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    UBL’s Emmy Hashakimana Appointed to Lead Coca-Cola in Uganda as General Manager

    Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsThe Big StoryJune 29, 2025June 29, 2025

    Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) has appointed Emmy Hashakimana as the new General Manager of Coca-Cola Beverages Uganda, effective 12 August 2025. The announcement, made in an internal communication by Gavin…

    Melkamu Abebe Ends His Tour on a High as He Leads Coca-Cola Beverages Uganda to Win the Group Africa CEO Award

    Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsThe Big StoryMarch 3, 2025March 3, 2025

    Melkamu Abebe, the outgoing General Manager of Coca-Cola Beverages Uganda (CCBU), has concluded his tenure on an extraordinarily high note, guiding the company to victory at the prestigious Group Africa…

    Uganda’s 100 Leading and Most Admired CEOs 2024

    Muhereza Kyamutetera100 Leading & Admired CEOsC-Suite LeadershipLists & RankingsThe Big StoryDecember 19, 2024January 10, 2026

    Hardly two years after arriving in Uganda to take up her very first CEO role at Uganda’s largest telco, MTN Uganda, Sylvia Mulinge has emerged as Uganda’s most admired CEO,…

    Partnerships- the Coca-Cola winning way of tackling plastic waste in Uganda

    Melkamu AbebeCompany NewsThought LeadershipJune 5, 2023June 5, 2023

    Last year, the National Research Repository of Uganda (NRU) reported that imports and use of packaging and plastics in Uganda have increased six-fold within the last three years. While this…

    Plastic Waste Recycling gathers momentum in Africa, growing jobs and small businesses

    CEO ReporterCompany NewsNews & AnalysisMarch 19, 2022March 19, 2022

    More and more plastic waste is being diverted from landfills and into a circular economy that grows employment and entrepreneurship in African countries. Food and beverage packaging is an important…

    Key Elements To Focus on For Returning To Work

    CEO ReporterThought LeadershipFebruary 7, 2022February 7, 2022

    By Melkamu AbebeTHE COVID-19 pandemic has given us a great opportunity to reset our mindsets, our personal lives, our organisations, and even the world. Every aspect of life has undergone…

    How the Private Sector Vaccination Programme Helped Re-Open the Economy and Return People to Work

    CEO ReporterThe Big StoryJanuary 18, 2022January 18, 2022

    According to the African Union’s Partnership for Evidence-based Response to Covid-19 research, Sub-Saharan Africa has administered 153 million doses of the 317 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine received. In…

    Coca-Cola Unveils New Brand Platform and Philosophy In Uganda

    CEO ReporterCompany NewsNews & AnalysisNovember 30, 2021November 30, 2021

    The Coca-Cola system in Uganda has unveiled the Real magic brand philosophy and platform that invites everyone to celebrate the real magic of humanity. The Real Magic platform includes a…

    Coca-Cola Adds Ades Nutri-Bushera to its Ever-Growing Product Portfolio

    CEO ReporterCompany NewsNews & AnalysisSeptember 6, 2021September 6, 2021

    Coca-Cola Beverages Africa in Uganda has reinforced its commitment to the Buy Uganda Build Uganda (BUBU) agenda with the launch of a brand-new product, Ades Nutri-Bushera. Ades is the global…

    IT IS ABOUT PEOPLE, PEOPLE AND PEOPLE: Melkamu Abebe’s first year at the helm of Coca Cola in Uganda and braving the Covid-19 tide

    CEO ReporterThe Big StoryThought LeadershipMarch 11, 2021March 12, 2021

    It is now one year since you assumed leadership of the Ugandan unit of Coca-Cola Beverages Africa – what has the year been like? My time in Uganda so far…

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