Succession in Family-owned Businesses Archives

SUCCESSFUL SUCCESSION: Billionaire James Mulwana’s business empire lives on, more than a decade after his death

by Muhereza KyamuteteraIndustry & Analysis The Big StoryJanuary 9, 2024January 10, 2024

Unlike many of his contemporaries who have since passed on, and their business empires quickly followed them to the grave, Mulwana Group has not only survived but has grown and…

From Father To Son: How Ugachick’s Aga Sekalala groomed his son to take over business empire

by The CEO Magazine TeamThe Big StoryDecember 14, 2023December 14, 2023

When it comes to entrepreneurship, Aga Sekalala Senior has been there and done that. Starting out, Aga Sekalala Sr. worked alongside his father in a home-based coffee processing business in…

Man of steel: Roofings Group’s Dr Sikander Lalani lays firm foundation for his succession

by The CEO Magazine TeamBillionaires Company News Thought LeadershipNovember 3, 2023November 3, 2023

On October 4 amid fanfare, billionaire Dr Sikander Lalani chairman of the Roofings Group, inked a deal that will see the firm expand its production to 150,000 tonnes-a-year thanks to a new cold rolling plant at the Namanve Industrial Park. The move, some say, is a bold expression of Lalani’s future intentions as he prepares to consolidate the firm’s position…

Meet the Vadodarias- the Father, Mother and Daughter troika, behind Rene Industries, one of Uganda’s largest pharmas

by David KangyeBillionaires Industry & Analysis The Big StoryNovember 8, 2022November 14, 2022

The entire decade of the 90s was not any kind to Uganda in matters of health. It was the height of the HIV/AIDS scourge and the many diseases related to…

Estate Planning, Preserving And Transferring Family Businesses To The Next Generation, In An Orderly Manner: Q&A With Sim Katende, Partner, Katende, Ssempebwa & Company Advocates

by Muhereza KyamuteteraCommercial Justice Industry & Analysis Law Firms (A - Z)Thought Leadership Top Law FirmsNovember 8, 2022April 1, 2024

Family business owners have a keen interest in sustaining the business as a family asset and as a legacy, according to PwC’s 2020 East Africa Family Business Survey. Estate planning…

SUCCESSION IN FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESS: How Joseline Kateeba staged a friendly boardroom ‘coup’ against her mother at Crest Foam; and the beautiful unfolding story

by David KangyeBillionaires Industry & Analysis Profiles The Big Story Women Fixing Uganda Women in Business Women In LeadershipJune 30, 2022July 1, 2023

(This story is an adaptation from a conversation Petua Kateeba and Joseline Kateeba had with Akaego Okoye, for her African Business Stories Podcast) At least 70% of all small businesses…