Doreen Mangesho, director of finance and administration at PASS Trust, is among the nominees for the 2026 CFO East Africa Awards, with nearly two decades of financial leadership across Tanzania's non-profit and banking sectors.

Rwanda's oldest commercial bank signs up as a corporate member, bringing a six-strong cross-functional leadership team into the community.

Naivas CFO Jonathan Ng'ang'a decided he wanted to be an accountant in the third grade. He shares the governance secrets behind the company's longevity in the supermarket sector and explains the value of trusting your team.

Madison Group group CFO Dr Daniel Murage Kinyua is part of the second cohort of nominees for the CFO East Africa Awards, joining a distinguished group of finance leaders competing for the region's most coveted recognition in finance leadership.

East Africa's largest pension funds brings a senior cross-functional leadership team into CFO East Africa as NSSF Uganda signs up as a corporate member.

In nearly a decade at Heritage Insurance, Luke Magambo has overhauled its financial architecture and led the company through the IFRS 17 transition. He speaks about his people-first philosophy and why he maintains absolute zero tolerance for unethical behaviour.

For the third year running, more than 150 finance leaders from across East Africa gathered in Nairobi for the CFO East Africa Sustainability Summit, coming to the consensus that ESG belongs in the CFO’s office.

Clarisse Umutoni, CFO at the Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB), is among the second cohort of nominees for the 2026 "Oscars of Finance".

British American Tobacco brings a cross-functional leadership team into CFO East Africa as it takes up a corporate membership.

For Timothy Musiime, the path to becoming CFO of one of Uganda's largest financial institutions was never straightforward. He thinks that is precisely the point.

He takes over from Dunstan Ayodele Stober, who served as acting CFO since September 2024.

The former CFO of Centum Real Estate steps into board leadership after more than 30 years in finance across FMCG, automotive and real estate.

The head of finance and support services at Population Services International (PSI) Uganda, is among the nominees for the 2026 CFO East Africa Awards, with over 13 years of financial leadership in the non-profit sector.

Global health nonprofit PATH brings its East Africa finance leadership into CFO East Africa, signing up as a corporate member of the community.

Linda Mfuchi Were has spent her entire career at one company, but she has never stood still. As L'Oréal East Africa's first black woman CFO, she is handling the shift from controller to strategic leader one lesson at a time.

Large projects often look great on paper but fail in the real world, leaving companies with massive, unrecoverable bills. ALN Kenya Group chief operations and financial officer Lameck Muriithi, recently named to the CFO 50 class of 2026, explains why he insists on securing customer commitments before spending company money.

She steps up from her role as head of financial decision support at the bank.

The seasoned manufacturing finance leader brings over 20 years of international experience across India, the UAE and Bangladesh.

Cooperative Bank finance and strategy director Caroline Karimi, who has over two decades of financial leadership across the banking, telecoms, FMCG and automotive industries, is among the second cohort of nominees for the annual 'Oscars of Finance'.

Irene steps up from her role as CFO, bringing 25 years of experience in financial management across telecoms, energy and financial services.