Lists & Rankings

Josephine Ossiya appointed CEO of Uganda’s Capital Markets Authority

by Muhereza KyamuteteraCEOsGovernment AgenciesProfilesThe Big StoryWomen In LeadershipDecember 1, 2023December 4, 2023

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…

Umeme’s Florence Nsubuga switches to new role as Berkeley Energy’s Uganda CEO

by CEO ReporterCompany NewsProfilesThe Big StoryWomen In LeadershipNovember 23, 2023November 23, 2023

Florence Nakimbugwe Nsubuga, the long-serving Umeme Limited Chief Operating Officer, is leaving the the power distributor for a Country CEO role at Berkeley Energy Uganda Limited, CEO East Africa Magazine,…

EXCLUSIVE: Andrew Mashanda to leave Stanbic Uganda Holdings Limited Chief Executive Role

by Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsProfilesThe Big StoryNovember 22, 2023November 22, 2023

After three years at the helm of Stanbic Uganda Holdings Limited (SUHL), Andrew Mashanda is set to leave the Chief Executive role, CEO East Africa Magazine can exclusively reveal. He…

Waiting to step into giant shoes: Meet Uganda’s billionaire heirs and heiresses

by CEO ReporterBillionairesThe Big StoryNovember 22, 2023November 22, 2023

By Michael Kanaabi Dollar Being born with a silver spoon in the mouth as the English love to say is ideally every one’s wish especially if you have faced some…

Birungyi, Barata & Associates At 20 Years: A Q&A with Cephas Birungyi and Enoch Barata on how they built Uganda’s leading tax law firm from scratch

by Muhereza KyamuteteraIndustry & AnalysisQ + AsThe Big StoryThe LawyerNovember 18, 2023November 18, 2023

20 years later, the firm has blossomed into one of Uganda’s most respected tax law firms, commanding more than 50% of all tax litigation in the country. The firm has…

BILLIONAIRES: Meet Kimani Rugendo, the Kenyan billionaire behind Afia and Pick N’ Peel juice

by The CEO Magazine TeamBillionairesThought LeadershipNovember 15, 2023November 15, 2023

“The greatest fear of human beings is the fear of failure. But I encourage you, whatever you are doing, do it well and don’t be afraid of falling. When a…

THE CFO ROLE⏤ “It’s about value-addition, stupid!”⏤ A Q&A with MTN Uganda’s CFO, Andrew Bugembe

by Muhereza KyamuteteraQ + AsThe Big StoryThe CFO PlaybookNovember 14, 2023November 14, 2023

Tell us about yourself and your career summary- especially the Bugembe that we don’t already know.  The normal Andrew, not the MTN Andrew is a happily married man with two…

Africa’s Top 10 Billionaires In 2023

by CEO ReporterBillionairesNovember 8, 2023November 8, 2023

1. ALIKO DANGOTE Net worth: $13.5 billionRank in 2022: 1Origin of wealth: Cement and Sugar Self-madeAge: 65Country: NigeriaResidence: Lagos Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest person, founded and chairs Dangote Cement, the…

LEGAL PROFILES: Who are Joseph Kyazze and Jackline Natukunda, the Magna Advocates lawyers, who have successfully represented Dr. Sudhir against dfcu Bank?

by The CEO Magazine TeamNews & AnalysisProfilesThe LawyerNovember 7, 2023November 7, 2023

On 24 October 2023, the High Court (Land Division) ruled that dfcu Bank was illegally occupying 48 properties that formerly housed the branches of the now-defunct Crane Bank. The properties…

BILLIONAIRES: Meet BIDCO’s Vimal Shah, the richest East African who still dreams big

by CEO ReporterBillionairesCEOsThought LeadershipNovember 6, 2023November 6, 2023

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…