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During the first-ever CFO East Africa Virtual Summit, titled CFO Ideas Worth Sharing, a breakout session on strategy brought together more than 50 finance executives. The conversation revealed that CFOs across East Africa are stepping into broader leadership roles.

East Africa’s financial leaders are navigating a world where their roles are no longer confined to the balance sheet. Nearly 200 of the region’s finance leaders gathered for CFO East Africa’s first-ever virtual summit titled CFO Ideas Worth Sharing.

Hundreds of leading CFOs from Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda gathered online for CFO East Africa’s first Virtual Summit, titled CFO Ideas Worth Sharing.

CFO East Africa’s first-ever virtual summit titled CFO Ideas Worth Sharing convened nearly 200 of the region’s finance leaders for a powerful session that tackled topics that remain top-of-mind for CFOs. Over three hours, a series of speakers shared insights that touched on the realities of financial leadership today.

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Hilda has over a decade of experience in leading finance functions and seeing teams through strategic and operational decision-making at market giants in Lesotho and Tanzania.

Titus has served as the CFO of Ecobank Rwanda since April 2011.

At the 2025 CFO East Africa ESG Summit held on 10 July, the theme of financing cut across all discussions. While ESG frameworks continue to evolve, the actual flow of capital tells a more complicated story where large firms edge ahead and smaller players risk being left behind.

Until May 2025, Toussaint served as the chief finance and administration officer at Rwanda’s National Cyber Security Authority.

The second annual CFO ESG Summit saw finance leaders from across East Africa come together at the Emara Ole Sereni in Nairobi to explore the CFO’s role in ESG. Against the backdrop of a changing finance function, they discussed the sustainability imperative, sharing common points of concern.

John Githiomi, group CFO of Rubis Energy Kenya, also serves as a board director.

Kioo financial controller Dipen Patel has been nominated for the 2025 CFO Awards

Stanbic Bank Kenya CFVO Dennis Musau has joined the list of finance leaders who will be competing in the 2025 “Oscars of Finance”.

The AzamPesa CFO also serves on the fintech’s board regulatory compliance committee.

Cold Solutions East Africa FD Nicholas Masaba has joined the list of finance leaders who will be competing in the 2025 ‘Oscars of Finance’.

Safaricom CFO Dilip Pal joins the first cohort of nominees in the running for the inaugural ‘Oscars of Finance’.

PostBank Uganda CFO Peter Ssenyange has joined the list of finance leaders who will be competing in the 2025 ‘Oscars of Finance’.

Tanzania Breweries board chairperson and former PwC Tanzania country senior partner Leonard Mususa has over three decades in assurance and board leadership. Ahead of the 2025 CFO Awards for East Africa, he unpacks why he sees the CFO as central to translating strategy into action.

The seasoned finance professional joins the first cohort of nominees in the running for the first-ever ‘Oscars of Finance’.

Sotta Mining CFO Isaac Lupokela joins the running for the first-ever CFO Awards for East Africa.