In an insightful interview, ALN managing partner Daniel Ngumy, who will be a judge at the 2025 CFO Awards for East Africa, emphasises the importance of dynamism in today’s finance leaders. He highlights the need for integrity in the profession, recognising the awards as an important platform for enhancing the profile of CFOs in the region.

Linda Mfuchi will take on the role of CFO at L'Oréal East Africa from 1 March 2025, after two years as corporate finance controller at L'Oréal. She boasts over a decade of experience in financial modelling, forecasting, planning, and reporting.

When Nyumba Group CFO Vishal Soni lost his mother in 2018, he was left rudderless. All of his career decisions until that point, including rejecting any job offers outside of his native Mombasa, had been made with her in mind.

Jubilee Health Insurance CFO Eugine Mutekhele has navigated an intriguing journey, changing careers with relative ease. He chronicles his path from humble beginnings in tech to the C-suite of one of the region's largest insurers.

ICPAR vice president John Bugunya elaborates on how CFOs are redefining leadership today. The former CIMERWA Plc executive director reflects on the challenges and opportunities shaping the future of finance, encouraging executives to step out of the box.

Mark Nkurunziza has been appointed the vice president of finance and operations at African School of Governance (ASG). He joins the recently-launched graduate institution after five years as the chief financial officer of MTN Rwanda.

From managing a leading telecoms finance department in Afghanistan to developing a financial turnaround strategy for MTN Rwanda, Dunstan Stober’s journey is a story of resilience, growth, and empowering those he leads.

Andrew Ssekamwa, who is the chief commercial officer at Movit Products - and a judge for the 2025 CFO Awards for East Africa - believes that CFOs need to lead with innovation in today’s dynamic business environment.

While some people may enjoy curling up under a blanket with a good book, others are more drawn to the pleasures of visual media, like films and TV series. Kioo financial controller Dipen Patel, Bamburi Cement group CFO Eugene Antera, and Dolphin Professional Services CFO Noel Ngonyani speak to CFO East Africa about the films they have drawn life lessons from.

Fifteen years ago, AAR Insurance Group CFO Hosea Kiprop won the US Green Card lottery. He went through all the stages of applying for permanent residency, but at the last minute, he changed his mind.

Global Institute of Governance & Sustainability (GIGS) CEO Mkombozi Karake considers himself more African than Rwandan, with a career that spans several sectors and includes a stint at the World Bank.

As nominations for the 2025 CFO Awards for East Africa stream in, ICPAR director of strategy and sustainability Julian Ingabire, ALN managing partner Daniel Ngumy,and Movit Products CCO Andrew Ssekamwa weigh on a trend that is poised to shape the future of finance, urging CFOs to leverage AI tools to remain competitive.

Stanbic Bank Tanzania has announced the appointment of Derick Lugemala as its new chief finance and value officer (CFVO).

RSwitch CFO Godfrey Nduwayezu’s career began with a last-minute decision to study accounting in high school. This change of heart led him to a leadership role at a fintech company that is keen to fully transform Rwanda into a cashless economy.

Safaricom CFO Dilip Pal, Spiro group CFO Wangeci Kanjama, and ZEP-RE CFO Rachael Gitonga spoke candidly about their triumphs and losses in 2024 and shared their hopes for the new year, during a panel discussion at the 2024 CFO East Africa Year End Summit.

For Jubilee Life Insurance Kenya CFO Catherine Ng’ang’a, success means making progress in her career and carrying people along with her as she does it.

Effective 1 January 2025, Miriam Kaggwa will assume the role of COO after nearly two years as the company’s CFO, while group finance director Sanjeev Panwar takes on the CFO role.

Maryanne Mwai has been appointed as the Africa head of finance at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change. With a career spanning 16 years across manufacturing, audit, and business transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa, Maryanne brings to the role extensive expertise in strategic financial management, business process transformation, risk oversight and compliance.

During a roundtable discussion at the 2024 CFO East Africa Year End Summit, finance leaders reflected on the ups and downs that defined the year that was and charted the road ahead. The changing economic landscape and resulting regional dynamics took centre stage as attendees looked back on the events of the past year during a session hosted by media personality Julians Amboko.

EABL group CFO Risper Genga Ohaga and ICEA Lion General Insurance CFO Zipporah Mungai Chege recently participated in a multistakeholder committee to develop a roadmap for the adoption of the IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards in Kenya.