Patrick Mweheire

SPOTLIGHT: Uganda shines as Stanbic exports top banking executives to Africa

by Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsNews & AnalysisThe Big StorySeptember 9, 2024September 9, 2024

In a show of the country’s human capital prowess, Stanbic Bank Uganda, the country’s largest commercial lender, has exported several top banking executives to the rest of Africa in a space of less than five months.Stanbic Bank is a member of the Standard Bank Group—Africa’s largest lender by assets, and…

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Uganda Chamber of Mines & Petroleum welcomes new leadership

by Paul MurungiIndustry & AnalysisAugust 17, 2024August 17, 2024

The Uganda Chamber of Mines & Petroleum (UCMP) at a recent Annual General Meeting (AGM) elected new leaders to its Board of Trustees and Governing Council. The new leaders serve for the next two years.  Mr. Patrick Mweheire, the Standard Bank Group Regional Chief Executive for East Africa, and Mr. Nicholas…

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Former Stanbic Bank Chief Executives eulogize former Board Chairman late Dr. Martin Aliker 

by Paul MurungiFinanceNews & AnalysisThought LeadershipApril 23, 2024April 24, 2024

When Dr Martin Aliker died on Monday April 15, 2024, aged 95, he had lived a long illustrious life during which he sported many hats of responsibilities; one of them was serving as Board Chairman of Stanbic Bank Uganda between 2002 and 2008. In this tribute, three former Chief Executives of…

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Standard Bank Group Chief Executive Sim Tshabalala, Board Chair Nonkululeko Nyembezi meet BOU officials over changes at Stanbic 

by Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryApril 8, 2024April 8, 2024

The Standard Bank Group (SBG) Chief Executive Sim Tshabalala and Board Chairman Nonkululeko Nyembezi were reportedly in Uganda for two days, last week, during which they held meetings with different stakeholders including with officials of the Central Bank with whom they discussed the ongoing executive leadership changes at Stanbic Bank.The…

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Anne Juuko to take up Nairobi-based Standard Bank Regional Global Markets role this April

by Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryWomen In LeadershipFebruary 23, 2024March 5, 2024

Stanbic Uganda’s Chief Executive, Anne Juuko will take up her new role as Standard Bank’s Regional Head, Global Markets, this April, CEO East Africa Magazine, can exclusively reveal.According to our insider sources at Stanbic Bank, her new role, although it has been in the corridors and subject to much speculation…

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Standard Bank Group assembles an army of homegrown executives ahead of its planned game-changing East African acquisition 

by Muhereza KyamuteteraIndustry & AnalysisNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryDecember 26, 2023November 9, 2024

In a March 2023 interview with Bloomberg, Patrick Mweheire, the Standard Bank Group Regional Chief Executive for East Africa, told of the Group’s ambitions for the Kenyan market, revealing that the Group was looking to make a major acquisition by 2025, a milestone if achieved, would propel Stanbic Kenya to…

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From Stanbic Bank Uganda to Africa: 14 Ugandans doing Uganda proud within the Standard Bank Group

by The CEO Magazine TeamLists & RankingsThe Big StoryDecember 15, 2022April 13, 2024

Patrick Mweheire Regional Chief Executive – East AfricaStandard Bank GroupThe amiable Mweheire is a man of many firsts. He was the first Ugandan Chief Executive Officer of Stanbic Bank in the bank’s 116-year history. He is as well the first Ugandan to rise to the level of Regional Chief Executive. Patrick joined…

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Ugandan billionaires and private sector leaders express “unreserved and wholehearted”support for the East African oil pipeline

by CEO ReporterNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryNovember 24, 2022November 30, 2022

Ugandan business leaders have expressed unequivocal support for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), a project they say will guarantee Uganda’s energy security as well as improve the livelihoods of Ugandans. In a joint statement to the Conference of the Parties (COP) 27, the business leaders said:“As Ugandan private…

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Q&A: Energy lawyer Elison Karuhanga and Patrick Mweheire, Chairman, Uganda Chamber of Mines & Petroleum discuss the future of Uganda’s oil and gas resources

by CEO ReporterNews & AnalysisThought LeadershipSeptember 26, 2022September 26, 2022

As chairman of the Uganda Chamber of Mines and Petroleum, what does the chamber focus on?At the Chamber, there are a few things we have tried to focus on. In the initial stage, we were more of a lobbying and advocacy group but since we had the final investment decision…

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Stanbic’s East Africa borderless platform reaches US$40million transactions

by CEO ReporterNews & AnalysisAugust 30, 2022August 30, 2022

The phenomenal growth of Stanbic Bank’s East Africa Borderless Banking platform has revealed a pent-up demand for secure, real-time transactions across international borders.Spanning a single network that includes Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya and South Sudan, the Borderless Banking solution has grown exponentially starting January 2021 to March 2022, at a rate…

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