The 111 women at the heart of Uganda’s banking industry Uganda’s banking industry has significantly evolved and so has its leadership, from a male-dominated industry to a fairly well-balanced gender spread. Out of the 25 commercial banks, 2 development Banks and 8 Tier 2 & Tier 3 Financial Institutions that make up the Uganda Bankers’ Association, there are 8 female Chief Executives, 4 board chairpersons and 8 Executive Directors.

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 Chairperson, CEO and Executive Director while others like Stanbic Bank, Uganda’s largest Bank and have both CEO and Executive Director as female. 

You could argue this is still under-representation, which it actually is, given that there are more females than males in the population, but given where we have come from, this is good progress. Some of the largest banks such as Stanbic where 45% is female and senior management is 50% female and Standard Chartered Bank- 38% of Exco and 58% of general staff is female, are leading in the gender inclusion agenda- setting a good pace for other to borrow, as well as creating a pipeline of future industry leaders in-house and in the industry.  

This March, CEO East Africa Magazine takes a dive into the industry to unearth and shine a spotlight on the 111 women running Uganda’s financial engine!

1.

Anne Juuko⏤ Chief Executive, Stanbic Bank

Anne is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Stanbic Bank Uganda, Uganda’s largest bank by deposits, lending, income, profitability and assets.

She has over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry.

Anne started her banking career in 2001, rising to become the Vice President, Head Fixed Income, Currencies and Commodities at Citibank Uganda Limited in April 2009. She then joined Citibank Kenya as Vice President, Customer Sales and Derivatives Marketing, a role she served between June 2010 and June 2012.

She later joined Stanbic Bank Uganda in 2012 as the Head, of Global Markets until December 2017 when she got appointed, Head, Corporates and Investment Banking at Standard Bank, Namibia; a role she took up in January 2018. 

In March 2020, she was appointed the Chief Executive of Stanbic Bank Uganda. Although she took up leadership of Uganda’s largest bank at the start of the Covid-19 Pandemic, she has been able to sustain the bank’s growth, posting 14%+ CAGR in loans and advances and 13% CAGR in deposits.  

2.

Sarah Arapta⏤ Chief Executive, Citibank

Sarah Arapta is the Chief Executive for Citibank Uganda, the 9th largest bank. She has held this role since January 2016. 

Sarah has an extensive and illustrious career in Corporate and Investment Banking of over 20 years, 12 of which have been spent in Citibank. Prior to Citibank, she held several senior positions in Barclay’s Bank Uganda (now Absa Bank Uganda) as Director, Corporate and Investment Banking and before that as Head Corporate Banking and Head Investment Banking at Stanbic Bank Uganda.

Sarah is the first woman and indeed the first Ugandan to be appointed Chief Executive and Managing Director of Citibank in Uganda. She is the current Chairperson of the Uganda Bankers Association (UBA) and before that was the Vice Chairperson for one term. 

She holds an MBA from Herriot-Watt University Edinburgh Business School Scotland and a B.A Economics from Makerere University Kampala. 

3.

Patricia Ojangole⏤ Managing Director, Uganda Development Bank

Patricia Ojangole is the Managing Director at Uganda Development Bank Limited. She joined the Bank in August 2011 as the Chief Internal Auditor before being appointed Chief Executive Officer in December 2012. Over the years, she has positioned the Bank to be a trusted partner to the Government of Uganda in achieving its private sector-led socio-economic growth aspirations.

She has been instrumental in leading the Bank on a consistent growth trajectory and she is specifically credited for rebuilding stakeholder confidence in the Bank that has seen its capital from both its shareholders, and multilateral and bilateral partners grow. She has also rebuilt public confidence in the Bank, making it a Bank of choice for development finance.  

Patricia leads the development and implementation of the Bank’s strategy, ensuring continuous alignment with its mandate. She is at the forefront of building global and local strategic partnerships for the Bank.

Before Joining UDBL, Patricia was Senior Manager of Internal Audit at Standard Bank Group, the largest private commercial Bank in the Country, a position she held for 10 years, often leading strategic audit activities in more than 10 African countries that hosted Standard Bank’s subsidiaries. Her professional Internal Audit experience gave her an appreciation of Internal Controls, Risk Management and Governance practices, which has helped her ensure that the same are appreciated at all levels in UDBL.

Patricia serves on the Boards of Trademark East Africa, Liberty Life Assurance and Busitema University Fund. In May 2019, she was elected the 1st Vice President of The Association of the Development Finance Institutions in Africa (AADFI) and she is a member of the Board of the Association of DFIs in member countries of the Islamic Development Bank (ADFIMI).

Currently undertaking her PhD studies with research interests in financial sector development, development finance, sustainable finance and national development finance institutions, Patricia holds a first-class Master of Philosophy in Development Finance degree from the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa. 

She also holds an Executive Master’s Degree in Business Administration from ESAMI, Tanzania. Patricia is a Fellow of the Association of the Certified Chartered Accountants (UK); a Member of the Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU), as well a member of The Institute of Internal Auditors Uganda (IIA).

4.

Grace Muliisa⏤ Managing Director, Ecobank 

Grace is a studious professional in the Banking Sector, having worked across Africa and Asia. She is a seasoned leader with a track record of championing change, designing, and driving strategy. She possesses over 20 years of experience and competence that spans various areas but is not limited to Retail and SME Banking, Credit and Operational Risk, and Digital and Data Management. 

Prior to joining Ecobank, Grace worked with Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited, where she managed the Business and Commercial Clients segment.

Over the last 20 years, Grace built a formidable career growing Retail and SME Banking at Standard Chartered Bank Uganda. She also spent about 3 years at Standard Chartered Bank Singapore managing Group Retail Operational Risk. 

Grace holds a bachelor’s degree from Makerere University, Kampala and is currently pursuing an MBA with Bangor Business School in Wales in the United Kingdom. Grace has also completed several courses in leadership and Management with Oxford University, UK and INSEAD Business School in Singapore.

5.

Annet Mulindwa Nakawunde⏤ Managing Director, Finance Trust Bank

Annet has been the bank’s Managing Director of Finance Trust Bank since 2013, overseeing a 9-year growth streak. Prior to that, she was the Managing Director of the then Uganda Finance Trust, a Microfinance Deposit-Taking Institution (MDI) from which Finance Trust Bank was created. 

Under the leadership of Annet Nakawunde Mulindwa, the bank’s assets have grown by more than 4 times, by 326.8% from UGX92.3 billion in 2013 to UGX393.9 billion in 2021 a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17.5%. 

Lending too has quadrupled, growing from UGX59 billion in 2013 to UGX242.5 billion in 2021- a CAGR of 17%. Customer deposits in this period have also grown from UGX46.1 billion in 2013, reaching an all-time high of UGX203.4 billion in 2020, before taking a 10% decline to UGX183.4 billion in 2021. Overall, deposits have grown by a compounded annual growth rate of 16.6% in the 9 years.

Net profit too has consistently grown, by 384.2%— from UGX1.9 billion to UGX9.2 billion, a CAGR of 19.2%, thanks to steady growth in total income. In the 9 years, the bank’s total income has grown by 210.7%, from UGX29.8 billion to UGX92.6 billion—a compounded annual average growth rate of 13.4%.

Shareholder funds have more than doubled— from UGX29.1 billion to UGX61.2 billion in 2021- a CAGR of 7.7%.

She holds a Masters in Business Administration majoring in Finance, a postgraduate diploma in Financial Management and an honours degree in BA (Arts).

She has also attended several trainings including the Advanced Leadership training at Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania in the USA, Coaching Program for Mission, Leadership and Performance By Creative Metier, Oxford, England, Women in leadership by Women’s World Banking Center For Microfinance Leadership, New York where she got the Financial Woman’s Association’s Women in Leadership Award for 2008, Balance score card training and Basic banking by Institute of Bankers. 

6.

Veronicah Gladys Namagembe⏤ Managing Director, Pride Microfinance

Veronicah wields more than 20 years in banking.

She was appointed Managing Director of Pride Microfinance Ltd (MDI) (Pride), a Microfinance Deposit-taking Institution (MDI) regulated and supervised by the Bank of Uganda.

Pride is Uganda’s largest and most profitable MDI in Uganda, with a footprint of 34 networked branches and 10 contact offices across the country. 

She has served Pride for 14 years. Before becoming Managing Director, she was the Deputy Managing Director for 1 year, as well as the Head of Operations for 4 years. 

Prior to that, she worked with Diamond Trust Bank Uganda for 1 year and Uganda Women’s Finance Trust, (now Finance Trust Bank) for 6 years. Amongst other leadership roles, she has served as the National President of the Association of Microfinance Institutions in Uganda (AMFIU) and Board member of The Uganda Institute of Banking & Financial Services (UIBFS) where she chaired the Finance and Human Resource Committee. 

She currently sits on the board of the Uganda Bankers Association representing all Tier 2 & Tier 3 supervised financial institutions.  

7.

Chioma A. Mang⏤ Managing Director/CEO, United Bank for Africa

Chioma is a seasoned banker with almost 3 decades of combined experience at top management and executive levels in banking spanning Treasury & Corporate Finance, Operations, Retail Banking, Corporate Banking, Business development, risk management, and a broad spectrum of executive management functions.

Noted for her visionary leadership with a global perspective in a very outstanding career in the UBA Group, Chioma worked in various Senior Management roles in Nigeria including her last position as the Regional Director, Victoria Island, Lagos.

She has also worked as the MD/CEO of UBA Liberia and while there, she also held the position of the Vice President of the Liberian Bankers Association and was instrumental in redefining the banking sector. In 2016, she was appointed Managing Director/CEO of UBA Gabon in 2016  where she turned around the bank and won the coveted “Banker of the Year” Award the Banker’s Magazine (Financial Times, London) three times, from 2016 to 2019.

In October 2020, she was appointed Managing Director/CEO of UBA Bank Uganda.  

She holds an Honors in Law (LLB) from the University of Reading, England and a Master’s Degree in Commercial & Corporate Law(LL.M) from the University College London (UCL).   

Chioma joined the services of the United Bank for Africa in 1999 and today holds the enviable record in UBA Group as the only MD/CEO with a footprint in the three financial zones in West, Central and East Africa. 

8.

Emma Mugisha ⏤ Executive Director & Head Business Banking, Stanbic Bank

Emma is an all-around banker rooted in microfinance, treasury management as well as corporate and investment banking. 

Her key skills include people management, strategy formulation and implementation, fund management, forex and liquidity risk management, customer propositions and solutions, customer relationship management, sales and performance management, transactional products development and bringing them to market. 

Emma has been at Stanbic for nearly 10 years in various roles. Prior to her current role, she has also worked as Executive Director and Head Client Solutions, Executive Director & Head of Corporate and Investment Banking as well as Head, Transactional Products and Services.  

She started her financial services career at Faulu Uganda in 1996 as a Loan Officer, then joined Citibank Uganda in August 2001 as a Treasury Marketing Unit Head until Nov 2004.

She then joined Barclays Bank Uganda ( now Absa Bank Uganda) in Nov 2004 as a Country Treasurer for close to 7 years till May 2011 when she took on Barclay’s Business Banking position for 6 months.

She then moved to Nairobi, Kenya for 2 years as the Industry Head, Trade and Services, Business Banking at Barclays Bank Kenya (Absa Bank Kenya) from whence she returned to Uganda to take on the Head, Transactional Products and Services role at Stanbic Bank Uganda.  

9.

Mbabazi. K. Emejeit⏤ Executive Director, DTB Bank

Mbabazi. K. Emejeit holds over 16 years of experience in the banking industry with key skills in corporate governance, risk management, legal and regulatory compliance, and business and business strategy, amongst others. 

She is the first Ugandan Executive Director of Diamond Trust Bank Uganda Limited, a role she took on in 2021. Before this role, Mbabazi served as DTB’s Head of Legal and Company Secretary since March 2015. Prior to DTB, she held the position of Head of Legal & Company Secretary at United Bank for Africa (UBA) Uganda from February 2010 and before joining UBA, she worked in the legal and credit departments at Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited.

Prior to joining the banking industry, she worked as a Legal Associate at Magezi, Ibale & Co. Advocates. 

She holds an LLM (University of Cape Town) and LLB (Hons) from Makerere University, as well as a Diploma in Legal Practice from Uganda’s Law Development Centre. 

She is a practising Advocate of the High Court of Uganda and all other courts subordinate thereto.

11.

Agnes Mayanja⏤ Executive Director, KCB Bank

Ms. Mayanja has twenty (20) years of working experience in the financial services sector, ten (10) of which have been at the senior executive level. 

She started her career at dfcu Bank limited as a Lease Administrator and held various roles including Head of Credit, Head of Risk and Compliance, Head of Development and Institutional Banking and Chief Risk Officer, her most immediate role before joining KCB Bank. 

She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Mass Communication from Makerere University and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Herriot Watt Edinburgh Business School, Scotland.  She also holds a Diploma in Risk Management (Finance and Banking) from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency. She holds certificates in Management, Coaching, Strategic Thinking, Leading Change, and Strategic Planning and Execution, from the Harvard Management Mentor.  

