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Executive Committee Profiles

Mr. Patrick Ayota

Deputy Managing Director 

Appointed: July 2011 | Tenure: 11 Years

  • CPA(U) — Certified Public Accountant of Uganda  
  • MBA – University of South Carolina, USA
  • Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance – Liberty University, Virginia, USA 
  • Strategy formation and execution 
  • Innovation 
  • Financial reporting and accounting 
  • Taxation 
  • Leadership 
  • Project management

Mr. Stevens Mwanje

Chief Financial Officer 

Appointed: November 2017 | Tenure: 5 Years

  • Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), UK 
  • MBA in Business Management – Heriot-Watt University (Edinburgh Business School)  
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management – University of Leicester 
  • Bachelor of Arts Degree – Makerere University
  • Alumni of the Executive Programmes of:
    • The Wharton School (University of Pennsylvania)
    • The Gordon Institute of Business Science (University of Pretoria)
    • Strathmore Business School (Strathmore University)
    • Balanced Score Card Professional 
  • Strategy formation and execution 
  • Financial reporting and accounting 
  • Taxation 
  • Leadership 
  • Project management 
  • Coaching and mentoring 
  • Sales and marketing 
  • Operations management 
  • Change management 
  • Cipla QCI (Listed on the Uganda Securities Exchange)
  • Deputy Chairperson and Chair Audit Committee: Entrepreneurs Financial Centre – EFC (a Microfinance Deposit – Taking Institution)
  • Chairperson: NSSF Staff SACCO

Mr. Benoni Katende

Chief Information Officer 

New title effective 1 July 2022: Chief Technology and Enterprise Solutions Officer 

Appointed: 1 September 2021 | Tenure: 10 Months

  • BSc Mech Eng. – Makerere University 
  • MBA – Makerere University 
  • Six Sigma Black Belt – American Society of Quality 
  • Certificate in digital financial services – Tuft University 
  • Certificate in data science – Analytics Vidya 
  • Project management by numbers – Shell Academy 
  • Emergent change leadership – Shell Academy 
  • ACCA (Partial)
  • Digital financial services 
  • Business process reengineering 
  • Six Sigma methodology 
  • Machine learning 
  • Artificial intelligence 
  • Mechanical engineering process design 
  • Leadership 
  • Account management 
  • Financial product and channel design 
  • Business intelligence 
  • Coaching 
  • Failure mode and effect criticality assessment
  • Project management 

Ms. Arimi Barbra Teddy

Head of Marketing and Communications

New title effective 1 July 2022: Head of Marketing and Corporate Affairs

Appointed: December 2014 | Tenure: 7 Years

  • Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM)
  • Member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR)
  • MBA – East and Southern Africa Management Institute
  • Bachelor of Commerce – Makerere University
  • Strategic marketing and brand management 
  • Public relations 
  • Marketing and communications 
  • Product development  
  • Research

Mr. Edward Senyonjo

Head of Enterprise Risk Management 

Appointed: September 2010 | Tenure: 11 years

  • MBA, University of Nicosia, Cyprus
  • Fellow of the ACCA, United Kingdom
  • CPA, Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda
  • BCOM, Makerere University, Uganda
  • GMP, Gordon Institute of Business Science, South Africa
  • Certified Risk Manager (CERM)
  • Member of the UNBS/TC 414 Risk, Security & Resilience Standards
  • Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) strategy 
  • ERM implementation  
  • Corporate governance 
  • Business continuity management   
  • Crisis management and disaster recovery 
  • Risk modelling, scenario, and stress testing 

Mr. Gerald Mugabi

Head of Procurement
New title effective 1 July 2022: Head of Procurement and Disposal Function

Appointed: July 2013 | Tenure: 8 years

  • MBA – Uganda Management Institute 
  • Graduate Diploma Procurement and Logistics, Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply, UK 
  • Bachelor of Commerce (Transport Economics) – University of South Africa (UNISA) 
  • Diploma Stores and Stock Control – The College of Professional Mgt, UK
  • Certificate in Senior Leadership – Strathmore University 
  • Certificate in General Management – University of Pretoria 
  • Mini MBA in Procurement and Supply Chain Management – Purchasing and Procurement Center Malaysia 
  • Performance Management certification – Institute of Balanced Scorecard Nairobi 
  • Procurement and supply chain management 
  • Transport and logistics management 
  • Leadership 

