Banking & Financial ServicesC-Suite LeadershipThe Big Story

HERE FOR GOOD: 1-on-1 with Sanjay Rughani, Standard Chartered Bank Uganda’s new CEO He likes to see himself as a Chief Enabling Officer instead of a Chief Executive Of-ficer because he sees his role as that of enabling the lives of his team, clients, and peers. Sanjay Rughani, who has worked for Standard Chartered for 23 years, was recently appointed as the new Chief Executive of the Ugandan Unit. In this tell-it-all interview, he shares with CEO East Africa Magazine’s Muhereza Kyamutetera his initial impressions about Uganda, his plans for this market and much more.

For starters, how do you describe yourself? I have so many ways that I could describe myself. Last year I attended an executive coaching course and the question that I was asked was who am I? It took me to a new depth because the normal way of me telling everyone who I am is, ‘I am the CEO of Standard Chartered Bank, and that is the normal face I wear but having taken time to understand myself, I would say I am a very privileged human being who has had a diverse and dynamic life. Ethnically you know I…

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About the Author

Muhereza Kyamutetera is the Executive Editor of CEO East Africa Magazine. I am a travel enthusiast and the Experiences & Destinations Marketing Manager at EDXTravel. Extremely Ugandaholic. Ask me about #1000Reasons2ExploreUganda and how to Take Your Place In The African Sun.