Four years after joining Pearl Bank Uganda, CFO Peter Ssenyange leads one of the country’s most respected finance teams. Peter shares how empathy and a drastic shift in culture helped restore performance and pride in the institution.

2025 marked a milestone year for CFO East Africa as the community brought finance leaders across the region together for a series of events that redefined what it means to lead in uncertain times. It was a year of many firsts, with the inaugural CFO Awards, the launch of the Rwanda Chapter and the first virtual summit all underscoring the platform's growing impact.

He boasts extensive experience in financial services, audit, and strategic leadership across East Africa and the UK.

Tanga Pharmaceuticals and Plastics (TPPL) CFO Surendra Tadikamalla is a firm believer in stepping out of one’s comfort zone and taking a risk. And this is partly how he creates trust in his team by supporting them through the discomfort of learning new things.

Miriam Kaggwa’s experience spans nearly the entire spectrum of C-suite leadership. Between July and October 2025, she served as interim CEO at advertising behemoth WPP Scangroup after nine months as COO and more than a decade in senior finance roles across different markets.

Ernst leverages over 15 years of experience in finance leadership across clean energy, M&A, and frontier markets in East Africa and Europe.

Rachel will drive the group's financial strategy, governance, and operational excellence across all regions.

Dilip was recently named East Africa's CFO of the Year alongside two other major awards.

The search for East Africa's most outstanding finance leaders is on as nominations open for the 2026 CFO Awards for East Africa.

The CFO role in East Africa has undergone a dramatic transformation over the past two decades. Crystal Ventures CFO Theogene Maniragaba, DTB Tanzania CFO Deusdedith Mulindwa and Frostan group FD Seleman Issa reflect on how finance leadership has evolved.

At the CFO East Africa ESG Summit on 10 July, EY associate partner Manasses Biwott delivered a clear message to finance leaders: sustainability has moved from the margins to the centre of business strategy.

A single act of faith can change an entire career trajectory. When Caxton Makau was still finding his footing after high school, a finance manager in the insurance industry took him under his wing. Years later, as the finance chief at Geminia Life Insurance, Caxton continues to pay that generosity forward.

Five leading organisations have signed up for corporate memberships with CFO East Africa, deepening their engagement with regional finance leaders and unlocking premium career development opportunities for their senior finance teams.

He boasts a strong background in financial strategy and organisational leadership spanning multiple African markets.

Ntiranyibagirwa Ange, who once played for Rwanda’s national league, still plays football every Sunday.The instincts he learned on the now guide his work across the Bank of Kigali Group.

With a career built across Asia, the Middle East, and Africa, Madhvani Group CFO NVV Chalapathi Rao reflects on the decisions that shaped his career and the challenges that tested his leadership.

Besides the illustrious CFO of the Year title, Dilip also received the Strategy Execution Award.

She steps into her new role after serving in senior roles across EMEA, Asia and Latin America.

With only a day left until the inaugural CFO Awards for East Africa, four more partners have come on board.

Doreen Mangesho once faced a financial crisis that changed everything about how she leads. Today, that lived experience defines her approach to managing turbulence.