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Before an audience of more than 100 CFOs, CFO East Africa’s trusted partners had just four minutes to make their pitches before the buzzer sounded at the community’s first-ever Pitch Parade.

The modern CFO is no longer the executive who simply checks the numbers and sends them up the chain. As acting group CFO of Old Mutual East Africa, Isaiah Gakonyo sits at the intersection of technology, data, customer behaviour, capital discipline and long-term value creation. His approach is shaped by a persistent appetite for learning and asking better questions.

Tanzania’s oldest serving bank has joined CFO East Africa as a corporate member, extending the benefits of the finance leadership community to members of its senior team.

Lawrence Kimathi, group CFO at KCB, is among the nominees for the 2026 CFO East Africa Awards, with over 20 years of financial leadership across banking, insurance, beverages and tobacco in East Africa and beyond.

The operator of Tanzania's largest container handling facility brings a cross-functional leadership team into CFO East Africa as it takes up a corporate membership.

The hospital’s long-serving COO swaps roles with Baraka Kerich, who moves into operations after nearly eight years leading finance.

CCPL head of finance Pius Ngira breaks the standard accountant mould, combining grit and curiosity to keep cash flowing smoothly. He believes modern finance leaders must step onto the factory floor and use smart tools to make faster, bolder business moves

She joins the fund administrator from Ed Partners Africa, where she served as CFO for five years.

As part of its corporate membership, ATC, which powers mobile connectivity across Africa, brings its senior finance team into the community.

He previously served as CFO of the company's Africa region for over five years and brings additional experience from CFO roles at Osprey Renewables and Zambia Seed Company.

Jacqueline Kiwanuka, CFO at Uganda Electricity Distribution Company (UECDL), is among the nominees for the 2026 CFO East Africa Awards, with 20 years of financial leadership across Uganda's public and private sectors.

Jaco joins Trinity from Khoemacau Copper Mining, where he served as senior financial adviser following the company's $1.9-billion sale to MMG, having previously led the finance function as group CFO through the construction of the Khoemacau copper mine in Botswana.

Cross-border payments are not simply about moving money from one country to another for Mark Mwaniki. After more than a decade in sales, and experience across lending and payments, he sees better financial infrastructure as a way to help businesses move faster and enter new markets.

Hillary Godson's career has been shaped by the simple principle of not focusing on what is missing and making the most of what is already available.

The tier one East African bank celebrates its 80th year in operation this year.

While 88 percent of organisations now use AI, fewer than six percent see major earnings impact. In this article, CFO Amir Parpia explores how C-suite leaders can combine AI-driven insight with human judgement and collaboration to create sustainable enterprise value.

The former G4S Kenya and KPMG executive takes charge of finance on an interim basis as Sanjeev Panwar prepares to exit after 18 years with the group.

KPMG Uganda country managing partner Stephen Ineget spoke at the CFO Sustainability Summit at Four Points by Sheraton Kampala on August 13, where he said companies need to bring ESG into their financial planning as Uganda prepares for IFRS S1 and S2 reporting.

The agrifinance institution has spent over two decades bridging the gap between Tanzania's agricultural entrepreneurs and formal financing.