12.

Dorothy Kezia Asiimwe⏤ Executive Director, Banking Operations, Equity Bank

Kezia has over 10 years of banking experience, eight of which have been at Equity Bank. She describes herself as a “strong finance professional” who is “passionate about the role of the finance function in supporting strategies and implementation of key decisions around digitization”.

At Equity Bank, Kezia has held other roles such as Financial Accountant, and Finance Manager before being promoted to Head of Finance in 2018, from whence she got promoted to the Executive Director, Banking Operations role. 

Before Equity Bank, she, between September 2012 and November 2014, worked at PwC Uganda as a Senior Associate.

She holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from Makerere University Business School, as well as an MBA (Finance) from the Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University. 

13.

Elizabeth Mwerinde Kasedde⏤ Executive Director, Public Sector and Social Investments, Equity Bank

Elizabeth Mwerinde Kasedde, is an experienced banker with over 24 years of working experience, primarily in the banking sector with a major focus and exposure to corporate, commercial, and international finance. 

As Executive Director, Public Sector and Social Investments, Elizabeth oversees the bank’s social inclusion agenda which is hinged on 6 pillars, namely: Education and Leadership Development, Health, Energy and Environment, Enterprise Development and Financial Inclusion, Food and Agriculture and Social Protection.

In her two decades career, over and above Equity Bank, she has as well worked for major banking brands- Stanbic Bank, Barclays (now Absa) and Standard Chartered Bank, in which she has gained immense experience in various industry segments such as health, education, mining and natural resources, financial institutions (MFI), retail, and transportation. 

Before Equity Bank, she was formerly Head of Public Sector, Corporate; Investment Banking, at Stanbic Bank; Head of Medium Enterprises, SME Banking, at Standard Chartered Bank Uganda; Corporate Relationship Manager -at Stanbic Bank; Corporate Manager – at Barclays Bank (Absa) as well as Manager, Trade Finance and Credit Analyst, Corporate Banking -Standard Chartered Bank. 

She among other qualifications holds a Finance MBA from Heriot-Watt University.  

14.

Annette Kiggundu, Executive Director, Finance Trust Bank

Annette Kiggundu is the Executive Director of Finance Trust Bank. She joined the Bank in May 2016 as Head of Treasury with over 12 years of progressive banking experience in the fields of treasury and financial management, International business, Risk, Compliance and Operations. 

Previously, she worked with UBA Uganda and Centenary bank.

She is a Chartered accountant with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (UK), holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree (Accounting) and currently pursuing a Master`s degree in Financial Management with Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University. Annette also holds an ACI Dealing certificate and is a member of the ACI Uganda Dealers Association.

15.

Sylvia Jagwe Owachi⏤ Executive Director, Cairo Bank

Sylvia is a banker with 24 years of hands-on and in-depth knowledge of Strategy Formulation; Execution, Corporate, Commercial Banking, Trade Finance, Credit, Risk Management, Portfolio Management and Banking Operations.

She is a graduate of the Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University, with a Master of Business Administration and Makerere University with a Bachelor of Commerce, majoring in Finance.

She is currently the Executive Director, of Cairo Bank Uganda Ltd and is in charge of the Business Development, Treasury, Information Technology and Marketing Departments.

Prior to joining Cairo Bank Uganda, she was the Group Head of Corporate Banking, at Guaranty Trust Bank Uganda Ltd for 4 ½ years providing leadership and strategic management for the Corporate and Financial Institutional businesses. Before joining GTBank she worked with Standard Chartered Bank Uganda Ltd for 19 years in various roles i.e Head Commodity Traders; Agribusiness, Senior Relationship Manager, Parastatals, Local and International Corporates, Head Credit Analysts and Manager Credit Operations to mention a few.

Sylvia is a mentor under “Girls for Girls” (G4G) a global mentorship programme empowering young women to lead and a Rotarian and member of the Rotary Club of Kampala Naalya.  

16.

Nadine M. Byarugaba⏤ Board Chairperson, Absa Bank

Nadine is a seasoned banking professional with experience spanning over 25 years and is known for building and cultivating strategies and relationships that deliver lasting business growth and profitability.

She is also a board member for New Faces New Voices, a Pan-African Advocacy Group under Graca Machel Trust that focuses on expanding the role of women in the financial sector; Non-Executive Director, Uganda Reinsurance co. Ltd (UgandaRe) is the country& first reinsurance company that provides life and non-life services. Additionally, she served as a Trustee at Agriculture Business Trust (aBi Trust).

Her career in banking started at Standard Chartered Bank in various capacities in and outside Uganda, such as Regional Head, eCommerce Sales, Africa, Head of Global Markets, Head of Internal Control, and systems administrator.  She had specific training both locally and abroad in leadership and banking risk management.

Nadine holds an MBA from Herriot Watt University, Edinburgh.

17.

Maria Kiwanuka⏤ Board Chairperson, Standard Chartered Bank

Mrs. Maria Kiwanuka was appointed an Independent Non-Executive Director for Standard Chartered Bank Uganda effective April 2021.

She is a senior economist with 14 years of experience at the World Bank, where she focused on East Asia, Southern Africa and Uganda and took part in several projects aimed at improving transport and power infrastructure as well as urban studies, among others. She served as the Minister of Finance Planning and Economic Development of Uganda from 2011-2015 and thereafter as a Senior Advisor to the President of Uganda on finance matters.

She is a non-state expert in the 17-member governing council of the Global Green Growth Initiative, an intergovernmental organisation which aims to promote a green growth paradigm to balance the macro-economic growth objectives of member nations.

Mrs. Kiwanuka is the founder and General Manager of Radio One and Radio Two in Uganda as well as the founder/member of the International Africa Media Leaders Forum. She also previously served as Vice Chairperson of the Local Government Finance Commission and the Chairperson of the Uganda Registration Services Bureau, the Presidential Investment Round Table (Business Climate) and United Bank of Africa. She additionally served as a Board member of Stanbic Bank Uganda from 2009 to 2011.

Mrs. Kiwanuka graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce from Makerere University and a Masters in Business Administration from the London Business School.

18. Dr. Winifred Mary Tarinyeba Kiryabwire⏤ Board Chairperson, dfcu Bank

Appointed as the Chairperson of, the Board of Directors in 2022.

Dr. Winifred Mary Tarinyeba Kiryabwire is an experienced lawyer with over 20 years of experience and expertise in corporate law, corporate governance and financial sector regulation. She is an Associate Professor of Law at Makerere University School of Law and a member of various international academic bodies. She is a certified director and has wide experience in governance and oversight responsibilities in the public, private and not- for profit sectors.

Outside academia, Ms. Kiryabwire has advised various government agencies and inter-governmental bodies on the development and implementation of company law and securities regulatory frameworks.

Ms. Kiryabwire is a certified company director who before her chairmanship, was a board member at the same bank and chaired the Remuneration Committee and was a member of the Audit Committee. 

Amongst other boards, she has also previously sat on or chaired the boards of the Financial Sector Deepening Uganda, Gatsby Microfinance Uganda Limited, Governing Council of Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Makerere University Holdings Limited, African Alliance Uganda Ltd, and the Uganda National NGO Quality Assurance Mechanism.

She is a member of the Institute of Directors (UK), International Insolvency Institute and INSOL International. Ms. Kiryabwire holds a Doctor of Science of Law degree (JSD) and Master of Science of Law degree (JSM) from Stanford University, as well as a Master of Laws degree (LL.M) from Cambridge University, UK; a Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice (PGDLP).

19.

Dr. Evelyn Kigozi Kahiigi, Board Chairperson, Finance Trust Bank

Dr. Evelyn Kigozi Kahiigi is currently a Lecturer and Head of the Department of Information Technology at the School of Computing and Informatics Technology, Makerere University. She started her career at Nile Bank where she worked in the Operations and Computer Departments. Evelyn then moved to the Directorate for ICT Support, Makerere University where she was part of the pioneering team in setting up ICT infrastructure and systems with specific engagement in developing and implementing the ICT Policy, Strategy and Master Plan.

Evelyn is the current PTA Chairman and Board member of Gayaza High School. She is a youth mentor and an advocate for academic and social excellence. Her interests are inclined toward ICT4D in the field of E-learning, Entrepreneurship and Health Informatics to support, enhance and sustain a better quality of life for the underprivileged and marginalised groups.

Evelyn holds a PhD in Computer and System Sciences from Stockholm University, Sweden.

20.

Candy Wekesa Okoboi⏤ Head of Legal, Stanbic Bank

Candy Wekesa Okoboi is Stanbic Bank – Uganda’s Head of the Legal Department since January 2019.

In this role, she offers leadership to the bank’s legal department and also serves as Board Secretary as well as oversees the corporate governance portfolio.

Before that, she was the Head Legal and Company Secretary and oversaw the corporate governance portfolio at Uganda’s largest bank.  She has over 20 years of experience in legal practice, financial markets and consulting.

Candy started her legal career in November 2002 at Capital Markets Authority, Uganda for close to 4 years until August 2006. She then joined Uganda Securities Exchange in March 2010 as USE’s Head, Legal and Compliance. In June 2012 Candy joined UAP Holdings Limited, Uganda’s second-largest insurer as its Deputy Group Company Secretary until January 2016.

Amongst other directorships, Candy sits on the Board of British American Tobacco Uganda Limited. She also served as Senior Legal Advisor (Business Licensing Reform Project) at the Uganda Investment Climate Program (under the support of the International Finance Corporation and World Bank Group). At a continental level, she has previously been a member of the Africa Peer Review Mechanism Country Review Missions for the Republic of Zambia and the United Republic of Tanzania.

Candy holds a Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB) from Makerere University (1990-93) and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Financial and Capital Markets from the University of Edinburgh (2000-2001).

21.

Veronica Sentongo⏤ Chief Change and Innovation Officer, Dfcu Bank

Veronica holds a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering – majoring in Telecommunications – and a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, both from the University of Cape Town.

She holds expert accreditations in Microfinance, Financial Inclusion, and Digital Money, and her Project Management expertise spans from a PRINCE2 certification to the Scaled Agile Methodology. Her passion for Technology, Financial Inclusion, Customer-centricity, and Digital Transformation has seen her release numerous publications and speak at various highly acclaimed International Conferences on the same.

She began her career in 2004, as a Trainee Engineer at Multi-Konsults Engineering Consultancy and then moved on to Network Switch Planning at MTN-Uganda. While at the University of Cape Town, Veronica was appointed President of the Institute for Electronic and Electrical Engineers (IEEE) – Student Chapter – and received the prestigious Meraka Institute Scholarship from the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) where she also worked as a Research Assistant for the ARTIST Project. In 2009, she joined Meraka Institute, CSIR as a full-time Research Engineer, was later promoted to Systems Integration Engineer and then finally joined the Business Development team for the ARTIST Technology Incubator.

Veronica then moved back to Uganda in 2014 to join Grameen Foundation as Program Lead for their Mobile Financial Services projects with a focus on building technology for the financially excluded – a position she held for two years. Veronica then proceeded to Stanbic Bank – Uganda, in 2016 to champion their Digital Transformation Journey for three years as Head, Digital Banking. Her focus was on innovation, commercialisation and growing their digital customer offering.

She later moved to ICEA LION Group in Nairobi Kenya in February 2019 to revolutionise the Group’s business through Digital Transformation. She was the inaugural Head of Digital Innovation tasked with setting up the Group’s Innovation Centre with a focus on driving new revenue lines, cost optimisation and Customer delight through the personalisation of their online presence.

Veronica moved back to Uganda in 2020 to take up the Chief Change and Innovation Officer at dfcu Bank – a position that has set her at the heart of people, innovation and organizational change for the bank.  

22.

Hope Ekudu⏤Chief Operating Officer, Dfcu Bank

In this role, Hope Ekudu oversees the implementation of the Bank’s strategy with a focus on driving operational excellence through the back-office operations, administration, and technology operations teams.

She has over 16 years of experience in banking. She has previously served as Head of Business and Institutional Banking, Head of Operations and Business Technology as well as Head of Retail Banking at Housing Finance Bank. Prior to Housing Finance Bank, she worked in various roles within the operations department at Barclays Bank Uganda (today Absa Bank Uganda) and was active within the change and diversity/ inclusion committees.

She is a certified retail banker with additional certification in lean manufacturing, ITIL and COBIT. She holds a bachelor’s degree in statistics from Makerere University and a Master’s in Business Administration from Heriot-Watt University.

She is an alumnus of the Advanced Management Programme (Strathmore University, Kenya) as well as the CEO apprenticeship programme (CEO summit, Uganda) and is passionate about strategy implementation, change and mentorship.

23.

Prudence Byarugaba⏤ Country Head of Credit, Standard Chartered Bank

Prudence Byarugaba is the Country Head of Credit at Standard Chartered Bank Uganda Limited. She also serves as a member of the Board of Trustees – Standard Chartered Bank Uganda Limited Staff Provident Fund. Prudence holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration (Chartered Banker) from Bangor University, United Kingdom and a Bachelor of Science Degree (Mechanical Engineering) from Makerere University. She is a professional member of the Chartered Banker Institute, United Kingdom and represents Standard Chartered Bank on the Credit Committee of the Uganda Bankers Association.

