, Sonia Karamagi,…

EXCLUSIVE Q&A: WPP Scangroup’s Wartime General, Miriam Kaggwa, on Her Game Plan to Return to Profitable Growth in a Fast and Furious Industry

Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryWomen In LeadershipJuly 18, 2025July 18, 2025

Describing herself as a “wartime General”, Ugandan-born Kaggwa brings to the role a deep rooting in agency operations and finance having spent over two decades within global agency networks like…

UNPLUGGED: Meet Wangechi Gitahi, Nile Breweries’ New Head of Marketing

Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryWomen In LeadershipJuly 18, 2025July 18, 2025

Describing herself as a hands-on leader with a bias for action, Wangechi brings a rare blend of commercial acumen and cultural empathy to the table. She speaks the language of…

From Mushrooms to Movement: How Maria Nakanwagi and the dfcu Rising Woman Initiative Are Redefining Ugandan Entrepreneurship

Brian EmorutSponsored ContentWomen In LeadershipJuly 7, 2025July 7, 2025

In a landscape where many women battle cultural barriers, limited access to capital, and systemic challenges, some rise—not just for themselves, but for entire communities. One such woman is Nakanwagi…

Q&A With Grace Muliisa on Turning Ecobank Uganda Around, Anchored Agility, Clarity of Vision, and Relentless Execution 

Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryWomen In LeadershipJuly 3, 2025July 3, 2025

When you joined Ecobank Uganda in September 2021, what was the mandate given to you, and how did you envision transforming the bank? Looking back, how has that initial vision…

Unlocking Her Economy: How dfcu Bank’s Women in Business is Reshaping the Entrepreneurial Landscape

CEO ReporterCompany NewsSponsored ContentWomen In LeadershipJuly 2, 2025July 2, 2025

In Uganda’s evolving entrepreneurial landscape, where the promise of entrepreneurship often ends at the gates of gender inequality, dfcu Bank is quietly building a new gateway—one designed not just for…