Prudence Byarugaba has been appointed as the Country Chief Risk Officer and Country Head of Operational Risk at Standard Chartered Bank Uganda Limited effective 15th July 2023.
According to a statement by the bank, Prudence brings to the position, “a wealth of experience in risk management cultivated and engrained over the 20 years she has been with the Bank”.
She until her recent appointment the Country Head of Credit and Senior Credit Manager – Corporate, Commercial & Institutional Banking at the Bank.
Prior to that, she served as Senior Credit Manager – Commodity Traders & Agribusiness, Africa; Senior Risk Governance Manager, Europe; Senior Credit and Portfolio Manager, Europe; Senior Credit Manager – CCIB, Uganda; and Senior Credit Analyst – CCIB, Uganda.
Prudence is a professional member of the Chartered Banker Institute, United Kingdom and represents Standard Chartered Bank on the Credit Committee of Uganda Bankers Association. She also serves as a member of the Board of Trustees – Standard Chartered Bank Uganda Limited Staff Provident Fund.
She holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration (Chartered Banker) from Bangor University, United Kingdom and a Bachelor of Science Degree (Mechanical Engineering).