Tell us about Nada Andersen. What’s your background and how did you come to join advertising, and in Uganda? I came to Uganda as a young student of the Academy of Fine Art. My boyfriend at the time used to work here in Yugoslav Embassy and we moved to Uganda to start a business. I was looking for adventure and a different life from what I had in Serbia. This was in 1993 when former Yugoslavia was in turmoil, and any place was better than remaining there. It’s exactly thirty years this month that I made Uganda my home. I…
Q&A: Greed is killing the Advertising Industry- Nada Andersen, the ‘grandmother’ of Uganda’s advertising industry takes no prisoners You probably shouldn’t be in the advertising industry or a junior executive, if you do not know Star: Leo’s Nada Andersen. The fiery and feisty straight-talking Nada has been in the industry, for 25 years, although the Serbia-borne adwoman has been in Uganda for 30 years. In this interview with CEO East Africa Magazine Muhereza Kyamutetera, she shares her thoughts on the advertising industry.

Nada Andersen, CEO & Founder, Star: Leo, one of Uganda's oldest advertising agencies.