Mr. Gerald Paul Kasaato

Chief Investment Officer 

Appointed: January 2015 | Tenure: 7 Years

  • CFA, USA – Charter Holder 
  • Chartered Accountant of the UK – a Fellow  
  • FCMI – Chartered Management Institute of the UK – a Fellow  
  • CPA(U) – Certified Public Accountant of Uganda  
  • Alumnus of the Harvard Business School (USA) 
  • Aresty scholar of Wharton Executive Programme, University of Pennsylvania, USA
  • MBA in Finance – University of Exeter, UK  
  • Master of Science (MSC) in International Finance and Investments – London Southbank University, UK  
  • Bachelor of Science (Hons) Degree in Accounting – Oxford Brookes University, UK
  • Investment and portfolio management – of Multi Asset Class Portfolio 
  • Corporate and international finance 
  • Risk management 
  • Financial reporting and accounting 
  • Taxation and audit 
  • Strategy formation and execution 
  • Leadership 
  • Operations management 
  • Financial economics 
  • Project management 
  • Compliance and governance 
  • Research

Mr. Fred Percy Kisa

Acting Head of Operations*
New title effective 1 July 2022: Senior Manager Transformation

Appointed: July 2020 | Tenure: 2 years

  • Master of Business Administration, University of Nicosia, Cyprus Europe
  • Master of Science (Mathematical Modelling), University of Dar es Salaam
  • Bachelor of Science (Mathematics), Makerere University
  • Graduate of the Strathmore University Leadership Excellence Academy, Strathmore University, Kenya
  • Certified Digital Transformation Practitioner, USA
  • Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI, USA
  • Chartered Quality Professional (CQP), CQI, UK
  • ITIL4 Strategist, AXELOS
  • Corporate Innovation Certification, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA
  • Executive Data Science Specialisation, John Hopkins University, USA
  • Innovation Masterclass, GIBS, University of Pretoria, SA 
  • Data science and analytics 
  • Digital transformation 
  • Strategy formulation and execution 
  • Leadership 
  • Operations management 
  • Business processes reengineering 
  • Project management
  • Digital technologies 

* Mr. Fred Percy Kisa served on the Executive in an acting capacity until 30 June 2022

Ms. Agnes Tibayeita Isharaza

Corporation Secretary
New Title effective 1 July 2022: Chief Legal Officer/Corporation Secretary

Appointed: April 2019 | Tenure: 3 years

  • Executive MBA – Eastern and Southern African Management Institute (ESAMI)
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice – Law Development Centre (Awarded the Attorney General’s Prize)  
  • Bachelor of Law Degree (Hons) – Makerere University  
  • Master Trustee Certification – Johannesburg School of Finance/Jomo Investment
  • Graduate – Female Future Programme – FUE/Arbeidsforkininings Fond (AFF) Scandinavia, Retorisk Institute in Norway and Confederation of Norwegian Enterprises (NHO) Business School
  • Board Masterclass – Financial Times Non-Executive Directors Club, UK
  • Being a Director – Institute of Directors, South Africa
  • Several corporate governance, banking and other technical trainings
  • Legal and compliance 
  • Governance 
  • Corporate and Board Affairs 
  • Banking, finance, pension and capital markets

Mr. Milton Steven Owor

Head of Human Resources and Administration 

New Title effective 1 July 2022: Chief People and Culture Officer 

Appointed: February 2017 | Tenure: 5+ years

  • Certified Professional Executive Coach, Coach Masters Academy, Singapore 
  • MBA – University of Leicester, UK 
  • Bachelor of Social Sciences degree (Hons) – Makerere University 
  • Global Business Leadership Certification, INSEAD, France 
  • People leadership
  • Strategic talent management
  • Change management
  • Executive leadership development
  • Reward and compensation
  • Executive coaching

Mr. Geoffrey Waiswa Sajjabi

Head of Business
New Title effective 1 July 2022: Chief Commercial Officer

Appointed: November 2017 | Tenure: 5 years

  • MBA – Heriot Watt University UK 
  • Administrative Officers Law Certificate – Law Development Centre Kampala 
  • Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences – Makerere University Kampala 
  • General Management Programme- Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria 
  • Executive Leadership Programme, Strathmore Business School Nairobi 
  • Balanced Scorecard Professional – George Washington University and Balanced Scorecard Institute
  • Leadership
  • Strategy formulation and execution
  • Project management
  • Customer service
  • Operations management
  • Procurement, disposal and contract management
  • Process re-engineering
  • Job evaluation
  • Business development
  • Sales
  • Compliance

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