Prudence has a wealth of experience in Credit Risk Management and Risk Governance cultivated and engrained over the 20 years she has been with Standard Chartered Bank. Prior to her current position, she served as Senior Credit Manager – Commodity Traders & Agribusiness, Africa; Senior Risk Governance Manager – in Europe; Senior Credit and Portfolio Manager – Europe; Senior Credit Manager – Corporate, Commercial & Institutional Banking, Uganda; Senior Risk Manager – Corporate & Institutional Banking, Uganda and Senior Credit Analyst / Credit Analyst – Corporate & Institutional Banking, Uganda.

Prudence has been instrumental in achieving growth and ensuring stability and resilience of the Bank’s credit portfolio over several credit cycles. She is also keen on nurturing talent including training, coaching and mentoring staff which has contributed to several high-profile appointments within the banking industry.

24.

Sylvia Mulomi⏤ Head of People Function, Absa Bank

Sylvia has over 15 years of experience as an HR professional in the non-profit and financial services sectors.  She has previously worked with CURE Children’s Hospital of Uganda, Stanbic Bank Uganda and most recently as the country head, of human resources of Standard Chartered Bank Uganda before joining Absa Bank Uganda.

Sylvia’s HR experience includes organisational change leadership, talent management, employee engagement and building a high-performance and customer-focused culture.

She holds a master’s in Public Administration, a Bachelor’s in Business Administration and a Bachelor’s in Bible Studies.  She too has completed the Female Future Programme Board Competency Certification. Sylvia is a member of the Human Resources Managers Association; has served as a chairperson of the HR Committee of the Uganda Bankers Association; and currently serves as the COVID-19 chairperson of the Uganda Bankers Association and as a member on the board of Living Water Ministries Uganda.

25.

Elizabeth Nyarobbo Asiimwe⏤ Head of Internal Audit, Standard Chartered Bank

Elizabeth is currently the Head of Internal Audit, an independent function whose primary role is to help the Board and Executive Management to protect the assets, reputation, and sustainability of the Bank. In this role, she provides leadership to the country’s Internal Audit team to enable the function effectively provide assurance to stakeholders and support the bank in achieving its goals and objectives.

She previously held the role of Audit Manager at Standard Chartered Bank Uganda before she was appointed Head of Internal Audit. Prior to joining Standard Chartered, she worked as Chief Internal Auditor at United Bank for Africa; and at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Uganda as Senior Associate, and Associate. 

With a career spanning over 14 years, Elizabeth has provided assurance and advisory services to a wide range of clients across the Financial Services (Banking and Insurance) and public sectors in the East Africa Region.

She has contributed to significant enhancements of the control environment in the institutions she has worked with, particularly in the areas of governance, credit risk management, financial crime compliance, regulatory reporting and diversity and inclusion.

She has influenced the strengthening of the regulatory and tax compliance environment in these entities, working with executive management to sustainably address areas of risk exposure.

She has also facilitated training sessions spanning a wide range of topics including Board reporting, Audit readiness, career growth, and mental wellness.

Elizabeth holds an MBA from the University of Bangor, UK and a Bachelor of International Business degree from Makerere University, Kampala. She is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, UK (FCCA), a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU) and a Certified Mental Health First Aider. Outside work, she enjoys spending time with her family, taking walks, and reading.

26.

Angelina Namakula Ofwono⏤ Company Secretary, Dfcu Bank 

Angelina is an experienced legal professional in Banking, corporate and commercial matters, with an LLM in International Commercial Law from the University of Kent, at Canterbury. Angelina brings a wealth of legal experience in banking, corporate and company secretarial matters. She has previously worked with Barclays Bank of Uganda Limited (now Absa Bank Uganda Limited) as Head of Legal/Company Secretary; the Uganda Law Society as Coordinator, Continuing Legal Education; the Directorate of Public Prosecutions as a State Attorney and Mwesigye, Mugisha & Co. Advocates. 

She is a former Chairperson of the Uganda Bankers Association Legal Committee and 

was recognised by the Uganda Bankers Association for her outstanding leadership to the Legal Committee in the year 2018.

She holds a Master’s in International Commercial Law from the University of Kent, a Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law Development Centre and a Bachelor of Laws from Makerere University.

27.

Olive Lumonya⏤ Board Chairperson, Finca Uganda

Olive wields over  22 years of brand marketing, public relations, corporate communication and customer service experience working and training several corporate organisations in Uganda to FINCA Uganda. She has extensive experience with stakeholder engagement, and media management, as well as a powerful mark focusing on brand management, positioning and personal branding. 

She has been involved in several landmark branding and re-branding projects in some of the leading corporate companies which include Nile Breweries Limited, a subsidiary of AB InBev and the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) where she successfully launched a new brand after 27 years of existence with over 80% acceptance rate in the first 6 months. Her marketing experience includes planning and developing marketing strategies, brand plans, communication strategies, Corporate Social Responsibility policies and balanced scorecard. 

Currently, Olive is the Deputy Managing Director for the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) and was formerly, the Country Director of SOS Children’s Villages Uganda, a leading child-focused International NGO. 

Olive is a holder of a Bachelor of Mass Communications from the Makerere University Kampala and a Master of Business Administration from Eastern and Southern Africa Management Institute ESAMI. She is a chartered Marketer, from the Chartered Institute of Marketing and has studied several short certificate courses including the Market driving forces from the London Business School, and the Balanced Score Card champion in the USA, Branding from South Africa, Social Security financing in Italy and several others that have strengthened and broadened her knowledge and understanding on several areas.

28.

Helen Nangonzi Basuuta⏤ Marketing and Customer Experience Director, Absa Bank

Helen has a wealth of experience gained over a 14-year career in product development, brand management, corporate relations, marketing, client experience, administration, sustainability, and human resource management.

Prior to joining Absa, Helen was the Head, Corporate Affairs, Brand And Marketing for East Africa at Standard Chartered Bank, a role she was promoted to in 2017.

Her professional journey began at Standard Chartered Bank Uganda in 2006 as a Product Development Officer, Personal Loans. ​She rose through the ranks to hold several positions at the bank including Product Development Manager, SME Banking, Executive Assistant to the CEO, General Manager: Marketing; and Head, Service Quality; Human Resource Relationship Manager; Head: Brand And Marketing Uganda And Sub-Regional Head For High-Net-Worth Clients Across East Africa. In 2015, she was appointed Head: Corporate Affairs, Brand And Marketing For Uganda.

Helen holds a bachelor of arts degree in social sciences – first class (hons) and an Executive MBA from ESAMI (Eastern and Southern Africa Management Institute). 

29.

Stella Keshubi⏤ Head, Legal and Company Secretary, Standard Chartered Bank

Stella is an accomplished legal professional serving as the Head of Legal & Company Secretary on the Management team of Standard Chartered Bank Uganda.

With over a decade of experience in banking, corporate and commercial law, Stella brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to her role.

She joined Standard Chartered in 2017 as Country Legal Counsel and rose to the rank of Head, Legal & Company Secretary in 2021. Prior to joining Standard Chartered, Stella worked at Dfcu Bank and Housing Finance Bank, as well as in private legal practice.

As the Head of Legal & Company Secretary of Standard Chartered, Stella plays a critical role in providing expert advice and guidance to the Bank’s Management team and the Board of Directors on legal, regulatory and corporate governance matters. She is responsible for ensuring that the Bank operates in compliance with relevant laws, rules, and regulations and that the Board functions effectively. She provides advice on matters of legal risk management and works with stakeholders at all levels to ensure that the Bank’s legal affairs are managed effectively.

Stella holds a Master’s in Business Administration with a specialism in Strategic Planning from Heriot-Watt University. As an Advocate of the High Court of Uganda and the Court subordinate thereto, Stella is a member of the Uganda Law Society and East Africa Law Society.

30.

Irene Mutyaba, Corporate Banking Director, Absa Bank

Irene Mutyaba is the Corporate Banking Director at Absa Bank Uganda Limited. She is a seasoned banker with vast knowledge in the banking industry that spans over 17 years.

She has experience across all segments of corporate and investment banking having served in various positions as head of global corporates, head of local and international corporates, and head of commodity traders and agriculture among others. Irene started her career at Standard Chartered Bank in 2004 and has worked in numerous markets to gain international experience, including in Ghana, Singapore, Hong Kong, China, the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates. 

Irene holds a bachelor’s degree in social sciences – first class (hons) from Makerere

University and is currently pursuing her master’s in business administration from the Durham Business School in the UK.

31.

Yvonne Namutosi, Country Head, Sales Force, Stanbic Bank

Yvonne is a strategy Planner, Executor, and Business Analyst with over 16 years of work experience in the financial services sector.

Yvonne joined Stanbic Bank in March 2014 as the Manager, Personal & Business Banking Projects, she then became SBU’s Head of Governance & Execution, Personal & Business Banking from May 2015 to May 2017.

In June 2017 she took on the Head Service Quality role and in October 2020 she was reassigned to the Client Servicing Business Sponsor role, until August 2021 when she became the Country Head, of Salesforce. Altogether she has been at Stanbic for 9 years.  

Yvonne began her career in September 2003 as Nile Bank’s Front Line Associate, In February 2005 she became the bank’s Product Development Manager. She then joined Barclays Bank (now Absa Bank Uganda) in Feb 2007 as a Retail Management Information Analyst.

Namutosi worked at AH Consulting and Global Trust Bank as Ag. Financial Controller (2009/10) before joining National Social Security Fund (NSSF) in Oct 2010 as a Business Performance Manager for over 3 years. It is from NSSF that she joined Stanbic Bank.

She holds a Bachelor of Commerce (B. Com) in Accounting from Makerere University Business School (MUBS), an ACCA and an MBA from Edinburgh Business School (2011).

She’s also a Balanced Scorecard Certified Master Professional among other qualifications.  

32.

Barbara Dokoria⏤ Head Compliance, Stanbic Bank

Barbara Dokoria Head of Compliance at Stanbic Bank – Uganda since November 2018.

Barbara is a seasoned risk and compliance professional with over 20 years, all of them at Stanbic Bank.

She grew from a clerical banking officer to becoming a top manager in both the audit and compliance departments. Some of her key skills include regulatory compliance, anti-money laundering, fraud risk, data privacy compliance, and internal audit best practices with an in-depth understanding of all banking business processes and systems. She also possesses extensive experience in engaging with local regulators and key industry players in support of organisation strategy and industry objectives. 

33.

Patricia Nshemereirwe⏤ Head Integrated Channels, Stanbic Bank

Patricia is the Head of Integrated Channels at Stanbic Bank she has over 18 years of experience in Commercial Banking, with diverse exposure to channels, operations, client-oriented payments systems, project management, procurement, and marketing. 

Before her role, she also served as Stanbic Bank’s Head of Production (October 2014 to August 2017) and then rose to Head of Operations (August 2017-December 2020) before rising to her current role.

Patricia began her banking career at dfcu Bank in June 2007 where she joined as Manager of Customer Service until September 2009. In October 2009, she became dfcu’s Core Banking Migration Project Lead – CRM before becoming the bank’s Marketing Manager in October 2010. Patricia also served as dfcu’s Head of Projects and Procurement as well as Head of Operations.  

She holds a degree in Social Sciences, Psychology from Makerere University (1999-2002) and a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from Uganda Martyrs University (2006/08)

34.

Dr. Rita Kabatunzi⏤ Company Secretary, Stanbic Uganda Holdings & Stanbic Bank 

Rita is an advocate and a governance practitioner with extensive experience in supporting listed entities in the financial services and media sectors. She is an IFC-accredited trainer and contributor to the IFC company secretaries’ global IFC toolkit.   

She is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators (ICSA) UK, and a founding Committee member of ICSA Uganda where she serves as Vice Chairperson, trainer and consultant.

Rita has obtained a Doctorate in Business Administration from Walden University and also holds an honorary Doctorate in Business Administration, Corporate Governance speciality from Common Wealth University. She also holds an MBA from the University of Leicester.

She has used her knowledge and exposure as an  IFC – International Finance Corporation (IFC) accredited trainer, Fellow(ICSA) and MBA (University of Leicester) to champion change among leaders, directors and company secretaries in Uganda, Kenya and Nigeria.

She started company secretarial work at Vision Group in April 2016, until December 2018. She then joined Stanbic Bank in January 2019.  

35.

Josephine N. Mukumbya⏤ Non-Executive Director, Housing Finance Bank

Ms. Mukumbya has over 25 years of experience in the financial services industry where she held several executive positions. She is the Executive Director of the Agribusiness Development Centre and previously worked as the Chief Executive Officer of aBi Development. 

She is the Chairperson of the bank’s Board Credit Committee and is a Member of the Nomination and Board Audit Committees. She has served on the Board of the Bank for 5 years and 9 months. 

