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Paul Mungai, group CFO at Jubilee Insurance, is among the nominees for the 2026 CFO East Africa Awards, with over 15 years of finance experience across East Africa's insurance markets.

Hannah's confirmation follows her progression from finance manager to acting CFO after Moses Kang'ethe transitioned to the COO role.

Patricia Muganga, general manager finance at Centenary Bank, is among the nominees for the 2026 CFO East Africa Awards, leading finance at one of Uganda's largest banks.

He brings 19 years of experience in corporate finance, investments, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate strategy to the role, having most recently served as a partner at Deloitte and Africa Economics Advisory Leader.

With 2027 in the horizon, more than 150 finance leaders from across East Africa joined the 2026 Virtual Summit to reflect on a turbulent year and speak about strategies for 2027. Panelists and attendees explored how CFOs are adapting to regulatory shifts and a changing workforce, among other shared concerns.

The corporate membership opens up access to regional CFO events and up to 56 hours of verifiable CPD, among other benefits.

For Louis Owoko, finance goes far beyond explaining past performance. Reflecting on lessons from his time in the public-sector and the startup ecosystem, he explains why modern finance leaders must think like business strategists.

The Centum group finance director adds a bank directorship to a board portfolio that already includes the Nairobi Securities Exchange.

Intermin CEO and CFO Irene Maberi leads a delegation spanning finance, technology, human resources and procurement, with access to regional summits and up to 56 hours of verifiable CPD among the membership benefits.

Tackling massive corporate moves like EABL's $2.3 billion acquisition might intimidate most executives, but Ivy Kimori thrives when stepping into the unknown. The brewer's group head of strategy takes stock of her time in executive leadership, revealing why taking bets on people and creating safe spaces for collaboration matter far more than having all the answers upfront.

Nanzia Rajab, CFO at Ecobank Tanzania, is among the nominees for the 2026 CFO East Africa Awards, with over a decade of financial leadership across banking and professional services in East Africa.

Relief Mtenga, finance director at Deloitte Consulting, shares thoughts from her experience leading finance operations in volatile environments, explaining why rigid rules fail in unpredictable contexts.

As businesses look for ways to protect margins, Joseph Sitati argues that cutting headcount can leave companies without the people they need to deliver on their recovery plans. Speaking during the 2026 Finance Indaba at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, the CFO for the Health Operations Cluster at Harleys Group shared lessons from a manufacturing business that found savings by listening to its workers.

The membership gives the team access to professional development opportunities and executive networking events across the region and South Africa.

Speaking at the CFO Leadership Summit in Dar es Salaam on 12 June, Sekou Tidiane, CFO of Africa Global Logistics (AGL) Tanzania, reflected on the human side of finance leadership, explaining why managing numbers is only a fraction of the executive role.

Mary Maina, regional CFO for Sub-Saharan Africa at Ipsos, is among the nominees for the 2026 CFO Awards, with over 25 years of finance experience across research, insurance, petroleum and manufacturing.

The Reliance Insurance CFO adds a board directorship to her executive responsibilities, bringing over 17 years of banking and insurance experience to the Tanzanian lender.

Dr Mark Nasila, chief data and analytics officer at First National Bank (FNB) South Africa, says CFOs must define the business value of artificial intelligence before committing capital, then measure whether the promised gains materialise.

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.