Women In Leadership

Cinnamon Solutions appoints Doreen Rutazaana as Chief Executive

Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsWomen In LeadershipSeptember 25, 2024September 25, 2024

Cinnamon Solutions is a fintech company that digitises and automates the activities and financial records of Savings Groups, SACCOs, Investment Clubs, and VSLAs, has announced the appointment of Doreen Rutazaana…

Women in Business: How Lynette Akol grew her Krystal Ice business with dfcu’s Rising Woman initiative

Paul MurungiExecutive ProfilesWomen In LeadershipSeptember 19, 2024September 19, 2024

Lynette Akol is the proprietor of Krystal Ice Limited (KIL), a company that prides itself in producing a variety of ice products ranging from ice flakes, ice cubes, healthy and…

How Dr. Noeline Kirabo is inspired by her past to empower Ugandan youth and women to be all they can be

Kisakye ImaniThe Big StoryWomen In LeadershipAugust 8, 2024August 8, 2024

She is a distinguished personal and business development consultant with over two decades of experience, dedicated to social entrepreneurship, counselling, personal development, financial literacy, business coaching and curriculum development.  As…

Partnering with God in the marketplace⏤a Faith-Driven Entrepreneurship ‘gospel’, à la Elizabeth Ntege

Muhereza KyamuteteraCEO PerspectivesThe Big StoryWomen In LeadershipAugust 8, 2024August 8, 2024

In this interview with Muhereza Kyamutetera, the Executive Editor of the CEO East Africa Magazine, she shares important insights on why God and business mix so well and how best,…

Prof. Pauline Byakika Kibwika emerges top Vice-Chancellor candidate for Mbarara University

Muhereza KyamuteteraNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryWomen In LeadershipAugust 2, 2024August 2, 2024

Prof. Pauline Byakika Kibwika, a Professor of Internal Medicine and Epidemiology, at Makerere University’s College of Health Sciences, has emerged as the new Vice Chancellor of Mbarara University of Science…

WOMEN FIXING UGANDA⎮Dr. Olive Sabiiti, Ag. Vice Chancellor, Cavendish University, Uganda

CEO East Africa MagazineExecutive ProfilesThe Big StoryWomen In LeadershipJuly 8, 2024July 8, 2024

In our regular series, #WomenFixingUganda ⏤ women leaders working and contributing to make Uganda a better place, today we focus on Dr. Olive Sabiiti, the Acting Vice Chancellor of Cavendish…

WOMEN FIXING UGANDA: Meet Eva Naisanga, Head of Central Operations at dfcu Bank

Paul MurungiExecutive ProfilesThe Big StoryWomen In LeadershipJune 19, 2024June 19, 2024

Knowing exactly how each piece of the puzzle fits together is probably the most appropriate skill that someone who occupies the role of Head of Central Operations could have. At dfcu Bank, Eva Naisanga is exactly that person. She started acquiring these skills when she joined the Bank’s Masaka Branch in 2005 and has honed them over the twenty or…

WOMEN FIXING UGANDA: Amanda Kabagambe, Partner and Head of East Africa, TLG Capital

Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryWomen In LeadershipJune 13, 2024June 13, 2024

Amanda Kabagambe is a Partner and Head of East Africa for TLG Capital. She is also the Chairperson of the Uganda Chapter and a Member Board of Directors of the…

UGANDANS EXCELLING ABROAD: Dr Winnie Nakimuli, a telematics engineer at Nokia Corporation

Kisakye ImaniNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryWomen In LeadershipJune 3, 2024June 5, 2024

She is a senior network automation and standardization specialist with Nokia but who thought that a girl from Uganda, the second of eight, would rise to such prominence. Not even…

Meet Margaret Karume, dfcu Bank’s new Chief Credit Officer

Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsNews & AnalysisWomen In LeadershipMay 22, 2024May 23, 2024

To better fulfil its corporate purpose of transforming lives and businesses, dfcu Bank has hired Margaret Karume as its Chief Credit Officer.  Margaret is a seasoned banker with over 30…