Dorothy Kabagambe Ssemanda Archives

Mobile Phone @30: Women Breaking Barriers and Redefining Leadership in Uganda’s Telecommunications Sector

In May 1995, Celtel hit the ground running with the launch of the first mobile phone in Uganda, a rare opportunity in the country’s history that has gone on to transform generations

June 3, 2025

Executive Profiles·The Big Story

The 111 women at the heart of Uganda’s banking industry

The Uganda Bankers’ Association’s Chairperson, Citibank’s Sarah Arapta is female too- the first woman to. Some financial institutions such as Finance Trust Bank- have taken it further by having an all-female Board

July 7, 2023

Executive Profiles·Lists & Rankings·The Big Story·Women In Leadership

Left-Right: Dorothy Kabagambe - Ssemanda, the ATC Uganda Chief Executive Officer; Silvernus Okoth, the Ag. Country Manager, Smile Communications and Uganda Communications Commission’s (UCC) Executive Director, Eng. Irene Kaggwa Sewankambo.

We can’t breathe- small telcos and ISPs squirm and writhe over ATC Uganda’s towering market dominance

When Smile Communications, launched in Uganda in the fourth quarter of 2009, it was so buoyant about its prospects. The out-of-Mauritius telco pioneered 4G LTE services in Uganda and East Africa, as

July 2, 2023

Business & Markets·The Big Story

CLOCKWISE FROM THE TOP: Anthony Kituuka, Managing Director, Equity Bank Uganda; Shakira Shamim Mujuni, CEO, CIC Insurance; Richard Yego, Chief Executive Officer, MTN Mobile Money, Dorothy Kabagambe Ssemanda, CEO, ATC Uganda; Mark Muyobo, Managing Director/CEO, NCBA Bank Uganda; Grace Muliisa, Managing Director, Ecobank Uganda; Ruth Namuli, CEO, Sanlam General Insurance; Spera Atuhairwe, Country Director, BRAC International; Phillip Besiimire, Managing Director, Vodacom Tanzania Plc; Dr. Bridget Ssamula, CEO, The Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA); Claver Serumaga, Managing Director/ CEO, NCBA Bank Tanzania and Michael Magambo, CEO, Vodacom Tower Co.

The rise of the Ugandan CEO – why more Ugandans are being trusted to run blue chip companies at home and abroad

The year 2022 was a great year for the Ugandan Executive. More than 10 Ugandans rose to become Chief Executives of some of Uganda’s largest and most influential companies, as well as

February 2, 2023

Business & Markets·C-Suite Leadership·News & Analysis·The Big Story·The Uganda 300 Index

Dorothy Kabagambe Ssemanda, the new CEO for ATC Uganda

100 WOMEN FIXING UGANDA: Dorothy Kabagambe Ssemanda, Chief Finance Officer ATC Uganda

Dorothy Kabagambe Ssemanda is the Chief Finance Officer of ATC Uganda, a subsidiary of American Tower Corporation and the largest telecommunication infrastructure provider in Uganda. In 2018, she was appointed the first

June 30, 2021

Women In Leadership

Dorothy Kabagambe Ssemanda

Mobile Phone @30: Women Breaking Barriers and Redefining Leadership in Uganda’s Telecommunications Sector

The 111 women at the heart of Uganda’s banking industry

We can’t breathe- small telcos and ISPs squirm and writhe over ATC Uganda’s towering market dominance

The rise of the Ugandan CEO – why more Ugandans are being trusted to run blue chip companies at home and abroad

100 WOMEN FIXING UGANDA: Dorothy Kabagambe Ssemanda, Chief Finance Officer ATC Uganda

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