As she steps away from her role as Chief Internal Auditor at Umeme Limited, in this interview with CEO East Africa Magazine’s Muhereza Kyamutetera, she reflects on her journey of…
Kate K. Kiiza has built a remarkable career in Uganda’s financial sector, driven by resilience, vision, and purpose. With over 18 years in finance, she has played a key role…
Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) has confirmed the appointment of Elizabeth Mutamuliza as the Marketing Manager—Beer, a role in which she will oversee the strategic growth and execution of UBL’s entire…
Iron sharpens iron, and it is all about integrity, a positive mindset, and an unwavering commitment to excellence. These are the core principles that have defined Kate Kiiza, the CFO…
Prof. Pauline Byakika Kibwika, a Professor of Internal Medicine and Epidemiology, at Makerere University’s College of Health Sciences, has emerged as the new Vice Chancellor of Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST). Prof. Pauline Byakika-Kibwika beat four other candidates to emerge as the top candidate after presentations held at the University on August 01st. The other candidates were Dr. Amos G. Agaba, a Professor of Pharmacology & Therapeutics at MUST; Dr. Joel Bazira, an Associate Professor of Microbiology at MUST; Dr. Lynette Kyokunda, an Associate Professor of Anatomical Pathology at the University of Botswana and Dr. Juliet Mwanga Amumpaire,…
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Amanda Kabagambe is a Partner and Head of East Africa for TLG Capital. She is also the Chairperson of the Uganda Chapter and a Member Board of Directors of the East Africa Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (EAVCA). Amanda is a Transaction Advisor and Management Consultant with over 14 years of experience providing cross-cutting advisory services to increase access to growth capital, solve business issues, and increase productivity, and competitiveness of organisations. She has worked in Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and the United Kingdom. She has extensive experience working with East African SMEs and has structured and…
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She is a senior network automation and standardization specialist with Nokia but who thought that a girl from Uganda, the second of eight, would rise to such prominence. Not even having a supportive father like she has is enough to propel one to such great heights. Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational telecommunications, information technology, and consumer electronics corporation. Doing her BSc in Telecommunications at Makerere University, Kampala, and then a master’s degree in Italy. Dr Winnie Nakimuli later got an opportunity to do a PhD in Telematics Engineering in Spain. The journey begins with a love for Maths that…
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To better fulfil its corporate purpose of transforming lives and businesses, dfcu Bank has hired Margaret Karume as its Chief Credit Officer. Margaret is a seasoned banker with over 30 years of experience. She started her three-decade banking career at Barclays Bank Kenya (now Absa Bank). She later joined NIC Bank (now NCBA Bank Group). She is well known for her leadership skills in the banking industry in Kenya and more recently in the United Republic of Tanzania, where she led the first voluntary merger between two legacy Banks giving rise to NCBA Tanzania Limited. She served on the board…
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In line with the bank’s ongoing transformation and realignment, dfcu Bank has tapped Doreen Byaruhanga as its new Chief Corporate and Institutional Banking Officer. According to Charles Mudiwa, the bank’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, the bank has for the last year been undergoing restructuring and realignment to “reaffirm our institutional goal, clarify where we play and how we shall win, define our digital and technology priorities and show the value drivers that will enable us to achieve improved financial performance and social economic environmental impact”. The key 8 sectors the bank has chosen to play in are agriculture,…
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Vision 2050, is Rwanda’s master development plan, in which the country aspires to become a middle-income country by 2035 and a high-income country by 2050. One of the key strategic intervention areas in Rwanda’s 2017–2024 National Strategy for Transformation (NST1)⏤ the first of a series of seven-year programmes towards Vision 2050, is the development and support of priority sub-sectors with high potential for growth and employment. Some of these priority sub-sectors include four closely related areas⏤ tourism, aviation, logistics, and transportation. At the heart of these 4 sub-sectors, is RwandAir⏤ the national airline of Rwanda and one of the world’s…
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