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Ernst Vriesendorp, CFO and COO of SolarNow, fell in love with East Africa when he worked on a project in the Maasai Mara in 2014.

The incorporation of GenAI offers accounting professionals the ability to drive innovation, improve procedures, and provide greater value to clients while carefully considering the ethical issues, writes Westcon-Comstor CFO Catherine Mwololo.

Reverien Mutangana, director of finance and administration at EPC Africa-CEC, believes that specialisation positions finance leaders as competent professionals in-country and also opens doors to international opportunities.

In this CFO East Africa exclusive, Mitchell Cotts Freight Kenya CFO Michael Nzule takes stock of the macro-economic factors that impacted business over the past year.

Having been fascinated by planes from a young age, ICEA LION Life Assurance CFO Kevin Nyakeri’s desire growing up was to be a pilot.

"CFOs thrive when they are placed in a flat rather than a purely hierarchical structure." This is according to Africa Legal Network (ALN) CFO Timothy Thaiting’a.

Ronald Makata, who was recently named chief finance and value management officer (CFVO) of Stanbic Bank Uganda, discusses his appointment in this CFO East Africa exclusive.

At MTN, CFO Andrew Bugembe has been through the trenches across the African continent, the least of his challenges being culture shock.

It was during his first posting in Kigali that CFO Shaswat Karki became enamoured with Rwanda's people, beauty and systems - and it would be the same factors that drew him back to Africa to lead the finance function at Karan Petroleum.

KCB Group finance director Lawrence Kimathi celebrated the growth in the bank’s balance sheet after the company reached historic milestones in total assets and net loans advanced.

In the realm of finance, where numbers often hold the key to success, William Olotu, finance director at Abercrombie & Kent in Tanzania, has not only mastered the intricacies of balance sheets but has also found an unexpected passion in the discipline of karate.

Nicholas Masaba, CFO of C-Care Health Uganda (C-Care Uganda), firmly believes that his key priority is not the bottom line. Rather, he points out, it is the wellbeing of patients.

Nelly Kiogora-Toroitich was recently appointed finance director of Unilever East Africa. She replaces Sophia Mukoba-Kioko who moved to London to serve as Unilever’s global audit finance lead.

Kenyan CFOs put their gardening skills to the test when they responded to the call from the Kenyan government to participate in national tree-planting, during the unexpected special public holiday on 13 November 2023, which was dedicated to the cause.

Flora Makule, the CFO of Reliance Insurance Tanzania has former first lady Anna Mkapa to thank for her accounting career.

Returning to Africa has been as much a personal journey as it has been a professional one for WPP Scangroup CFO Miriam Kaggwa, who is a chemical engineer by training, a scientist by nature and a finance leader by choice.

A year into his role as CFO of Group Vivendi Africa (Canal Box) Uganda, Colin Musaazi has experienced first-hand the intricacies of setting up a new company.

Shushant Mallik, the CFO of DP World in Rwanda, brings an unconventional approach to the role, having taken on responsibility for projects and operations prior to leading a finance function.

The transition from the private sector to the public sector is often seen as challenging, but Patrick Chonde, the acting general manager of finance at Kenya Airports Authority, believes that the gap between the sectors is narrowing. However, he does acknowledge that some differences do still exist.

Wangeci Kanjama, a long-term executive at Safaricom Group and M-Pesa Africa, is leaving the Vodacom telecommunications family to join Spiro as the Group CFO, effective November 2023.