She has attended training in Corporate Governance, Leadership, Risk Management, Agribusiness Development, and Green Growth Financing and is a Certified Coach credentialed by the International Coach Federation as an Associate Certified Coach. She is also a member of the International Coach Federation body. 

Ms. Mukumbya holds a Master’s Degree in Banking and Finance from Giordano Dell’ Amore Fondazione, Italy and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Makerere University, Uganda.

36.

Miriam Naigembe⏤ Head Client Solutions, Stanbic Bank

Miriam is a seasoned banker with over twenty years of banking experience, ten of which have been in senior leadership positions.  

Prior to her current role, Miriam, who has spent nearly 10 years at Stanbic also served the bank as Head, Digital Transformation; Head Customer Channels; Head of Operations; and Head Production. 

A Bcom graduate from the Rajasthan Vidyapeeth University and an MBA Holder from Makerere University, Miriam started her banking career as a Manager for electronic banking at dfcu Bank, in 2007, rising to become Head of Operations in August 2011. 

37.

Kate K. Kiiza⏤ Chief Financial Officer and Ag. Executive Director, Dfcu Bank

Kate joined the Bank in 2015 as the Chief Financial Officer. Her career spans over 14 years in senior finance roles including Financial Controller and Chief Financial Officer at Shell Uganda Limited (now Vivo Energy) and Chief Financial Officer at United Bank for Africa. She has a wealth of experience in finance management and business leadership.

She has been a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA-UK) since 2009 and a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU) since 2010. 

38.

Beatrice Lugalambi⏤ General Manager, Corporate Communication & Marketing, Centenary Bank  

Beatrice is a professional banker with 27 years of consistent banking experience covering all aspects of banking including operations and internal controls, customer experience, sales; marketing, treasury operations, trade finance, risk management, IT administration, communications; public and human relations and credit management.

She is a strategic thinker who has developed a global outlook and local perspective having worked with international, regional and local banks working with business and technical teams. Beatrice is an entrepreneurial, visionary, problem-solving leader with a passion for innovation, exploring new and differentiated opportunity frontiers while continuously engineering processes to support a customer eccentric approach to revenue generation and business growth. 

For the last 9 years, working with Centenary Bank, Beatrice has successfully led the growth and development of the bank’s business. She has had oversight over crafting a business strategy for Corporate, SME, Retail and microfinance businesses, sales and marketing, product development, research, and branding. She has been at the helm of the implementation of Public relations and communications, Corporate Social Responsibility and footprint location.

Beatrice’s greatest strengths are strategic and analytical thinking using situational analysis, models and data, developing multi-sectoral strategies, crafting and promoting innovations in business, managing complex and diverse action plans and communicating effectively with a variety of teams and stakeholders.

She has shown consistent success in leading multiple projects, inspiring staff, and managing clients, media, suppliers, vendors, shareholders, strategic funders and project teams allowing for thriving in complex and dynamic work environments.

Beatrice has been a core part of the team that has managed the growth of the Centenary Bank brand from No.5 to No. 2 in Uganda. Her extensive industry knowledge, problem-solving skills and strong public speaking skills allow her to effectively present projects, explore business opportunities, develop markets, undertake innovations and carry out effective negotiations and adhere to the compliance and regulatory framework of the industry.

39.

Anne Abeja⏤ Company Secretary and Chief Legal Officer, Housing Finance Bank

Anne previously practised Law in the Multi-media and Oil industries. She has over 16 years of experience as a Company Secretary and 20 years as a Legal practitioner.

Anne has served/serves on several Boards/Governing Councils including; Mandela National Stadium Limited, Uganda Manufacturers’ Association, East Africa Law Society and Kampala Club. Anne has also served on several Committees of the Uganda Law Society and was Chairperson of the Legal sub-committee of the Uganda Bankers’ Association. She is the Immediate Past Lady Captain of the Uganda Golf Club and is currently the President of the Uganda Ladies’ Golf Union.

She is a Chartered Governance Professional and Fellow of the Chartered Governance Institute, United Kingdom.  She holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the Eastern and Southern African Management Institute (ESAMI), Arusha, Tanzania, a Bachelor of Laws Honours Degree from Makerere University, and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law Development Centre, both in Kampala.

She is an Advocate of the High Court of Uganda and other Courts of Judicature. Additionally, Anne has completed several Leadership programs including the CEO Apprenticeship of Strathmore Business School; the CEO Summit of Uganda and the University of Cape Town, South Africa and currently attending, a Leadership Coaching program.

40.

Sophie Nkuutu⏤ Non-Executive Director, Absa Bank

A seasoned accountant, A Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA), businesswoman and banker, in one, Sophie is the Founder and CEO of Michaela Foods & Beverages Limited, a fast-growing, premium bakery under Michaela’s Oven brand.

She is an experienced Consultant and Project Manager, Sophie has spearheaded significant IT projects such as implementing core banking, accounting, payroll, and practice management systems, as well as large-scale transformation projects, including business process re-engineering and change management in banking and telecommunications sectors, insurance, and professional services firm.

Sophie began her career in the UK, holding accounting positions at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden Limited, the Royal Marsden NHS Trust, and Christie’s International PLC auction house. She then joined PricewaterhouseCoopers and served the firm in various senior accounting, project management, and consultancy positions over 11 years in Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, and the Kenya regional office. Sophie then served as Chief Financial Officer for Dfcu Bank and Vodafone (Afrimax Uganda). 

Other than her FCCA, she holds a first-class degree in Business Studies from London Metropolitan University. She is qualified in Information Systems Audit (ISACA), Project Management, and Business Process Management and is a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU).

She brings to Absa Bank, a solid corporate governance experience to the Board, having served on several boards. Sophie has previously served on the African Alliance Uganda Limited board and is a member of Business Networks International (BNI), where she has held various leadership positions. She is also currently the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of UAP Life Insurance of Uganda and Non-Executive Director for ABI Development, ABI 2020, and Access Financial Services. 

41.

Immaculate Irumba Komuhangi⏤ Chief Operations Officer, Cairo Bank Uganda

Immaculate is a seasoned banker with 17 years of experience and demonstrated knowledge in retail banking, bank operations, and business technology with proficiency in system requirement definition. She is a Project Management Professional (PMP) with ITIL certification. 

Immaculate holds a Master’s Degree in Economic Policy and Planning and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Makerere University. She also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Finance Management from Uganda Management Institute.

She is the Chief Operations Officer at Cairo Bank Uganda a position she has held since March 2019. Immaculate is responsible for among other aspects driving strategic leadership to the operations department of the bank as well as establishing operational excellence.

Prior to joining Cairo Bank Uganda, she worked at Housing Finance Bank Uganda for 10 years where she sharpened her banking edge growing through the ranks from a Branch Manager to Senior Manager Projects Management. Her greatest achievement was spearheading the implementation of the bank’s digital transformation agenda. Immaculate started her banking career at Stanbic Bank Uganda where she worked in different capacities for 5 years raising through the ranks to the position of Branch Manager.

Immaculate is passionate about growing and inspiring young talent through mentorship. She is a member of the Project Management Institute and the Institute of Corporate governance of Uganda. She is married with three children.

42.

Geraldine Ssali Busuulwa⏤ Non-Executive Director, Housing Finance Bank

Ms. Ssali is a Member of the bank’s Board Assets-Liability and Risk Management Committees.  She has over 23 years of experience in Management and Finance.

She is also the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives and serves on the board of the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) and Uganda Development Corporation (UDC). 

She previously held the position of Deputy Managing Director at the National Social Security Fund. 

Her other work experience includes being Head of the Directorate Management Unit in Her Majesty’s Treasury, Ministry of Finance in the United Kingdom. 

She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (FCCA) and a Fellow of the Chartered Global Management Accounts. She holds a Masters’s Degree in Business Administration in Finance and Finance Professionals from the University of Manchester, United Kingdom.

43.

Elizabeth Ntege⏤ Non-Executive Director, Stanbic Bank

The Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) Electronics, Systems Engineering graduate from De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) over and above her Stanbic Bank role, the CEO at NFT Consult Ltd. NFT is one of the leading recruitment agencies, offering executive search, staff recruitment, manpower management solutions, customer Experience Centres, IT Enabled Manpower Solutions and project management.

Elizabeth is also the Chairperson Board of Directors at the ICT Association of Uganda (ICTAU) since February 2021 and is also a Business Mentor – Digital Transform and HR at Invest2Impact Africa since May 2020.

Elizabeth is a Member Board of Trustees at Chance for Childhood (UK) since June 2020 and was the Integrator and Business Advisor at The Innovation Village from Feb 2020 to Oct 2020.

She also holds an Executive Diploma in Management from the Chartered Management Institute (2006).

44.

Allen Sophia Asiimwe⏤ Board Director, KCB Bank

Allen is currently the Deputy CEO and Chief of Programmes at TradeMark Africa. Her experience in operations and technical delivery of TMEA’s entire project portfolio in infrastructure, trade environment, and business competitiveness spans 12 countries in East, Horn and Southern Africa. 

She is also passionate about Climate Change and Gender portfolios and leads collaboration with key stakeholders and development partners, including the Partner States, FCDO, USAID, the World Bank and the African Development Bank.   Prior to this, Allen was a consultant for the African Export-Import Bank supporting the implementation of the Intra Africa Trade Initiative across the continent and has served as past CEO of AVID Development, a consulting firm working on key issues of trade, development, and governance in Africa. 

Allen is also a co-founder of Girls For Girls, a global mentoring initiative that seeks to empower ONE million girls to lead. Girls For Girls now has a footprint in 24 countries globally, 7 in Africa with over 2,500 mentees and 1,000 mentors.

She holds a Masters in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School (Edward Mason Fellow, 2017) and a Master’s in International Business Law from the University of Manchester, UK (1998).

45.

Eva Kavuma⏤ Non-Executive Director, Stanbic Bank 

Eva is an accomplished leader with a unique combination of experience in international business development, stakeholder management, business integration, customer experience and HR leadership.

She possesses over 15 years of experience working at the executive level.

Eva has proven ability to lead multinational teams to deliver transformation strategies for organisational effectiveness across emerging markets in Africa, Asia & Middle East.

Since March 2017, she’s been a Chief Operating Officer African Risk Capacity Group (ARC) in South Africa. The African Risk Capacity (ARC) Group is a Specialized Agency of the African Union established to help African governments improve their capacities to better plan, prepare, and respond to extreme weather events and natural disasters. 

She holds a Master’s degree from Thunderbird School of Global Management and a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration & Management from Ithaca College. She has also completed a Leading Strategic Initiatives from IMD Global Leadership from – Switzerland. 

46.

Ann Nabukeera Katongole⏤ Senior VP, Middle East & Africa Operations & Technology Business Risk, Citibank

Ann describes herself as an “effective leader and team player” with a “ strong track record in corporate banking operations and operational risk management” in Uganda and Ireland. 

Her key skillsets include corporate operations and operational risk management, as well as leadership.

Ann has spent the last 22 years with Citigroup- starting as a Transaction Services Operations Officer in 2000.  By 2007, she had risen to become an Assistant Vice President, Senior Operations. Between 2012 and December 2014, she did a sting in Ireland as VP, EMEA Rise and Programmes Officer, then moved back to Uganda as VP, EMEA Third Party Risk Senior Manager. In April 2022 she got promoted to Senior VP, MEA Operations & Technology Business Risk Control Head.

She holds a Bachelor of Statistics and a Master of Arts in Economic Policy and Planning, both from Makerere University.

47.

Josephine Olok⏤ Board Director, United Bank for Africa 

Josephine is a transformational leader in IT and technology with a track record of spearheading change and cost-effective IT business strategies and projects in the oil and gas, banking, technology, postal, private and NGO sectors. 

She has 25 years of experience in successful software development, building from ground-up, innovative, custom-made solutions for clients, the majority within the financial services sector.

Besides Lumjo Consultants, a consulting company that delivers, custom software solutions to clients within banking, insurance, manufacturing, legal and non-profit sectors, she has held key ICT positions at Bank of Uganda, World Food Programme, Posta Uganda Limited, Barclays Bank Uganda (now Absa Bank Uganda) and Tullow Oil.

Her core competencies include IT strategy definition, project management, change management, operational excellence, policy development, and implementation, budget management, IT compliance, and risk management.

She is presently the Chairperson of the Financial Technologies Service Providers Association (FITSPA), an association of 180+ members representing Uganda’s local Fintech community and global Fintech institutions operating in the country. She also sits on the boards of Vision Group and United Bank for Africa (Uganda).

Josephine holds an MBA from the University of South Wales; an MSc, in Advanced Computing from the Imperial College, London and a BSc (Eng.), in Computing Science, also from the Imperial College, London.

48.

