By Silvia Nyambura
Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) has announced that Mark Ocitti Ongom will be taking over as the new Managing Director with effect from 1st August 2016. Ocitti, a Ugandan by nationality will be the second Ugandan to lead the company since its parent company Diageo Plc acquired majority shareholding in East Africa Breweries Limited (EABL), the majority shareholder in UBL. The first Ugandan, Baker Magunda is the current Managing Director for Mehta Abor in Ethiopia, also a member of the Diageo family.
Ocitti joined EABL in August 2014, as Managing Director for EABL International (“EABLi
