Paulian Kazibwe, finance director at Airtel Rwanda, is among the nominees for the 2026 CFO East Africa Awards, with nearly two decades of experience across telecoms and audit in East Africa.
Airtel Rwanda finance director Paulian Kazibwe has been nominated for the 2026 CFO Awards.
Since May 2023, he has served as finance director at Airtel Rwanda.
Before that, he spent nine years at Airtel Seychelles, first as financial controller from June 2014 and then as finance and supply chain director from January 2016.
Earlier, at Airtel Uganda, he served as financial reporting manager and later financial controller, playing a pivotal role in the 2013 merger of Airtel and Warid Telecom, the first in-country telecoms merger.
He began his career in audit as a senior audit associate at PwC, where his work spanned clients in FMCG, financial services, NGOs and the public sector across Congo, Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia.
Paulian holds a Bachelor of statistics from Makerere University and a postgraduate qualification in finance from the University of Essex. He is a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
Dubbed the "Oscars of Finance", the CFO Awards celebrate leaders who raise the bar for financial leadership across East Africa.
The 2026 nominees will be celebrated at a gala event on 26 November, where winners will be announced.
To partner with CFO East Africa for this event, please contact partnerships manager Humbu Karugo at hkarugo@cfo-ea.com.