Grace Makoko⏤ Non-Executive Director, dfcu Bank

Grace Makoko is a career banker with over twenty-five years of experience in the banking industry in East Africa. She is one of a few East African bankers with senior banking experience in corporate banking, treasury management and financial markets. She began her illustrious banking career at Standard Chartered Bank Uganda straight after graduating from Makerere University. Grace joined the bank as a contract staff in the loans administration unit and rose through the ranks to become Standard Chartered Bank’s East Africa Area Head of Financial Markets based in Nairobi, Kenya. Her regional responsibilities gave her vast exposure to the East African capital markets, the Banking industry, clients and regulators in the three main East African Markets with extensive dealings with and exposure to the Central Bank of Kenya, Bank of Tanzania and Bank of Uganda.

49.

Jackie Aneno Obol Ochola⏤ Non-Executive-Director, dfcu Bank

Jackie is an Engineer with over 20 years of senior business leadership positions in the telecommunications sector in Uganda.  

She is a technology enthusiast and Business Leader. She has worked in the technology industry as an Engineering Manager for companies in Uganda, Kenya, DR Congo and Nigeria. She has previously worked as a Country Director at Andela for 2 years. She has also worked at Nokia for 9 years in different roles, such as  Country Manager, General Program Manager and Managed Services Director. She is also As Global Project Manager at Leadcom IS – DRC and an Operations Manager at Uganda Telecom. She also serves as a Member of the Uganda National Task Force on Emerging (4IR) Technologies.

She holds a BSc, in Electrical Engineering from Makerere University, a Master of Communications Management from Coventry University UK and is a Certified Project Management Professional. She attended the Institute for National Transformation and SALT Leadership Programs and is passionate about Transformational Leadership.

50.

Eng. Dr. Dorothy Kabagaju Okello⏤ Board Director, Standard Chartered Bank

Eng. Dr. Dorothy Kabagaju Okello was appointed to the Board of Standard Chartered Bank Uganda as an Independent Non-Executive Director in September 2018.

Dr. Okello is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT) at Makerere University. She is also a researcher with netLabs!UG, is a regional solutions provider in innovative telecommunication and networking technologies.

In addition, Dr. Okello is the Director of Innovation at ResilientAfrica Network, Makerere University, a USAID-supported collaboration of 20 Sub-Saharan African universities led by Makerere University in partnership with the Initiative for Disaster Resilience and Humanitarian Affairs – Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University, Stanford University and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).

Dr. Okello is currently the Board Chairperson of, the Uganda Communications Commission. She has also served as Chairperson of the Governing Council of the Uganda Institute of Information & Communications Technology (UICT) for 3 years, as President of the Uganda Institution of Professional Engineers (UIPE) for 2 years, and as an inaugural member of the National Board of Action Aid International Uganda (AAIU) for 4 years.

Dr. Okello holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Electrical) from Makerere University, a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Kansas, United States, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering from McGill University, Canada.

51.

Farida Mukasa Kasujja⏤ Non-Executive Director, PostBank

Farida boasts over 23 years of experience in banking. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Makerere University and is currently undertaking a Chartered Banker Master of Business Administration at Bangor University Business School, United Kingdom.

Farida started her career in Corporate Relationship Management and Branch Service at

Standard Chartered Bank in 1997 where she rose through the ranks, taking on various roles including Head of Public Sector, Investors, Intermediaries, Banks and Development Organizations at Standard Chartered Bank Zambia and Zimbabwe. She became Executive Director and Country Head of Global Banking at Standard Chartered Bank in 2018.

Farida is currently a consultant for client relations at African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), East Africa Regional Office in Uganda.

Farida is serving on various boards including Carewise Investments Limited, CasemedCare and Greensteds International School.

52.

Patricia Onyango⏤ Non- Executive Director, NCBA Bank

Ms. Patricia Onyango is a Project and Corporate Finance specialist with over thirty years of experience. Patricia previously worked with the Trade and Development Bank (formerly PTA Bank), DFCU Group, and the Uganda Investment Authority. 

She holds an MSc. (Accounting and Finance) degree from the University of Stirling, Scotland, U.K., and a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) Hons degree from Makerere University. She is currently the Managing Principal of PACIS Consulting Ltd, a Non-Executive Director of Stanlib Uganda Ltd and a Member of the Investment Committee of the Yield Uganda Fund.

53.

Fatuma Sentongo Nagawa⏤ Board Director, Ecobank 

Ms. Fatuma Sentongo Nagawa is a Ugandan banker, with 17 years of working experience in internal audit and risk management in banking.   

Currently, Fatuma Sentongo works with Sethpro Uganda Limited (SUL) as the Managing Director since 2021. She is a renowned financial analyst, business strategist, accountant, and auditor among other skills.

She has worked in various capacities from 2015 to 2020 as the Head of Internal Audit Tropical Bank Limited (TBL), between 2010 to 2011 as Senior Internal Auditor at Bank of Africa, from 2006 to 2009 as Internal Auditor and from 2005 to 2006 as Accounts Relationship Officer at Finca Uganda.

She holds a Makerere University Bachelor Of Science in Quantitative Economics degree and an MBA from Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh Business School. She is a certified internal auditor having completed the course with the Institute of Internals Auditors, and a Certified Public Accountant having completed her CPA. 

54.

Dorothy Kabagambe Ssemanda, FCCA⏤ Board Director, Ecobank

M/s Dorothy Kabagambe Ssemanda is a Ugandan Financial Analyst with 17 years of experience in financial modelling, budgeting, planning and all related financial processes. 

She s also the Chief Executive Officer, American Tower Corporation (ATC) Uganda.

She has worked in several capacities at the corporation⏤ as the Regional Treasury Manager (EMEA Europe, Middle East and Africa); Senior Manager of Finance Operations- ATC Uganda; Financial Advisor, Pre-closing Project, ATC Tanzania; Senior Manager-Supply Chain Management, ATC Uganda and Financial Planner.

She has also worked as Business Planning and Analysis Manager at Airtel Uganda and as an Assistant Audit Manager- at PricewaterhouseCoopers. 

She holds went to Makerere University for her Bachelor’s degree and also holds an MBA from the joined Herriot- Watt University Edinburgh Business School. She is also a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, UK. 

55.

Margaret Namulindwa Kigozi⏤ Head, Corporate Affairs, Brand & Marketing, Standard Chartered Bank Uganda

Margaret is a seasoned Marketing Executive & leader with over 20 years of successfully growing both local and Global brands, business revenue and operational efficiency within FMCG & the banking sector. She has a talent for developing and launching effective sales and marketing strategies that generate revenue and grow Market Share.

Margaret joined Standard Chartered in 2021 as the Country Head of Corporate Affairs Brand and Marketing. As the Head of Marketing, she has worked with the Business teams to roll out several successful campaigns that have contributed to the growth of the portfolio the latest being the Off-shore Mutual funds product that is the first of its kind in the Ugandan Market.

Prior to joining Standard Chartered Margaret worked at Coca-Cola South & East African Business Unit where she held several roles including Leading Brand Development for Flavor Brands for over 13 markets in Sub-Saharan Africa. She is consistently recognised for high performance & excellence by peers within the Industry.

Margaret holds a bachelor’s degree in Development Studies from Makerere University Kampala and is a certified member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing.

56.

Gloria Nalubowa⏤ Head of Human Resources, Ecobank

Gloria has over 16 years of experience in human capital management with key skills in people processes and structures, performance management, leadership development, stakeholder engagement and strategic planning⏤most of it from the financial services industry.

Before Ecobank, her most immediate role was Senior Human Capital Business Partner at Stanbic Bank. Before that, she also worked at Equity Bank and the Mara Group. 

She holds a Bachelor of Arts (Social Sciences) Degree from Makerere and a certified Coach with CMA and is currently pursuing an MBA from the University of Suffolk.

57.

Luyima Hellen⏤ Ag. Head, Commercial Banking, Ecobank

Hellen joined the bank in March 2022 as Head of Corporate Coverage but was in September 2022 elevated to the Ag. Head, Commercial Banking role. 

She is an experienced Senior Corporate Banker with 19 years of work experience of which 14 years are in corporate banking. She possesses vast knowledge and experience in debt financing, commercial banking, trade finance, structured trade finance, financial and credit analysis, transactional banking, good client relations and wide banking experience providing reliable judgment of banking opportunities and client solutions.

Luyima previously worked at Standard Chartered Bank where she served in various roles, rising from Head of Cash Management Services, to become the Head of Local Corporates, Commodity Traders, and Agri-Business. She also worked for UAP Old Mutual as an Independent Insurance Sales Agent, before joining Ecobank in March 2022. 

She holds a B.A Social Sciences Degree from Makerere University.

58.

Annette Nakiyaga⏤ Head of Marketing & Corporate Communications, I&M Bank

Annette Nakiyaga joined I&M Bank (Uganda) Limited on 1st June 2022 as Head of Marketing & Corporate Communications. She is a sales, marketing, and corporate communications professional, with 12 years of work experience obtained in the alcoholic beverages industry.

She wields a wealth of experience in brand building, consumer insights, marketing judgement, public relations, corporate relations, key accounts management, strategic analysis, and commerciality. 

Annette holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Makerere University and certifications in Way of Selling, Luxury Capability Program and Brand Building from INSEAD Business School, one of the world’s leading and largest graduate business schools. 

59.

Nakhayenze Hope Lorna⏤ Head of Risk and Internal Control, Ecobank

Hope joined the bank in July 2022 as the Head of Risk and Internal Control. 

She has over 14 years of experience having worked in senior roles at Stanbic Bank Uganda, Hima Cement, Barclays Bank Uganda, and Deloitte & Touché. Before joining Ecobank, she was the Head of Risk at I&M Bank Uganda and Head of Operational Risk at Stanbic Bank before that. 

She holds a Bachelor of Civil Engineering degree (Hons) from Makerere University and is a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, UK. She also holds a Certificate in International Treasury Management from the Association of Corporate Treasurers, UK. 

60.

Natalie Erinah Kironde⏤ Head of Legal & Compliance, I&M Bank

Natalie joined I&M Bank (Uganda) Limited in June 2011 as a Legal Officer. She has 10 years of banking experience in legal, compliance, litigation, company secretarial services, and advisory. 

She holds a Bachelor of Laws degree (Hons) from Makerere University, a Post-graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (Bar Course), and is an accredited advocate of the High Court and courts subordinate. 

Natalie is a member of the Uganda Law Society and East Africa Law Society.

61.

Monica Acirocan Rotich⏤ Head of Credit, Ecobank

Ms. Acirocan has over 14 years of banking experience, 8 of which are in credit risk management in Uganda and within the Ecobank Group. Her key competencies include managing the credit risk associated with lending, transactional banking, trading, and investments.  

She holds a Master’s degree in Economic Policy Management and a Bachelor of Arts in Development Economics both from Makerere University Kampala.  

62.

Judy Wambaire⏤ Company Secretary, Head Of Legal & Compliance, KCB Bank

Judy Wambaire holds over 10 years of experience in banking and private legal practice where she has gathered significant experience as an in-house counsel. 

She is an Advocate of the High Court of Uganda, and a member of the Ugandan and the East African Law Societies.

Currently, she’s the Company Secretary, Head of Legal; Compliance at KCB Bank Uganda Limited, where she’s tasked to provide overall departmental leadership including; providing general counsel, advisory support, and operational execution of the corporate governance policies and procedures of the Bank; facilitating contract negotiation, oversees litigation management, corporate conveyancing; regulatory compliance and enforcement; facilitating legal/statute awareness training as well as providing Company Secretarial services and legal advisory services to the Board.

Before her current role, she was the Head Legal and Company Secretary, at United Bank for Africa (Uganda) Limited.  

Judy is currently an MBA student at the University of East London; holds a Certificate in the Law of Mergers and Acquisitions from the London School of Economics and Political Science; a Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law Development Centre, Kampala, Uganda and a Bachelor of Laws LL. B (Hons) from Makerere University.

63.

Ramla Nantongo Munyakazi⏤ Head Corporate Banking, KCB Bank

Ramla is a seasoned Banker with significant industry-wide experience in corporate and SME business development, having worked in financial services for over 15 years for three regional banks⏤ KCB Bank, NCBA Bank and Bank of Africa. 

She has gained vast experience in strategy formulation and implementation, relationship management, credit risk management and structured financing, among others. 

Ramla holds an MBA from Edinburgh Business School- Herriot Watt University and a Bachelor’s degree in International Business from the United States International University – Nairobi. 

64.

Diana Komukama Ssempebwa⏤ Head Of Marketing & Communications, KCB Bank

Diana has over  10 years of experience in the banking sector, 7 of which have been in Marketing and Communications. She joined KCB Bank Uganda in 2018 as the Manager of Marketing in charge of Corporate and Business and currently leads the Marketing and Communications Department. 

She is also a seasoned marketer with experience in Business Marketing, Public Relations, Strategic Communications, Events and CSR Management. She has previously worked at NC Bank and Imperial Bank.

Diana holds a Postgraduate Diploma from the Chartered Institute of Marketing, UK (CIM), a Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management from Uganda Management Institute and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Environmental Science.

She is a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (MCIM) and the Uganda Marketers’ Society.  

65.

Sophie K. Nakandi⏤ Company Secretary and Head Legal, Uganda Development Bank 

Sophie Nakandi is the Company Secretary and Head of Legal at Uganda Development Bank Limited. She joined the Bank in January 2019. She is an Advocate of the High Court of Uganda with a focus on banking transactions, corporate governance and commercial transactions.

