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Kennedy Muriungi, the CFO of Camusat's Uganda operations, shares one of his weird and interesting reads that challenges conventional thinking, how people interpret situations, and helps with both personal and business success.

Over the next two decades, digital money will transform the way we think about currency and how it operates, according to KCB Group FD Lawrence Kimathi.

CFO East Africa recently caught up with Wasoko global CFO Sundararaman Pattabiraman to understand his views on Kenya and the finance fraternity.

At the age of only 39, Hermann Malan boasts an impressive career as a CFO, having traversed various regions of Africa. His journey began in West Africa, extended to South Africa, and eventually led him to East Africa.

Kenya Airways (KQ) has recorded a 120 percent improvement in operating profit, from a loss of Kshs 5 billion in 2022 to Kshs 998 million in 2023, with CFO Hellen Mathuka noting the two major headwinds that impacted business in the first half of the year.

Dennis Musau, chief financial and value officer of Stanbic Bank Kenya and South Sudan, recently engaged in a conversation with CFO East Africa, discussing his career journey, lessons learnt, and what keeps him awake at night.

It is quite a tough job being the CFO of an African airline. The industry faces many challenges from inadequate infrastructure to inconsistent demand. Despite this, CFO of Kenya Airways Hellen Mathuka, loves her job.

Sophia Mukoba-Kioko has taken on the role of Global Audit Finance lead for Unilever, after spending six years as the Finance director for Unilever East Africa.

Roke Telkom CFO Edwin Kyambadde has expressed his confidence in the recently announced partnership between Uganda's public service and infrastructure provider and GX India.

Moses Aman, CFO at Lafarge Hima Cement, wanted to be a pilot while in high school, but instead found his career lift-off after enrolling for a major in Accounting at university.

Risper Genga Ohaga, the CFO of East Africa Breweries Limited (EABL), considers success a multifaceted concept, spanning courage, sacrifice and self-awareness.

CFO East Africa caught up with Michael Nzule, financial and strategy director for Mitchell Cotts Freight Kenya Limited, to better understand the finance leader's approach to strategy and crises - and also convinced him to impart critical insight on that elusive X Factor and his leadership life lessons.

Standard Bank Group’s Africa-focused strategy and differentiated franchise approach has made a significant contribution to it recorded headline earnings of R21.2 billion in the six months to 30 June 2023, up 35 percent relative to the prior period and delivered a return on equity of 18.9 percent.

ICEA LION General Insurance Tanzania CFO Alfred Mtaki is relishing the steep learning curve in a fast-growing company.

Although Jurgen Paulis has worked all over the world, he has found a passion for Africa and for the work that AIF does. And looking back at his career, he is also most proud of the work that he is doing at AIF.

Eunice Waweru, Finance and Strategy director of Uganda Breweries Limited, recently engaged in a conversation with CFO East Africa, discussing her career journey, cultural differences across African countries, and the legacy she aspires to leave.

Despite starting his career as a graduate accountant trainee, Richard Tobiko, the chief financial officer for Nation Media Group, actually began working in operations on site.

MTN Uganda CFO Andrew Bugembe believes that monetary policy and decreasing global inflation will keep inflation levels to around 5 percent in the third quarter - and augment the telecommunication provider’s performance.

The excitement about the launch of the CFO East Africa community is palpable.

ICEA LION General Insurance CFO Zipporah Chege’s journey to leading a finance function was undoubtedly shaped by her upbringing.