Photo Gallery: 17 April 2026, CFO East Africa Exploring CFO Success Factors, Marriott, Kigali

The payment operations entrepreneur speaks about the glass ceiling she refused to stay under and why Africa needs imaginative solutions built by Africans.

Dr Neema Kiure, assurance partner at EY and former Diamond Trust Bank Tanzania finance director , knows a CFO’s true influence is often revealed during moments of stress. As a judge for the 2026 CFO Awards, she is on the lookout for finance leaders who do bring clarity and disciplined recommendations to the board when tradeoffs get hard.

Speaking at the CFO East Africa Uganda Leadership Summit, former PwC Managing Partner and I&M Bank Uganda chairperson Francis Kamulegeya delivered a blunt account of how finance leaders are perceived in the boardroom and what it will take to survive the transition into one.