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Creating more choices beyond cigarettes and shaping a suitable business and regulatory environment; Kirunda Magoola’s game plan for BAT Uganda Kirunda Magoola, was appointed the BAT Uganda Managing Director and Executive Board Director, effective 1 August 2020. In this interview with CEO East Africa Magazine, the experienced marketing and communications professional with over 15 years’ experience within the consumer goods and utilities industries, told us about his plans to grow the business, amidst an increasingly difficult operating environment.

by Muhereza Kyamutetera
Kirunda brings to BAT Uganda’s top office, over 15 years in Security, Energy, Agro-processing, and now Tobacco. Given the peculiar needs of the tobacco industry, he will need to summon all his previous experience in stakeholder engagement and perhaps even more.
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Who is Kirunda Magoola and what experience do you bring to BAT Uganda? I am a married father of three, a literature enthusiast, and a Rotarian to boot. At my core, however, is a proud 80’s kid from the generation way back when BMX bikes, radio cassettes, MTV, the Walkman, and SEGA were the only decent distractions from my other passion, a good old-fashioned game of cricket. My general view

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Muhereza Kyamutetera is the Executive Editor of CEO East Africa Magazine. I am a travel enthusiast and the Experiences & Destinations Marketing Manager at EDXTravel. Extremely Ugandaholic. Ask me about #1000Reasons2ExploreUganda and how to Take Your Place In The African Sun.