Our Governance
Our Executive Committee
Mr. Patrick Ayota, Managing Director
Appointed: July 2011 (CFO), November 2017 (Deputy MD), December 2022 (Acting Managing Director),
August 2023 (Managing Director) |
Tenure: 14 years
- CPA(U) - Certified Public Accountant of Uganda
- MBA - University of South Carolina, USA
- BSc Finance - Liberty University, Virginia, USA
- CPA - Georgia, USA
- Strategy formation and execution
- Innovation
- Financial reporting and accounting
- Taxation
- Leadership
- Project management
- Financial analytics
- Chairman of the Board of New Vision Group
- Non-Executive Director, Housing Finance Bank
- Board Member, ICPAU (Quality Assurance)
- League of East African Directors (LEAD)
- President, ISSA focal liaison office East & Central Africa
Mr. Gerald Paul Kasaato, Deputy Managing Director
Appointed: July 2024 (DMD),
April 2014 (CIO)
Tenure: 1 year (DMD), 10 years (CIO)
- LLB(Hons) Nottingham Trent University, UK
- 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 portfolios
- Corporate and international finance
- Capital and financial markets
- Risk management
- Financial reporting and accounting
- Taxation and audit
- Strategy formation and execution
- Leadership
- Operations management
- Financial economics
- Project management
- Commercial, investment and development banking
- Corporate governance
- Coaching
- Research
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No other memberships listed.
Mr. Kenneth Owera, Ag. Chief Investment Officer
Appointed:July 2024
Tenure: 1 year
- MA. Economic Policy Management: Makerere University
- Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) - CFA Institute
- Bachelor’s Degree in Science (Economics and Statistics) - Makerere University
- Introduction to Securities and Investments (Africa)
- The Fundamentals of Private Equity Investing
- Forecasting and Valuation Modelling
- Investment strategy formulation and execution
- Portfolio management across fixed income, equities, and real estate
- Infrastructure and alternative investments
- Capital markets development and stakeholder engagement
- Risk assessment, governance, and compliance in pension fund management
- Procurement contracts management
No other memberships listed.
Ms. Agnes Tibayeita Isharaza, Chief Legal Officer / Corporation Secretary
Appointed: April 2019
Tenure: 6 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
- Chartered Governance Graduate (GradCG)
- Master Trustee Certification - Johannesburg School of Finance / Jomo Investment
- Graduate: Female Future Programme – FUE / Arbeidsgiverforeningen Fond (AFF), Scandinavia, Rhetorisk Institutt (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
- Board and corporate affairs
- Governance and compliance
- Legal advisory
- Contract drafting and management
- Risk management
- Financial regulation
- Leadership and management
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Retirement and pension
Mr. Stevens Mwanje, Chief Financial Officer
Appointed: November 2017
Tenure: 8 years
- CPA - Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU)
- Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA), UK
- MBA - Heriot-Watt University (Edinburgh Business School)
- Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management - University of Leicester
- Bachelor of Arts Degree - Makerere University
- Alumnus 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 Scorecard Professional: George Washington University College of Professional Studies
- Strategy formulation and execution
- Financial reporting and accounting
- Taxation
- Creating and leading high-performance teams
- Project management
- Coaching and mentoring
- Sales and marketing
- Change management
- Sustainability / ESG
- Quality Chemical Industries Limited (Listed on the Uganda Securities Exchange)
- Amref Health Africa - Uganda
Mr. Geoffrey Barigye, Head of Internal Audit
Appointed: January 2010
Tenure: 15 years
- FCCA - Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants (ACCA), UK
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Uganda
- MBA - Makerere University, Kampala
- Bachelor of Commerce Degree in Accounting - Makerere University, Kampala
- Diploma in Business Studies - Makerere University Business School, Kampala
- Alumnus of the Strathmore Business School: Executive Leadership Programme, Nairobi Kenya
- Corporate governance
- Coaching
- Investigations
- Auditing
- Accounting
- Finance
- Leadership and management
- Governance
- Risk management
- Compliance
- Coaching and mentoring
Mr. Geoffrey Waiswa Sajjabi, Chief Commercial Officer
Appointed: November 2017
Tenure: 8 years
- Diploma for Social Security Managers - ITCILO Turin Italy (Ongoing)
- MBA – Heriot Watt University, UK
- General Management Programme - Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria
- Executive Leadership Programme - Strathmore Business School, Nairobi, Kenya
- Administrative Officers Law Certificate - Law Development Centre, Kampala
- Bachelor of Arts - Makerere University, Kampala
- CEO Apprenticeship Executive Programme - Strathmore Business School, Nairobi
- Balanced Scorecard Professional - George Washington University College of Professional Studies 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
- Financial literacy
- Retirement planning