CEOs

GUARDIAN OF OUR BANK DEPOSITS⏤ Spotlight on Julia Clare Olima Oyet, the CEO of Uganda’s Deposit Protection Fund

by Muhereza KyamuteteraCEOsThe Big StoryWomen In LeadershipMarch 21, 2023March 22, 2023

If you have listened to, seen or heard most adverts by banks these days, you must have heard at the end, a sign-off that, “deposits are protected by the Deposit…

Frank Molla, Sub-Saharan Africa’s go-to man on everything fintech and digital payments 

by Muhereza KyamuteteraCEOsFintechsThe Big StoryThought LeadershipMarch 7, 2023March 7, 2023

Not only has he worked for the world’s leaders in digital payments at senior levels, but he has also done so at a scale. Molla is presently the Managing Director…

Uganda Electricity Transmission Company appoints Joshua Karamagi, CFA its new CEO 

by Muhereza KyamuteteraCEOsCompany NewsThe CFO PlaybookFebruary 6, 2023February 6, 2023

Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) has announced today that Joshua Karamagi, CFA, has been appointed as its new CEO. UETCL is a Government of Uganda 100% owned company that…

PROFILE: Adu Rando, the new Nile Breweries Managing Director

by CEO ReporterCEOsCompany NewsFebruary 4, 2023February 4, 2023

Nile Breweries Ltd recently appointed a new Country Director for Uganda & South Sudan, Adu Rando.  He replaces David Valencia, who has now moved to become the Commercial Strategy Director,…

The rise of the Ugandan CEO – why more Ugandans are being trusted to run blue chip companies at home and abroad 

by Muhereza KyamuteteraCEOsIndustry & AnalysisNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryThe CEO 100 IndexFebruary 2, 2023February 2, 2023

The year 2022 was a great year for the Ugandan Executive. More than 10 Ugandans rose to become Chief Executives of some of Uganda’s largest and most influential companies, as…

Mercy Sande Ainomugisha- a microfinance guru dedicated to empowering financially under-served women and children in Uganda

by Muhereza KyamuteteraCEOsProfilesThe Big StoryWomen Fixing UgandaWomen In LeadershipFebruary 1, 2023February 2, 2023

Very few people in Uganda understand serving the rural poor and the bottom of the financial chain like Mercy Sande Ainomugisha does.  She has spent most of her 18-year banking…

A conversation with 31-year-old Punit Shah, the entrepreneur behind K Hotels in Entebbe and Yuti Breweries, the makers of Torrero liqueur and Yura beer 

by Muhereza KyamuteteraBillionairesCEOsThe Big StoryJanuary 21, 2023January 21, 2023

At the October 2022 People’s Choice Quality Awards, held in Kampala. Torrero Liqueur won its second consecutive award for the best locally blended liqueur. This is an unprecedented feat, considering…

MAN OF STEEL: How Steel & Tube Industries’ Joseph Yiga hot-rolled himself from an ordinary hardware retailer to a UGX427.2 bn a year steel magnate

by Muhereza KyamuteteraBillionairesCEOsProfilesThe Big StoryJanuary 21, 2023January 27, 2023

The story of Steel & Tube Industries, one of Uganda’s top five steel companies and the largest indigenously owned steel maker is as fascinating as it is inspiring. His is…

EXCLUSIVE: Charles Mudiwa, ex-Stanbic Kenya CEO tipped to take over as CEO of dfcu Bank in Uganda

by Muhereza KyamuteteraCEOsCompany NewsFinanceThe Big StoryJanuary 18, 2023January 18, 2023

Charles Mudiwa, the former Chief Executive Officer of Stanbic Bank Kenya is tipped to become the next Chief Executive Officer of dfcu Bank in Uganda, CEO East Africa Magazine can…

Dr. Andrew Muleledhu Lukanda Appointed CEO, CoRSU Hospital 

by Muhereza KyamuteteraCEOsCompany NewsProfilesJanuary 10, 2023January 10, 2023

Dr. Andrew Muleledhu Lukanda has been appointed as the CoRSU CEO effective December 1st, 2022. Dr. Lukanda has over 16 years of experience in Clinical and Health Organisations. Prior to his…