What do you consider your most significant accomplishments during your tenure as CEO of Airtel Uganda? Listing Airtel Uganda on the Uganda Securities Exchange was a historic moment for me,...
Rajiv Ruparelia, the Managing Director of the Ruparelia Group, one of East Africa’s largest multisectoral conglomerates, has been named a Choiseul 100 Africa 2024 laureate. Created in 2014 and now...
Barbara Mutabazi is a ground-breaking innovator dedicated to promoting the economic empowerment of youth, especially girls and women. She does this by encouraging greater youth participation in Uganda’s technology sector,...
Arthur Ronald Arinaitwe is a teacher by training but a self-taught data analyst at heart. His entrepreneurial spirit was evident from a young age, as he ran his first retail...
This year’s World Mental Health Day theme is “It’s time to prioritise Mental Health in the Workplace.” What does World Mental Health Day mean to you personally as a leader,...
Kariuki Ngari, an accomplished Kenyan career banker with over 30 years of experience has been promoted to the role of Chief Executive Officer of the Standard Chartered Bank Africa region. The role is an additional responsibility, and a highlight in his career as he continues his role as Managing Director of Standard Chartered Bank Kenya. The seasoned financial professional has…
The Board of Directors of Diamond Trust Bank Uganda Limited (DTBU) has named Godfrey Sebaana, a seasoned banker with over twenty years of experience, as its new Chief Executive Officer…
East Africa Breweries Limited last week released its results for the first six months of its FY2024, showing that it registered an impressive 16% growth in net sales revenue from…
Crown Beverages (Mauritius) Ltd has appointed Paddy Muramiirah, formerly, the Crown Beverages Uganda Chief Executive Officer to head its entry into the Kenyan market. Last week, we reported that the…
Airtel Africa today has launched, Nxtra by Airtel (“Nxtra”), a new data centre business founded on what the telco says is a “commitment to meet the continent’s growing needs for…
Josephine Okui Okwakol Ossiya CPA, FCCA, MBA, has been appointed as the next Chief Executive Officer of Uganda’s Capital Markets Authority (CMA). She replaces Keith Kalyegira who has been the…
When Vimal Shah and his older brother took their ambitious idea for manufacturing consumer goods to potential backers in 1985, they could not get a loan. “Unilever will kill you,” one banker told them. Since then Unilever has sold several brands to them; and international rich lists put them top of the charts – most recently at $1.7bn – in…
NCBA Tanzania, the banking subsidiary of NCBA Group, has released its third-quarter financial report for 2023, showing remarkable growth in a series of bank fundamentals. In results released this week,…
Behind Ruth Zaipuna’s calm demeanor lies a lady who is a fighter and strong willed strategist. Since becoming CEO of the NMB Bank in Tanzania in 2020, she has transformed…