She was previously the Company Secretary and Head of Legal at Tropical Bank Limited where she was responsible for the provision of strategic direction of the Legal and Corporate Services function to mitigate Legal risk while supporting sustainable business growth in the Bank. Prior to that role, Sophie was an associate at Bakidde and Hannan Advocates.   

Sophie is passionate about governance and is among others responsible for ensuring that while at UDBL, she mitigates the legal risks that the Bank is exposed to and facilitates the enhanced compliance of the Bank to the relevant statutory requirements and corporate governance practices.

Sophie is an affiliate of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators and a member of the Uganda Law Society. She holds a Master of Laws degree from De Montfort University, a Bachelor of Laws degree from Makerere University and a Diploma in Legal Practice from Law Development Centre.

66.

Doreen Rutazaana Mushabe⏤ Head, Business and Institutional Banking, PostBank

Doreen Rutazaana Mushabe is the Head, Business and Institutional Banking at PostBank Uganda LTD She is responsible for developing, and executing PostBank’s strategic and tactical business plan, using unique initiatives that take into account the market opportunities as well as competitor activity.

With a banking career experience spanning 15 years, Doreen was formerly Manager of Transactional Banking at KCB Bank, a role that requires creation and sales of transactional-related solutions to wholesale banking customers, incl. Government, Corporate, Institutional, Agribusiness, and SMEs in the areas of Trade Finance, Cash Management, Electronic Banking, Product development and Transactional Services.

She has also worked for Barclays Bank Uganda, now Absa as well as Standard Chartered Bank.  

She holds a Master’s in Management Studies in Marketing Management from Uganda Management Institute and an undergraduate Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics, Economics and Statistics from Makerere University. 

67.

Evelyn Namara⏤ Board Director, KCB Bank

Evelyn is a technology enthusiast passionate about the financial technology space and creating ICT4D solutions that impact societies and communities. She’s led multiple tech4dev projects, including founding a fintech startup, Vouch, that works closely to distribute and disburse life-changing goods and services to beneficiaries. She loves working on issues at the intersection of Technology and Public Policy.

Among her past roles, she’s worked as the Project Manager and Researcher for the Alliance for Affordable Internet, a global coalition working to reduce Internet access costs in low and middle-income countries through policy and regulatory reform. She’s managed the Special Interest Groups (SIGs) and Community Engagement at the Internet Society working closely with different stakeholders and project teams to deliver value to SIGs. She was the Country Director of Solar Sister in Uganda, instrumental in setting up the earliest Organisation operations in-country, and was the Regional Manager of East Africa for Beyonic, among key roles.

Evelyn is involved in Internet Governance work and is a two-time Internet Society Ambassador to the IGFs in Brazil and Mexico, a two-time ICANN fellow, and an AfriSIG fellow. She is very passionate about empowering women in ICT and has mentored and trained numerous women in technology as a trainer for AfNOG and AfCHIX.

Evelyn holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science degree from Makerere University, A Diploma in Sustainable Business and Responsible Leadership from the Swedish Institute. She is an INSEAD Social Entrepreneurship Programme alumni.

Evelyn sits on the MTN Mobile Money Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director and also serves on the Refactory Advisory Board.

68.

Patience A. V. Arinaitwe⏤ Head of Human Resources, KCB Bank

Patience is an accomplished Human Resource professional with over 10 years of experience in human resource management. She has mostly worked with Financial institutions (Banking, Insurance, MDIs and the Stock Exchange). She currently is the Head of Human Resources for KCB Bank Uganda Limited.

She holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management from the Uganda Management Institute (UMI) and a Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences from Makerere University Kampala (MUK). She is an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), UK, and holds a Diploma in the Female Future Leadership program from the Norwegian Embassy in partnership with the Federation of Uganda Employers.

Patience is a certified Engagement and Productivity coach having obtained a diploma from the CDI-Africa coaching group. She is very passionate about adding value to people and people’s growth especially through coaching and mentoring, she is a wellness and fitness enthusiast.

She is a member of the Human Resources Managers Association of Uganda (HRMAU), a Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, and a member of Girls for Girls, a non-profit organisation whose major goal is to empower girls to lead in all their spheres of life.

69.

Happy Mutesi Musoni⏤ Senior Manager Finance, Uganda Development Bank

Happy Mutesi Musoni is a Senior Manager of Finance at Uganda Development Bank charged with the functional responsibility over accounting, payroll, and grants administration conducting flawless audits to ensure that the systems and procedures are in place to support effective programme implementation.

Happy has 13 years of experience in Accounting, Finance and Audit. She is a Chartered Accountant and holds a First-Class Degree in Business Administration majoring in Accounting from Makerere University. She also holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Edinburgh Business School-Herriot Watt University.

Happy believes that there is nothing a woman cannot accomplish in the professional world if she is committed, honest, and true to her values. She encourages all women to shine in their various roles because nothing is impossible in this world!

70.

Dorothy Nseka Kiyaga⏤ Chief Audit Executive, Housing Finance Bank

Dorothy possesses vast banking, accounting, risk, corporate governance and auditing experience. She has worked for Housing Finance Bank for 31 years.  

She is a Certified Public Accountant of Kenya, holds a master’s in Accounting & Finance from Makerere University and a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) at Makerere University.

She has also trained extensively in, Executive Leadership Programmes, and Women in Leadership Programmes and is an alumnus of the CEO Apprenticeship Programme by Strathmore Business School. 

She has trained and participated in both Local and International conferences and training in banking, accounting, corporate governance, risk management and internal auditing. 

She is a past Vice President of the Institute of Corporate Governance of Uganda (ICPAU) and a Vice President, Membership at the Institute of Internal Auditors Uganda. She currently serves as a Board Member on the Board of The Uganda Road Fund, Board Audit Committee, Makerere University Kampala, & Board Audit Committee Local Government Ministry of Finance Planning &Economic Development.

71.

Erinah Sarah Namayanja⏤ Senior Credit Manager, Uganda Development Bank

With over 21 years of experience in credit underwriting, evaluation and sanctioning, assurance & governance and financial risk analysis, Erina oversees the development and management of the credit function at the Uganda Development Bank. 

She holds a master’s degree in Business Administration from Heriot–Watt University, a Postgraduate Diploma in financial management from the Uganda Management Institute and a Bachelor’s degree in Statistics from Makerere university.

Erina is a firm believer that, regardless of age or gender, life is a journey of choices.  

72.

Josepha Ndamira⏤ Non-Executive Director, Stanbic Bank

Josepha is a business executive with close to 20 years in delivering a “values-based approach to resource management and internal control enhancement”.

She is also a Chief Audit Executive with over 15 years of professional practice in delivering a collaborative approach to internal auditing that delivers stakeholder value and complies with the IPPF at a listed electricity distribution company.

She is adept in enterprise risk management, governance, and internal control with a successful track record in creating and managing established professional teams that leverage the use of technology to enhance resource efficiency.

Other than being a Non-Executive Director at Stanbic Bank Uganda, Josepha is also a Senior Director, Corporate Resources at Trademark Africa since July 2021. She previously was Director- Audit and Assurance. Before that, she was Head of Audit at Umeme, Head of Internal Audit at Baylor College of Medicine, Internal Audit Manager at Uganda Telecom Limited,  and Auditor at Ernst & Young – Uganda (June 2003-Dec 2005).  

She among other qualifications holds a B.Com (Accounting) degree from Makerere University and is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA). Josepha, who is a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) also holds an MBA from Edinburgh Business School and has also completed a Senior Management Leadership Development Program at Strathmore Business School (SBS).

73.

Jean M. Kasirye⏤ Non-Executive Director, Housing Finance Bank

Jean is the Chairperson of the bank’s Board Audit Committee and a member of the board’s Asset-Liability and Risk Management Committees. 

She is the People & Culture Director – Africa region) at Dalberg Advisors. 

She is a forward-thinking, innovative technology enthusiast who has over 17 years of experience in audit, digitisation, business process re-engineering, risk management, compliance, accounting, and finance. 

Prior to joining Dalberg, Ms Kasirye was the Chief Operations Office at Financial Sector Deepening Uganda (FSDU). Previously, she also worked as the Head of Operations at Uganda’s National Social Security Fund, where she also served as the Financial Controller. She has also worked at AAR as the Finance Controller and before that with Ernst & Young. 

She holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Edinburgh Business School, is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA) and is currently pursuing an MIT Sloan Executive Certificate in Strategy, Innovation and Technology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

74.

Sarah Walusimbi⏤ Non-Executive Director, Housing Finance Bank

Ms. Walusimbi is a Corporate Lawyer with over 31 years of experience in both the public and private sectors as a Company Secretary and Head of Legal Services. She also serves as a Director on the Boards of several Organisations and is a certified Trustee in pension fund management. 

She is a Member of the bank’s Board Compensation and Board Credit Committees. She also chairs the Assets-Liability (ALCO) Committee. She has served on the Board of the Bank as an Independent NED. 

She holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the Eastern and Southern African Management Institute Arusha, a Bachelor of Laws Degree from Makerere University Kampala and is a qualified Advocate of the High Court of Uganda and other Courts of Judicature.

75.

Jane Kabbale⏤ Non-Executive Director, DTB Bank

Jane Anyango Kabbale is a multidisciplinary professional with twenty-eight years of practical executive and senior-level experience in banking.

She is also a board member of the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), representing the Uganda Bankers Association (UBA).

She is skilled in strategic and operational management, corporate governance, risk management, business recovery planning, internal and forensic audits, as well as capacity building and coaching, project and fund management and management consulting services.  

She holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) and a Master in Business Administration.

76.

Marietta Naiga⏤ Chief Risk Officer, Housing Finance Bank

Marietta is an experienced risk management professional with 15+ years of experience in developing and implementing risk management strategies. She has led teams on several high-profile changes in the banking industry including Basel II implementation, and rolling out Environmental and Social Governance strategy and is well-versed in operational, market, liquidity, credit and strategic risk. 

She is a Certified Risk and Compliance Management Professional, a Certified Business Continuity Professional, and holder of an Executive master’s in business administration from American University in Dubai. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in Commerce from Makerere University and is an alumna of Strathmore Business School and the CEO Summit’s CEO Apprenticeship Programmed.

When she is not doing risk management, Marietta supports programs for the vulnerable girl child through “Concern for Girl Child” an NGO where she is a board member and yet also makes time to mentor younger professionals in the banking industry.  

77.

Jane Francesca Nabuyondo⏤ Chief Finance Officer, Citibank

Jane Francesca is a Chartered Accountant with over 10 years of experience in management accounting, financial analysis and accounting. She describes herself as an “enthusiastic, committed and a great team player, with high-energy and attitude combined with sound business judgment”.

On her LinkedIn page, she reckons, she has “strong analytical and problem-solving abilities demonstrated by strong financial skills to support decision making at the corporate level while managing day-to-day operations of the franchise effectively”.

She started her banking career at Citibank Uganda as an Assistant Accountant and has risen through the ranks to become the Deputy CFO in March 2015, before being promoted to CFO in June 2021.

A certified Public Accountant (CPA), Jane Francesca, holds an MBA from Coventry University and a Bachelor of Commerce from Makerere University Business School.

78.

Patience Bayenda⏤ Head Products, Housing Finance Bank

Ms Bayenda is a seasoned Banking professional with over 12 years of experience in the Financial Services industry in Uganda. At Housing Finance Bank, she ensures that the Bank maintains an innovative and customer-centric product portfolio. She has spearheaded several transformational projects to deliver the right financial solutions to Ugandan consumers, specifically in leveraging technology and digitization to drive product innovation.

She has held various roles in Branch operations, Customer service, and Product development in other financial institutions in Uganda. She is also a professional forester and has worked with the National Forestry Authority, alongside private consultancy in tree growing. 

She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Forestry from Makerere University as well as Post graduate qualifications in Project Planning and Management. She is passionate about the economic empowerment of women and is involved in several mentorship programs for women and girls and is excited about the possibilities that technology has presented in boosting this financial inclusion agenda.

79.

Sheilah Akumu⏤ Head, Human Resources, Citibank

Sheila Akumu is a fast-rising human capital management professional with over 10 years of experience in the business. She started as a Human Resources Operations Administrator at Nile Breweries Limited and later joined Equity Bank in July 2014 as a Human Resources Operations Manager. In January 2019 she joined Housing Finance Bank, first as Human Resources Operations Manager, then later as a Human Resources Business Partner. In August 2019, she joined Citibank Uganda as the Head, of Human Resources. 

She holds a Bachelor’s in Human Resource Management and a Master’s in Business Psychology, both from Makerere University.

80.

Peace Piwang⏤ Chief Human Resources Officer, Housing Finance Bank

Peace is a People Management and Development professional with over 23 years of experience as a seasoned leader. She has a proven track record of exceptional proficiency in driving organisational success through culture & change management and effective human resource management strategies.

