At the recently concluded Annual Bankers Conference, some of Uganda’s most influential banking leaders stepped away from the boardroom and into the spotlight. Representing institutions that collectively control a significant share of the industry’s deposits, loans, and profits, these CEOs shape the pulse of Uganda’s financial system and, by extension, much of the country’s economic direction. Among them were Julius Kakeeto of PostBank and Chairman of the Uganda Bankers’ Association; Mumba Kalifungwaof Stanbic Bank Uganda; Sanjay Rughani of Standard Chartered; Fabian Kasi of Centenary Bank; Godfrey Sebaana of Diamond Trust Bank Uganda; and Robin Bairstow of I&M Bank Uganda. Together,…
Inside the Minds of Uganda’s Top Bank CEOs: Reflections, Fears, and the Future of Banking Leading Ugandan bank CEOs reveal how remittances, digitisation, interest rates and cyberthreats shape strategy, and what keeps them awake at night.

A photo collage of top Ugandan Bank CEOs. In the top row; Uganda Bankers Association Chairman and Postbank Managing Director- Julius Kakeeto, Centenary Bank Managing Director, Fabian Kasi, Stanbic Bank Uganda CEO, Mumba Kalifungwa. Bottom row: I&M Bank CEO, Robin Bairstow, Diamond Trust Bank CEO, Godfrey Sebaana and Standard Chartered CEO, Sanjay Rughani.



