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Fredrick Kahenya’s ability to enter organisations and build finance functions from the ground has helped transform several organisations into businesses prepared for sustained growth. The group CFO of Osprey Renewables sees leadership as an opportunity to shape strategy and develop people who will one day lead without him.

The Kisima Farm group CFO joins the council alongside eight other young professionals from across Britam's operating markets.

East Africa's largest banking group brings its senior finance leadership into CFO East Africa, as KCB Group signs up as a corporate member of the community.

Her remit now extends beyond FP&A and investor relations to cover financial controlling, reporting, tax, treasury, shared services, and credit collections.

Dederi Wimana, CFO at I&M Bank Rwanda, is among the second cohort of nominees for the 2026 CFO East Africa Awards, with over two decades of banking and finance experience in Rwanda.

Nahashon Gathai, director of finance and strategy at AA Kenya, has built a career by stepping into uncertainty. For the finance executive, the future belongs to those willing to learn continuously and welcome innovation.

Every finance leader eventually comes face to face with the need for automation. The harder question is which change actually earns a permanent place once the systems are in and the old habits are gone. CRDB Bank CFO Fredrick Nshekanabo, Heritage Insurance GM finance and administration Luke Magambo, and Vodacom Tanzania finance director Hilda Bujiku share the one process they automated that changed their work for good.

Post-harvest food loss drains billions of shillings from the agricultural economy every year. Newton Matope, CEO of Cold Solutions Kenya, explains how an unbroken cold chain brings predictability to the region's volatile logistics networks, and why he views regulatory hurdles as an invitation to design better infrastructure.

Doreen Mangesho, director of finance and administration at PASS Trust, is among the nominees for the 2026 CFO East Africa Awards, with nearly two decades of financial leadership across Tanzania's non-profit and banking sectors.

Rwanda's oldest commercial bank signs up as a corporate member, bringing a six-strong cross-functional leadership team into the community.

Naivas CFO Jonathan Ng'ang'a decided he wanted to be an accountant in the third grade. He shares the governance secrets behind the company's longevity in the supermarket sector and explains the value of trusting your team.

George Mutua, audit partner at RSM Eastern Africa, speaks about the shift from managing to leadership and the deadline every CFO should already be working towards.

Madison Group group CFO Dr Daniel Murage Kinyua is part of the second cohort of nominees for the CFO East Africa Awards, joining a distinguished group of finance leaders competing for the region's most coveted recognition in finance leadership.

East Africa's largest pension funds brings a senior cross-functional leadership team into CFO East Africa as NSSF Uganda signs up as a corporate member.

In nearly a decade at Heritage Insurance, Luke Magambo has overhauled its financial architecture and led the company through the IFRS 17 transition. He speaks about his people-first philosophy and why he maintains absolute zero tolerance for unethical behaviour.

For the third year running, more than 150 finance leaders from across East Africa gathered in Nairobi for the CFO East Africa Sustainability Summit, coming to the consensus that ESG belongs in the CFO’s office.

Speaking at the third annual CFO East Africa Sustainability Summit held at the Villa Rosa Kempinski on 16 July, Safaricom's head of FP&A and investor relations, Caroline Wambugu, made the case that sustainability financing is a strategic commitment with measurable targets and real financial instruments behind it.

Clarisse Umutoni, CFO at the Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB), is among the second cohort of nominees for the 2026 "Oscars of Finance".

British American Tobacco brings a cross-functional leadership team into CFO East Africa as it takes up a corporate membership.