 Peace holds a Master’s degree in Human Resource Management, a Postgraduate Diploma in Management from Uganda Management Institute, a Postgraduate Diploma in Financial Management, and a Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences from Makerere University. She has also attended several prestigious training programs, including the CEO Apprenticeship Program, Corporate Governance by the Centre for Corporate Governance, Kenya, and Women on Boards: Igniting Change by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) amongst other key programs that have honed her strategic leadership acumen, equipped her with advanced skills and knowledge and positioned her as an invaluable asset in the corporate space. She has also been a member of the Human Resource Managers Association of Uganda (HRMAU) for over 15 years.

She is passionate about nurturing young talent and has championed a mentorship program that has empowered numerous young people to reach their highest potential for performance and career growth.

81.

Doreen Nyiramugisha⏤ Head Marketing and Communications, Housing Finance Bank

Doreen Nyiramugisha boasts 13 years of experience in Marketing Communications in the financial sector. She joined Housing Finance Bank, the leading mortgage bank after serving at another government-owned bank where she has been pivotal in the institution’s transition to a tier-one commercial bank from a brand management perspective.

Her work experience in Marketing and Communications started with the top marketing communication agencies like fireworks Advertising, SCAN Group, and Moringa Ogilvy (now TBWA – Uganda) where she managed four financial institutions as an account manager.

Doreen holds a Professional Diploma in Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM UK), and a Bachelor of International Business degree from Makerere University Business School (MUBS). 

She is currently pursuing an MBA from the University of South Wales. She is the General Secretary of the Uganda Marketers’ Society, the professional body of marketers and a mentor to young women with the Girls For Girls (G4G) Foundation whose mandate is to empower women to lead.

82.

Angela Onyas Ndawula⏤ Head of Business & Institutional Banking, Housing Finance Bank

Ms Ndawula has over 15 years of professional banking experience spanning international and indigenous banking environments in retail, SME and corporate banking. Her strengths include leading diverse teams, sales and relationship management, credit, and mortgage finance.

She is a graduate of Makerere University in Business Administration and is currently pursuing her MBA at the Herriot Watt University of Edinburgh.

Angela has attended several short-term courses both locally and internationally including The Female Future and Girls for Girls Program where she is a mentor.

She is passionate about mentoring young people to reach their full potential in life and impacting the communities in which they live.

83.

Carolyne Agudo⏤ Head Customer Experience, Housing Finance Bank

Ms. Agudo is a seasoned Customer Experience professional with over 15 years of experience in the banking industry.

She spearheaded the implementation and adoption of customer experience management systems and processes in her career and these systems and processes have led to key improvements in customer service delivery and increased customer satisfaction.

She was recently awarded the Excellence in Customer Experience Award for outstanding work in successfully driving excellence in the field of Customer Experience by DigiBank Summit –East Africa.

She’s passionate about customer experience, and growing people and believes in continuous improvement both at individual and company levels. To achieve a Return on Experience by any company, there must be a deliberate alignment and focus on the customer, staff and leadership.

84.

Juliet Muheirwe⏤ Head Of Human Resources, Equity Bank

Juliet holds a Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences and a Master’s in Human Resource Management. She has over 10 years of experience as a Human Resource Practitioner in the banking and telecommunication industry.

Her specialities include recruitment, performance management, compensation and benefits, employee relations, strategic planning and business partnering.

She has previously worked with Centenary Bank as Head Talent management & Engagement and Manager Human Resource Business Partner; with Airtel Uganda as Compensation & Benefits Specialist, HR Specialist and Talent Acquisition and Talent Management Manager; and with Airtel Africa as Talent Management & Engagement Manager. 

She joined Equity Bank in 2019. 

85.

Sarah K. Nakkazi⏤ Head Of Compliance, Equity Bank

Sarah holds a Bachelor’s degree in Statistics from Makerere University Kampala Uganda, a Master’s Degree in Financial Management from Amity University, India and a professional certification in Banking Risk & Regulations with the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP). She is also a licensed trustee (staff appointed) of the Bank’s retirement benefits scheme. 

She joined Equity Bank in June 2012 from Standard Chartered Bank where she had worked for 5 years. 

She joined the bank as a Compliance Officer. From March 2015, when she acted as the Compliance Manager until January 2016 when she was appointed to the position of Risk Manager. In September 2016, the board approved her appointment as the Bank’s Compliance Manager. 

86.

Dr. Norah Bwaya⏤ Non-Executive Director, Equity Bank

Norah holds a bachelor’s Degree in Commerce (Accounting) Hons. from Makerere University and a Doctorate in Executive Performance from Middlesex University, UK. She is an Accredited Professional Certified Coach (PCC) —International Coaching Federation and a Certified Executive Coach, Organization Development Consultant, Facilitator/ trainer and public speaker with working experience across 4 careers (accountancy, marketing, insurance, and coaching) in 21 countries across 3 continents (Africa, Europe, America). 

As a coach, she has served top executives in over 100 organizations. Norah runs Coach Africa Ltd the first coaching firm in Eastern Africa. She has served on several boards including Alliance Africa Insurance Group, Lion Assurance Co., Majestic Brands Ltd. (Buganda Kingdom), Katutandike Uganda, Coach Africa Ltd. and the Institute of Work Culture and Ethics. 

87.

Allen Ssebugwawo⏤ Non-Executive Director, Equity Bank

Allen holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Makerere University. She is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA-UK), a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (CPA-U) and holds an MBA from the University of New England, Australia. She is a strategist and business performance leader with a strong commercial, finance and execution background. She started her career as an external auditor for Deloitte and EY and thereafter obtained experience across diverse industries such as financial services (JP Morgan and Royal Bank of Canada in Australia) and consumer goods in Uganda and Kenya (EABL and Unga Millers Uganda). 

She is currently General Manager and a Director for G4S Secure Solutions Uganda Ltd and previously founded Zynamics (U) Limited. Before that, she held the position of General Manager at UNGA Millers, Uganda and spent eight years in EABL/ UBL – Diageo in several senior and executive roles in finance and general management. Her last role in UBL was Route to Consumer Director. 

She is also a Trustee of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award in Uganda. 

88.

Patricia Kemirembe Katende⏤ Company Secretary & Head Legal Services, Finance Trust Bank

Mrs. Patricia Kemirembe Katende has (10) years of professional experience in law and in-house legal counsel services. She is a Charted Corporation Secretary, a member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA) UK, a holder of an honours Bachelor’s Degree in Law from Makerere University and a postgraduate diploma in legal practice from the Law Development Centre, Kampala. 

She is an enrolled Advocate of the High court and all courts subordinate to it. She is a member of the East African Law Society, The Uganda Law Society, The Institute of Corporate Governance of Uganda, the ICSA Uganda Chapter and ICSA International.

She has also attended various professional trainings in continuous legal professional development and Corporate Governance.

Patricia has also worked with Uganda Microfinance Limited and Centenary Bank at senior levels.  

89.

Rachael Nantongo⏤ Head of Banking Operations, Finance Trust Bank

Ms. Rachael Nantongo is the Head of Operations at Finance Trust Bank. She has over 10 years of practical experience in banking operations. She has been with the institution right from its time as Uganda Women`s Finance Trust and has served in areas of customer care, cashiering, and credit. She has also served as branch manager, regional manager and compliance manager.

Rachael holds a Master of Business Administration and Management and a bachelor of arts Degree in social sciences (M.U.K). She also has completed several certificates in banking and possesses a solid understanding of banking operations.  

90.

Claire Muyama Nataka⏤ Head of Human Resource, Finance Trust Bank

Claire Muyama Nataka is the Head of Human Resources at Finance Trust Bank. She has over 15 years of experience in managing organisational performance, and resource optimisation; enabling organizations to grow sustainably by getting value from the investment in Human Capital. 

She is passionate about staff development, coaching, talent development and change management. 

She has managed talent at Stanbic Bank Uganda Ltd and participated in the implementation of structural changes that enabled BRAC Uganda Bank to transform from a Micro Finance to a tier 2 financial institution. 

She holds a Master’s degree in Human Resources, a postgraduate Diploma in Human Resources and a bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences. She has several other trainings which include: Leadership Development, Management Essentials and Finance for non-Finance Officers. She also holds a certificate as a coach and a certificate in training design and delivery. She has acquired training in flawless consulting, change management, counselling and project management.

91.

Namata Christine⏤ Head of Finance, Finance Trust Bank

CPA Christine Namata is the Head of Finance at Finance Trust Bank. She previously served as the Finance Manager in the same bank. She is a Certified Public Accountant and a holder of a Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Management as well as BCOM – Accounting. 

She is also pursuing a Master’s degree in Finance & Accounting. Christine has over 10 years of practical experience in Microfinance, especially in the Finance field. Before joining Finance Trust Bank, Christine served as a Finance Officer, Accountant, Senior Accountant and Finance Manager with Pride Microfinance Limited (MDI).

92.

Asmahaney Saad⏤Director, United Bank for Africa 

Ms Asmahaney is a lawyer and an Alternative Dispute Resolution practitioner by profession. She is a Partner with KTA Advocates, a specialized law firm focusing on technology, media, telecommunications, oil and gas, Intellectual Property & Construction law in Uganda. She holds a Master’s degree in International Business Administration (MIBA) from ESLSCA International Business School (Paris), a Diploma in Legal Practice (LDC-MUK) and a bachelor’s Degree in Law (MUK – 2nd upper-class Honors) and a Chartered Mediator (MTI-EA).

She has over 13 years’ extensive experience advising on several matters including; oil and gas, project financing, infrastructure development, mining, national content (including joint venture structuring), regulatory and compliance, governance, environment, health and safety, trade and investment.

Ms Asmahaney serves on the first-ever appointed Investment Advisory Committee (IAC) that advises the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development on the Petroleum Revenue Investment Reserve Fund as provided for under the Public Finance Management Act, the Board of Directors for Greater Tomorrow African Initiative (GTAI) a Not profit Organization, the Governing Council of the East African Law Society as the Secretary General- Uganda’s representative and is a Judiciary support volunteer accredited by the High Court of Uganda to Mediate commercial matters before the commercial court division of the High Court. 

93.

Sarah Gwokyalya⏤ Head of Compliance, Finance Trust Bank

Sarah Gwokyalya is the Head of Compliance at Finance Trust Bank. She possesses over 10 years of experience in banking and internal audit and has previously worked with Centenary bank and PostBank Uganda. 

She is a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), the Institute of the Internal Auditors (IIA) and a Certified Public Accountant (CPA (U)). She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics and Statistics from Makerere University and is currently pursuing certification from the Global Institute of Internal Auditors.

94.

Kevin Nandase Wagubi⏤ Human Resource Director, United Bank for Africa

Kevin Nandase Wagubi is a certified Human Resources Director, with 16 years of strong Banking and Human Resources Experience, Currently Head of Human Capital at United Bank for Africa and previously worked with Centenary Bank, Stanbic Bank, Orient bank and Finca Uganda.

As a specialist in business partnering and performance management, she is also passionate about change management.

She holds a Master’s Degree in Management studies (UMI) Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resources (UMI) Diploma in Board Competence (Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise) and a Bachelor’s in Education (MUK). 

95.

Erinah Nantege⏤ Head Legal, Compliance and Company Secretary, NCBA Bank

Ms. Erinah Nantege holds a Master’s Degree(LLM) in Commercial Law from Erasmus University Rotterdam, a Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from Law Development Centre and a Bachelor of Laws Degree from Makerere University. She is an Advocate of the High Court of Uganda, and a member of the Uganda Law Society and East African Law Society. She has over 10 years of legal practice experience in Commercial and Banking Law.

96.

Sophia Nabbona Kihumuro⏤ Chief Credit Officer, United Bank for Africa

Sophia holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Accounting from Makerere University. She has over 13 years of experience in banking with vast knowledge and experience in financial management, customer service, credit analysis, relationship management and business leadership in the financial services sector. Prior to joining United Bank for Africa Uganda Ltd, she worked for NC Bank Uganda Ltd and Standard Chartered Bank in various capacities.

A business leader and banker with 25 years of career in the banking industry, she has in-depth knowledge of strategy formulation & execution, corporate, commercial SME and retail banking. has technical competence in trade finance, credit, risk management, portfolio management, compliance, banking operations and digital banking. A people-focused, passionate and solutions-driven leader with experience in managing teams to execute strategy and deliver results.

Passionate about transforming business through finance, mentoring young women and service within the community. A mentor and Cohort leader with Girls4Girls a global programme empowering women to lead and a Rotarian with Kampala Naalya Club.

97.

Philippa Muzahura⏤ Head, Digital Business, NCBA Bank

Philippa Muzahura was previously in charge of New Business Ventures, with overall responsibility for digital financial services at the Commercial Bank of Africa, before its merger with NC Bank, forming NCBA Bank. As Head of Digital Business, she continues to spearhead the formulation and execution of the Digital Business strategy in Uganda. Her work experience spans a period of over 12 years in the financial services industry. She joined CBA in March 2016, having previously worked with Barclays Bank (now Absa Bank Uganda). 

