As automation reshapes the finance function, the pressure to build capable, adaptable teams has never been greater. Standard Chartered Tanzania CFO George Binde, Naivas CFO Jonathan Nganga, and Kioo financial controller Prashant Barik share how they are developing the people around them for what comes next.

At the second annual CFO East Africa Summit in Kigali, a closing panel brought together three finance leaders to reflect on the moments that have shaped how they lead. Ntiranyibagirwa Ange, group head of finance at BK Group, Dan Mugisha, CFO of Africa Improved Foods, and Collins Otieno, head of finance at Ampersand Energy, revealed the lessons that have stayed with them and the thinking that continues to guide their work.

The company's senior finance leadership will connect with East Africa's most influential network of financial minds following its sign-up as a corporate member of CFO East Africa.

Sanjeev Panwar got into finance to keep his family afloat. After eighteen years at WPP Scangroup, he has arrived at a philosophy of finance that is as straightforward as the man himself.

Harley's senior finance leadership now has a seat at the table of East Africa's most influential network of financial minds, following the company's sign-up as a corporate member of CFO East Africa.

Stephen steps into the CFO role after more than a decade at the organisation, having most recently served as finance manager.

Evase brings more than a decade of banking and audit experience to the role, having most recently served as head of finance at I&M Bank Rwanda.

Still treating tax as just a compliance box to tick? 2026 CFO Awards judge and RSM Tanzania managing partner Lina Ratansi explains why the best finance leaders step out of their silos and use tax planning to build stakeholder trust.

Tracing his passion for commercial discipline back to his parents' business, BAT Uganda head of finance Andrew Muhangi has built a career spanning audit and corporate finance.

2026 CFO Awards judge Shereena Wilson, a software developer turned finance leader, unpacks the critical intersection of AI, blockchain and ESG.

The company's senior finance leadership now has direct access to East Africa's most influential network of financial minds, following the company's sign-up as a corporate member of CFO East Africa.

He will focus on operational and financial advisory, elevating client experience, and reinforcing the systems and processes that support the firm's growth.

Biyi Adeniran, director at ISSEC, has worked across engineering, IT, audit, compliance and operations, and across industries from oil and gas to healthcare. After over three decades, his conviction is that governance is a trust problem, and most organisations are solving the wrong one.

Crystal Ventures CFO Theogene Maniragaba reflects on the harsh feedback that reshaped his early career and why transparency matters more than appearing to know everything.

She brings over 15 years of finance leadership across East and Southern Africa to the London-listed mining company.

With over 65 percent of wealth transfers in the region remaining unplanned and a $15 trillion global shift to younger generations on the horizon, the traditional rules of legacy building are changing fast.

Geoffrey Njuguna, CFO of Interswitch East Africa, was the day's winner when an intimate group of 16 CFOs gathered at Nairobi's Muthaiga Golf Club for a round of golf in December 2025. He shares his thoughts on the parallels between finding the fairways and the CFO role.

Kenya Power's senior finance leadership now has a seat at the table of East Africa's most active community of financial minds, following the utility's sign-up as a corporate member of CFO East Africa.

Josephine Mbabazi’s path to leadership bypassed the traditional corporate ladder, forcing her to build financial systems from scratch and lead teams through the uncertainty of the Covid pandemic. As head of corporate services at Rwanda's Capital Market Authority, she uses her empathy and strategic mindset to shape national policy and advocate for sustainable economic growth.

Fiona Nuwamanya, co-founder of Africa Centre for Applied Digital Health, brings a uniquely entrepreneurial perspective to the 2026 CFO Awards panel, shaped by her time founding and scaling a healthcare startup.