In this exclusive interview, Muhereza Kyamutetera, Executive Editor of CEO East Africa Magazine, sits down with Jemima to explore her journey at MTN MoMo, the key milestones she has achieved,...
In a recent interview, Shan Nakanjako, the Manager of Transactional Products & Liabilities at dfcu Bank, provided insights into the bank’s latest campaign, “Sala Stress with dfcu Loans.” dfcu Bank,...
Last week you announced a change in your business structure, please elucidate more on these changesLast week we announced our intention to explore the sale of our Wealth and Retail……
In Uganda, agriculture is the leading employer of the country’s largest labour force. In FY 2022/23, agriculture accounted for about 24% of GDP and 35% of export earnings. The Uganda……
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, the……
The High Court, on Thursday, 19th December 2019 temporality stopped Capital Markets Authority (CMA) from cancelling the license of ALTX East Africa Limited until the main suit, challenging the legality of the closure itself if heard and disposed of. In this earlier interview with CEO East Africa Magazine, CMA chief, Keith Kalyegira explains why ALTX East Africa was being shown the exit and dismisses claims that they were never given time to defend themselves.
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Raxio Data Centre is leading digital transformation in Uganda, by providing a world-class IT infrastructure environment that enables organisations to grow, compete and achieve their full potential.
James Byaruhanga, the company’s General Manager, in an interview with CEO East Africa Magazine, says that their tier III data centre is being built to the highest standards, ensuring that their customers can run their operations, ensure business continuity and disaster recovery in a safe and reliable environment.
He says that by eliminating the high cost of building and maintaining ready-to-use state-of-the-art technology infrastructure, Raxio Data Centre’s facility will facilitate new ways for organisations, both big and small, to build and drive new efficiencies, enrich customer experiences, enhance productivity and profitability. This will open up new opportunities for growth, stability and achieving of their full potential.
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You have been in this market since 2017, but not much has been heard from you until recently when you signed a contract to manage Crested Towers from National Housing…
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Arthur Isiko (FCCA), is a seasoned banker who has spent 17 years in banking at BANK OF AFRICA’s Uganda country operation. He joined the Bank in 2003 from PricewaterhouseCoopers as an Audit Manager and rose to become the Head of Finance, a role he served in for 6 years. In April 2010, he was appointed the Bank’s Executive Director and later became Managing Director in October 2015. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Accounting from Makerere University and an MBA from the University of Warwick.
Since taking on the role, the Bank has steadily grown its total asset book by 64% from UGX 498billion in 2014 to UGX 815billion by end of 2018. There has also been a notable turn around in profitability from UGX 1billion in 2014 to double digit figures of each of the last three years with 2018 at UGX 12.6 billion.
CEO EA Magazine, caught up with Mr Isiko on a number of insights about Bank of Africa, the banking industry and several other issues.
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In March 2018, Mr. Martin Nsubuga the Director of Supervision and Compliance at the Uganda Retirement Benefits Regulatory Authority (URBRA) was appointed to serve as the Ag. Chief Executive Officer…
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Stanbic Bank, Uganda’s largest bank by assets, lending, deposits and profits, today released their H1 2019 results, signaling what should turn out to be yet another strong year. In results…
Dr. Innocent Nahabwe is best described as a jack of many trades, and perhaps, master of many of them. He is an all-round entrepreneur, marketing pundit, writer, veterinary doctor…
For the last 12 years, Patrick Bitature has been Umeme Limited Chairman- since 2007. He has overseen the company’s $600 million investment into restoring and expanding the country’s electricity network.
During his tenure, Umeme has connected over 1 million more customers, increasing their customers by 328.4% from 303,000 customers in 2007 to 1,300,000 customers. Distribution losses have been more than halved from, 35% to 16.6%. The power distributor has also matured into a UGX2.5 trillion company, by assets, up from UGX350.3 billion company in 2007.
In this second part of our interview, he shares with CEO East Africa Magazine Executive Editor, Muhereza Kyamutetera, Umeme’s commitment to investing in powering Uganda’s development agenda with a long-term view to creating a world-class distribution network and affordable power for all.
Patrick Bitature is a Ugandan businessman and serial entrepreneur. He is the founder, Chairman and CEO of Simba Group of Companies. Founded in 1998, Simba Group is a conglomerate of East African companies spanning…