At Barclays, she held several roles including setting up and managing the first bank branch within the United Nations Resource Center. She was also responsible for the rollout and subsequent management of the Bank’s digital channels. 

Philippa holds a Bachelor of Information Technology degree from Makerere University and is finalising her MBA (Innovation & Entrepreneurship) from the University of London. She has attended several leadership and strategy courses and is an alumnus of INSEAD and Duke Corporate Education.

98.

Grace Kasisira⏤ Non-Executive Director, Strategy and Policy,NCBA Bank

Ms. Grace Kasisira is an Economist, currently working as an independent consultant in Banking and Finance. She has several years of diversified experience in the banking environment. Prior to her retirement, she enjoyed an illustrious 30-year career at the Bank of Uganda (the Central Bank ) where she served in various departments specialising in regulation and supervision of financial institutions and economic policy research. She has extensive exposure to risk-based supervision, enterprise risk management, micro-finance regulation, and oversight. She is also a member of Project Link, an international collaborative Research Group for econometric modelling. 

She holds a bachelor’s Degree in Economics, a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration, and a Masters’s Degree in Economic Policy and Planning from Makerere University, Kampala. Her other areas of expertise include training and advisory services in micro-finance start-ups, development and transformation, capacity-based lending, and gender-related research. Since 2015, she has been serving on the Board of NCBA Uganda as Non-Executive Director involved with strategy and policy.

99.

Beatrice Amongi Lagada⏤ Non-Executive Director, PostBank

Beatrice has over 36 years of experience in education administration and politics. She was the first woman Guild President of the Institute of Teacher Education, Kyambogo from 1989-1990. 

She served as a Woman Member of Parliament for Oyam District from 2006-2011, where she was rated the 12th and 10th MP in the Parliamentary Score Card.

During her time serving as an MP, she served on various committees in parliament, including Defense and Internal Affairs, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, Government Assurances Committee, Chairperson Committee on Gender, Labour and Social Services (2008-2011) and Public Accounts Committee. She also served as a Member of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and a Member of the Parliamentarians for Global Action.

Beatrice has served on various boards over the years, including at National Medical Stores, Lira University Council, Kyambogo University Council, and National Information and  Technology Authority, among others.

She holds a Bachelor of Education from Makerere University, an International Diploma in Planning for Rural Development from the National Institute for Rural Development India, and a diploma in Education from National Teacher’s College, Kyambogo.   

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Justine Tumuheki Wabwire⏤ Company Secretary, PostBank Uganda 

Justine is the Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary of PostBank Uganda, a position she has held for the last 10 years. Previously she worked at Uganda Law Reform Commission as Assistant Commissioner, Law Revision and before that as a State Attorney at the Directorate of Public Prosecutions.

Justine is a seasoned lawyer and boasts over 20 years of experience in legal, regulatory, and corporate governance in Uganda’s civil service and the banking sector.

Justine is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries; Administrators (UK) and an enrolled Advocate of the Courts of Judicature in Uganda. She holds a Master of Laws Degree (LLM) from the University of Cape Town, South Africa, a Diploma in Legal Practice (Dip. LP) from the Law Development Centre, a PGD in Management from Uganda Management Institute and a Bachelor of Laws Degree (LLB) from Makerere University.

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Priscilla Akora⏤ Head Of Marketing & Communications, PostBank

Priscilla Akora is the Head of Marketing and Communications at PostBank Uganda Limited. Prior to her appointment as the Head of Marketing and Communications, Priscilla worked as Marketing Manager, PostBank Uganda where she played a critical role in the refurbishment of the branch network to improve customer experiences and was part of the transformation team that led the bank to the acquisition of a Tier One license to operate as a fully-fledged commercial bank. 

Priscilla has 12 years of experience working in Marketing and Communications. She started at KCB Bank where she was responsible for the development and oversight of the Bank’s marketing strategies and plans. During her tenure at KCB, the Bank’s publicity and reputation grew overall through impactful sponsorships and CSI strategies that Priscilla implemented. Growth in customer awareness and embracement of Bank products was also realized.

She also had a stint at Absa Bank (formerly Barclays Bank) where she spearheaded the implementation of all marketing activities. She also supported in the rebranding of Barclays Bank to Absa Bank before moving on to the then-telemedicine start-up, Rocket Health. 

Priscilla holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work and Social Administration from Uganda Christian University (UCU) and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration and Management from Uganda Martyrs University (UMU). She also holds a Professional Diploma in Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM UK).

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Sumin Namaganda Musinguzi⏤ Senior Manager, Corporate Affairs, Uganda Development Bank

Sumin is an accomplished communications specialist with 13 combined years of experience in communications, public relations and journalism, with a background in media, fast-moving consumer goods, telecommunications and banking. 

As the Senior Manager Corporate Affairs, Sumin is charged with the analysis, planning and execution of strategies that inform, challenge and promote strategic decisions to enhance the Bank’s reputation, brand awareness, stakeholder engagement and management through strategic communications in alignment with the Bank’s strategic goals and objectives. She also leads corporate reputation risk mitigation and future-proofing. 

She holds a master’s degree in Public Administration and Management and a bachelor’s degree in Arts (Communication skills). She has also studied Business Strategy at the University Of Virginia, USA. Sumin has also pursued professional courses in entrepreneurship and Project Planning/Management.

Before joining Uganda Development Bank, Sumin worked at Airtel Uganda, Nile Breweries Limited, Rwenzori Bottling Company and Nation Media Group. 

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Claire Akampulira Ochienghs⏤ Head of Legal, Compliance/Company Secretary, Finca Uganda

Claire is a proactive, seasoned corporate legal practitioner with vast experience across many banking functions and financial service sector segments. She wields over 12 years of legal, company secretary and compliance functions in commercial banking and micro-finance industries.

She has for over 10 years working with diverse boards spread across many geographies and gained practical experiences and expertise in governance, corporate law, regulatory compliance, legal advisory, risk management and corporate strategy.

Claire has also served in different capacities in the Uganda Bankers Association – Legal committee and was Chairperson of the Legal Committee for the year 2021.

As an in-house legal and strategic advisor, Claire focuses on developing creative legal solutions that stimulate innovation and enable growth. She is at the helm of leading a legal and compliance team that has positioned the law and regulation as a consistent conduit to business growth. She is on a mission to “develop and transform in-house teams to think and run like the business.”

Amongst other qualifications, Claire holds, a Bachelor of Laws (LLB), degree in Commercial Law from Makerere University. 

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Ritah Nantamu Oyoga⏤ Head of Internal Audit, Finca Uganda

Ritah joined FINCA Uganda Limited in June 2018 as a Senior Internal Auditor and was appointed as Head of Internal Audit in July 2020. She has a wealth of practical experience in internal auditing, internal audit quality assessment (auditor of auditors), credit management, microfinance, banking, and operations for over 10 years. Before joining FINCA Uganda Ltd, Ritah worked with Centenary Bank as a Supervisor of Internal Audit.

Ritah holds a BSc. Quantitative Economics from Makerere University and an MBA from the Amity University of India. She is a Certified Public Accountant of Uganda (CPA-U), a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda and the Global Institute of Internal Auditors, (IIA).

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Mary Lilian Manyonga Nabunya⏤ Head Human Resources, Finca Uganda

Mary is a multi-sectoral Human Resources (HR) and an Organizational Development (OD) expert, a Certified Trainer and Coach.

Including at FINCA, she has over fifteen years of experience in successfully designing, leading and implementing human resources business collaborating with other leading multi­ national organisations such as Stanbic Bank, and Guaranty Trust Bank as well as state parastatals like Uganda Management Institute and Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (formerly Uganda Television).

 As the FINCA Head of Human Resources, she is in charge of leading and accounting for the implementation of the company HR Strategy in line with organizational policy and strategy, best practices as well as the legal and regulatory frameworks

She is a passionate advocate for diversity, inclusion and belonging strategy as part of FINCA Uganda’s people pillar. This covers gender representation, talent management, gender pay equality, women-designed services and an inclusive culture.

Mary is a fervent transformative career and performance management coach, a certified transformation coach from Coach Masters Academy, a member of the International Coaching Federation and a chapter founder member of the International Coach Federation, Uganda Chapter. She is also an active member of the Human Resources Manager Association of Uganda (HRMAU).

She holds a master’s in management science, a Human Resources degree from the Uganda Management Institute, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resources from the Uganda Management Institute. She has also attained a Postgraduate Diploma in Mass Communications from Makerere University, Uganda, and a Master’s in Business Administration, from Africa University, Zimbabwe. She also possesses a Post Graduate Diploma from the Chartered Institute of Marketing, United Kingdom, and a Bachelor of Commerce from Makerere University, Uganda.   as well as several other credit­ related professional development certifications.   

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Primrose Kobusingye⏤ Head of Marketing, Finca Uganda

Kobusingye Primrose possesses significant financial marketing expertise, having worked as head of marketing in three big financial institutions in the country. At FINCA Uganda, Primrose oversees marketing, customer service, research, communication, digital marketing and the sales function. In addition to her responsibilities at FINCA, Primrose she serves as the vice chairperson of the marketing and communication committee at the Uganda Banker’s Association.

She is well-rounded in the fields of geo and subliminal marketing, research, communication and customer service.

Before FINCA, she served as the Head of Marketing at Ecobank and Ag. Head of Marketing at Orient Bank, now l&M Bank Uganda. She worked with Scanad Advertising agency, Nina Interiors Limited and the Presidential Initiative on Banana Industrial Development (PIBID) in different capacities.

Primrose is passionate about the mentorship of girls. She is a mentor under the MasterCard Global Give Back Foundation. She was nominated for the SAWIL Africa Trailblazers Awards 2021 and New Vision’s Top 40 under 40 2020.

She holds an MBA from the Cyprus Business School, majoring in communication and advertising, a bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication from Makerere University and a postgraduate qualification in marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing. She has a certificate from the John Maxwell Becoming a Woman of Influence Program and 1s currently pursuing a qualification in Senior Leadership from the prestigious Strathmore Business School. 

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Joanita Nansubuga⏤ Manager Internal Controls, Finca Uganda

Joanita is an experienced fraud risk management specialist with 10 years of hands-on experience in quality controls. She is also an experienced policy-monitoring officer. Joanita wields significant microfinance industry experience, spanning over 17 years, seven of which include credit analysis and management.

As FINCA’s Internal Controls Manager, Joanita anchors the compliance risk management within the institution, a role that among others includes the development, implementation and maintenance of institution-wide controls coverage plans that help FINCA Uganda remain compliant and avoid regulatory sanctions.

She holds a certification in Fraud Risk Management from, The Association of Certified Compliance Professionals in Africa (ACCPA). She also holds a number of other certifications from The Institute of Banking and Financial Services. Among them is Compliance for Supervised Financial Institutions, Combating Financial Crime, Ethics and Professionalism in Financial Services, and Anti-Money Laundering.

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Robinah Siima⏤ Head of Finance, Finca Uganda

Robinah Siima, an experienced and highly accomplished accountant, joined Finca Uganda as the organisation’s first female Head of Finance. She possesses a wealth of knowledge in internal controls, compliance, financial analysis, enforcement of legal and regulatory frameworks for financial institutions, and strategic advisory. 

She joined FINCA in November 2022 from the Electricity Regulatory Authority where she was a Senior Management Accountant. Before ERA she previously worked at FINCA for nearly 5 years as a Management Accountant as well as at Ernst & Young as an Auditor. 

Robinah holds an MBA from the Amity University of India and is a member of multiple professional organisations, including the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU), the Corporate Finance Institute (FMVA), and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). She also holds a First class honours degree in Bachelor of Commerce (B.COM) from Makerere University Business School (MUBS).

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Nelly Turyasingura Erongot⏤ Risk and Compliance Manager, Bank of Africa

Nelly has over 20 years of banking experience. She joined BOA in 2002 as a banking officer. She has grown through various ranks in the Bank and is currently the Head of Compliance.

She holds a Master’s in Business Administration and a Bachelor of Education from Makerere University. She is also a Certified Risk Specialist.

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Rehmah Nabunya⏤ Company Secretary, Bank of Africa

Rehmah is a Notary Public, Commissioner for Oath and an Advocate of the High Court of Uganda having been admitted to the role of Advocates in April 2005. She holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) degree from Makerere University and a post-graduate diploma in Legal Practice from Law Development Centre Kampala.

She is a member of the International Bar Association, the Uganda Law Society, the East African Law Society and the Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators (ICSA) in the United Kingdom and Uganda. Before joining the Bank of Africa – Uganda she was the Head of Legal Global Trust Bank. She is currently the Company Secretary of the Bank, a role she has held since 1st October 2010.

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Caroline Nampijja Lubikire⏤ Head of Human Resources, Bank of Africa

Caroline has over twelve years of experience in Human Resources. She joined BOA in 2015 as an HR Operations Manager and also serves as the HR Business Partner for the support functions.

She holds a Master’s in Business Administration and a Bachelor of Tourism from Makerere University. She is a member of the Human Resource Association of Uganda (HRMAU).