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BREAKING: Susan Nsibirwa appointed Nation Media Group Managing Director in Uganda 

by Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsProfilesThe Big StoryDecember 19, 2023December 19, 2023

Susan Nsibirwa, a Marketing Communications Consultant and experienced media executive, has been appointed by the Nation Media Group, to head its Uganda unit, CEO East Africa Magazine can exclusively reveal….

Who is Dr. Tom Buringuriza, Citibank Uganda’s New Board Chairman?

by Muhereza KyamuteteraProfilesThe Big StoryDecember 15, 2023December 15, 2023

Citibank Uganda recently announced Dr. Tom Buringuriza, the Country Manager of Armour Energy Uganda as its new Board Chairman.  He replaces Geoffrey Kihuguru whose term has ended.  Armour Energy Uganda…

From matooke vendor to owning Freedom City: How John Ssebalamu became a billionaire

by CEO ReporterBillionairesThe Big StoryDecember 13, 2023December 13, 2023

If John Ssebalamu walked from City Square to the old taxi park, chances are that nine out of ten Ugandans would not be able to positively identify him. This is…

BREAKING: Standard Bank Group Reassigns Francis Karuhanga As Its New Chief Executive for Stanbic Uganda Holdings

by Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsProfilesThe Big StoryDecember 13, 2023December 13, 2023

The Standard Bank Group has named Francis Karuhanga as the new Chief Executive for Stanbic Uganda Holdings (SUHL), the listed entity under which Stanbic Bank, Uganda’s largest bank is operated….

Corporate and commercial law firm, Bluebell Legal admitted to the much-sought-after German Embassy’s lawyer List

by The CEO Magazine TeamCompany NewsNews & AnalysisThe LawyerDecember 10, 2023December 10, 2023

In a fast-growing recognition of the law firm’s expertise in Corporate & Commercial Law amongst many other subject matters, Bluebell Legal Advocates has been added to the German Embassy’s lawyer…

From A Bank Teller To CFO Of Stanbic, Uganda’s Largest Bank⏤ Tracing Ronald Makata’s Story

by Muhereza KyamuteteraQ + AsThe Big StoryThe CFO PlaybookDecember 10, 2023December 10, 2023

Serving as Chief Finance Officer is the dream for most finance professionals; could you please share with us your journey to becoming Chief Finance and Value Management Officer (CFVO) at…

Airtel Africa Taps Former Amazon Web Services’ Yashnath Issur As CEO for Nxtra, Its New Data Centre Business

by Muhereza KyamuteteraAfricaCEOsCompany NewsNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryDecember 5, 2023December 5, 2023

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…

Ronald Makata appointed Chief Finance & Value Management Officer of Stanbic Bank Uganda

by The CEO Magazine TeamCompany NewsProfilesThe Big StoryThe CFO PlaybookDecember 5, 2023December 5, 2023

Ronald Makata has been named new Chief Finance and Value Management Officer for Stanbic Bank Uganda replacing Abraham Ongenge who has since moved to Stanbic Bank Kenya as the Executive…

Q&A: Revisiting 9 Years of Tony Glencross at Monitor Publications and how the business is morphing into a digital business of the future 

by Muhereza KyamuteteraCEOsQ + AsThe Big StoryDecember 2, 2023December 2, 2023

It has been announced that your time at Nation Media Group comes to an end at the end of December 2023. It has been quite a run. Do recap for…

From a poor village boy who shared a grass-thatched house with goats, to a minister and now UCC Executive Director⏤Hon. Nyombi Thembo’s story

by Muhereza KyamuteteraGovernment AgenciesProfilesThe Big StoryDecember 2, 2023January 15, 2024

George William Nyombi Thembo was born in 1964, just two years after Uganda’s independence to the late Erisa Somongu- a political activist and a Kabaka Yekka die-hard, Eseza Nanyonga Ziribasanga…