CEO of the week Archives – CEO East Africa

Strategic, and Purpose-Driven: Veronicah Namagembe, the Steady Hand Behind Pride Bank’s Rise

Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big Story Women In LeadershipMay 24, 2025May 24, 2025

Earlier this month, Pride Microfinance Limited, Uganda’s largest Microfinance Deposit-Taking Institution (MDI), officially transitioned into a Tier II banking institution, earning the regulatory nod to operate as Pride Bank Limited. The milestone, confirmed by the Bank of Uganda in November 2024 through the granting of a Class 5 Credit Institution License, ushers Pride into the formal banking arena, widening its service offerings and deepening its reach. But behind the headlines, there is one story that has not been told enough — the story of Namagembe Veronicah Gladys, the woman who has led Pride from a modest MDI into one of…

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Proscovia Nabbanja: The Woman Steering Uganda’s Energy Future Through Bold Commercial Leadership

Kisakye ImaniC-Suite Leadership Energy, Oil & Gas Executive Profiles The Big Story Women In LeadershipFebruary 26, 2025February 26, 2025

The Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) was established as a limited liability company under the 2013 Petroleum Act more than 10 years ago. Of course, the oil sector has seen heightened activity in the last five, but at the end of it, UNOC has been the silent pusher, ensuring that Ugandans get the best bargain from a resource they have waited for far too long. Beyond this, UNOC has also sanitised the local oil marketing space occupied by speculators, who had long exaggerated pump prices for a profit. Uganda consumes close to 7 million litres of fuel daily, with more…

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Lights, Camera, Action! A Q&A With Humphrey Nabimanya, Founder & CEO of Reach A Hand Uganda

Muhereza KyamuteteraC-Suite Leadership CEO Perspectives The Big StoryAugust 30, 2024August 30, 2024

Over the last 14 years, through innovative campaigns, educational programs, and youth-led initiatives, Nabimanya has triggered a wave of awareness and sparked a much-needed conversation among the youth about sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR). He is an accomplished filmmaker who has been the Executive Producer on three projects thus far, namely: Kyaddala (It’s Real) – a TV series focusing on the real-life social issues that affect young people across Africa and their attempts to overcome those issues; When You Become Me – a Cannes Film Festival-nominated film raising awareness about societal issues, and particularly those affecting persons living with…

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THE WIM EFFECT: 5 graphs that demonstrate how MTN Uganda has thrived under Wim Vanhellepute’s 6-year leadership

Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryApril 6, 2022April 6, 2022

2021 was one of MTN Uganda’s historic years. The company not only closed its much-awaited listing on the Uganda Securities Exchange on December 06th 2021, but it also set some new operating record highs. For example, for the first time in the company’s 23-year history, the company’s revenues, crossed the UGX2 trillion mark, reaching UGX2.06 trillion! Total assets, also crossed UGX3 trillion, reaching UGX3.3 trillion and customers surpassed 15 million, closing the year at 15.7 million. Loosely translated, MTN Uganda, in 2021, grossed UGX5.6 billion daily and made nearly UGX1 billion in net profit per day! At 15.7 million subscribers,…

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