Stuart Birungi Archives

Simpson Birungi (left), Executive Chairman and Founder of Movit Group, with his son Stuart Birungi, the newly appointed Group COO. As Movit expands across Africa, questions loom over whether Stuart is being groomed to inherit the leadership mantle.

Is Stuart Birungi the Crown Prince to the Movit Personal Care Empire?

In January 2025, Stuart Birungi was officially appointed as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Movit Group. His elevation to the role, after over a decade of service across Uganda, Tanzania, and

June 14, 2025

Company News·The Big Story

Movit Founder & Executive Chairman, Simpson Birungi (top left), has surrounded himself with expert hands and eyes-on FMCG executives, that include, (clockwise from the top) Roni Chacko, CEO Uganda; Kudzaishe Chivige, Group Chief Product Supply Officer; Viola Awiti, CEO, Kenya; Mary Kibugi, CEO Tanzania; Amit Saxena, Group Head of IT and Analytics, Steven Mwesigwa, Group CFO; Robert Kitenda Gobii, Group Chief Category & Innovations Officer; Daphne Kakonge, Group Chief Human Capital Officer, and James Bisase Segawa, Chief Executive Officer, New & Emerging Markets.

Movit’s Simpson Birungi firms up his African route-to-market agenda; hires ex-Unilever, GSK, Procter & Gamble, L’Oréal, Nestle and Godrej executives to run it

Movit Products Limited’s Executive Chairman, Simpson Birungi, has made major people reshuffles at the personal and home care products maker, attracting some big-name hard-nosed executives, including from Unilever and Indian FMCG giant,

November 7, 2022