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KCB Group appoints HR specialist Paul Russo new CEO

CEO East Africa MagazineCompany NewsNews & AnalysisMay 24, 2022May 24, 2022

Kenyan banking giant KCB Group, has appointed Paul Russo as its new chief executive officer. Russo will succeed Joshua Oigara, who has served as the bank’s topmost leader since 2013….

Patrick Bitature Speaks Out, Reassures Stakeholders: “Legal and commercial issues have arisen in our financing, but will be firmly resolved.”

The CEO Magazine TeamCompany NewsNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryMay 23, 2022May 23, 2022

Businessman, Patrick Bitature, the CEO and Founder of the Simba Group of Companies, has spoken out about the ongoing commercial dispute between some of the Group Companies and a South…

Mak@100: Stanbic Bank contributes UGX150m towards Centennial Celebrations

CEO ReporterCompany NewsNews & AnalysisMay 18, 2022May 18, 2022

Stanbic Bank has today made a contribution of UGX150m to Makerere University as the institution marks 100 years of service to humanity. The UGX 150m cash donation is expected to…

CSR: Uganda Baati joins efforts to fight HIV Stigma and End HIV by 2030

CEO ReporterCompany NewsNews & AnalysisMay 18, 2022May 18, 2022

As part of its sustainable Corporate Social responsibility interventions, Uganda Baati Limited (UBL) today joined the rest of the world to put emphasis on the mission to end HIV as…

PROFILES: Who is who on the new Uganda Bankers’ Association Executive Committee?

Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsNews & AnalysisMay 17, 2022May 17, 2022

Arapta takes over from Mathias Katamba, the Managing Director of dfcu Bank, whose two-year term (2020 and 2021) has elapsed.  Arapta has been Katamba’s deputy on the outgoing committee which…

Kin Kariisa ends his term as Ecobank Uganda Chairman, leaving behind a solid and entrenched bank

Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryMay 16, 2022May 16, 2022

Businessman, tech guru and media mogul, Kin Kariisa has ended his 10 years on the board of Ecobank Uganda, a subsidiary of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), one of Africa’s largest…

Equity group, IFC Expand Partnership and Investment to Support Small Business and Climate-Smart Projects

CEO ReporterCompany NewsGlobal NewsNews & AnalysisMay 13, 2022May 13, 2022

Equity Group and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have signed a partnership agreement in support of the sustainable development of Africa through supporting micro, small and medium sized businesses (MSMEs)…

Vision Group, Makerere enter UGX300m Media Partnership as the University celebrates 100 years

CEO ReporterCompany NewsNews & AnalysisMay 12, 2022May 12, 2022

Vision Group has announced a Media Partnership with Makerere University worth UGX300 million.  The partnership, which covers the entirety of the 100year celebration will include full-page print adverts, strip adverts,…

NBS to Promote, provide Live Broadcast for Makerere Centennial Celebrations

CEO ReporterCompany NewsNews & AnalysisMay 12, 2022May 12, 2022

Makerere University has announced a partnership worth UGX200m with NBS Television Limited where NBS will offer live coverage, documentaries, news features, talk shows and digital media coverage.  The commitment will…

#CEOOFTHEWEEK: Michael K. Mugabi, Managing Director, Housing Finance Bank

Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsLists & RankingsNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryMay 12, 2022May 12, 2022

Years Active: November 2018 – to date Key Achievements: In the three years of Mugabi’s leadership, Housing Finance Bank has experienced double-digit and often above-industry growth rates cementing its place…