People moves

After 18 months as the CFO of Uganda Airlines, Andrew Ssekamwa has left the national carrier and joined Movit Products as a chief commercial officer responsible for the Tanzania, Western DRC and Zambia markets. The transition is effective 1 September 2024.

Equity Bank Kenya has appointed Moses Okoth Nyabanda, currently the group chief finance and strategy execution officer at Equity Group Holdings, as acting managing director, pending approval from the Central Bank of Kenya. This follows current MD Gerald Warui's early retirement.

Experienced finance professional Eric Kanja has been appointed finance and strategy director of Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) replacing Busola Doregos, effective 1 August 2024.

After a year as CFO of M-Pesa Africa, Haytham Ammar has moved to South Africa to take up the position of CFO of Vodacom’s international business.

Heritage Insurance Company Tanzania has announced the appointment of Japhet Valerian to the CFO position, effective June 2024.

Unga Group finance and ICT director James Nyutu has taken on the position of acting group managing director, following the departure of Joseph Choge.

In an exciting development for Letshego Faidika Bank (LFB), Benson Msangi has been appointed as its CFO, effective May 2024.

Dr Michael Mayanja Lugemwa has been appointed director of finance and operations at the Deposit Protection Fund (DPF) of Uganda, effective April 2024.

Billy Ngetich has been appointed acting CFO of I&M Group Plc. Billy is a seasoned finance professional, who has been making waves in the banking industry since August 2001 when he began his career as a business finance manager at KCB Bank.

Bernard Tesha has been appointed CFO of Absa Bank Tanzania. The appointment comes on the back of various personnel shifts that have occurred over the past 18 months.

Kevin Muregi has taken on the role of CFO at American Tower Corporation (ATC) Kenya. He previously held the role of finance manager responsible for reporting at the tower operator.

Trademark Africa, a prominent aid-for-trade organisation dedicated to enhancing prosperity through increased trade in Africa, has appointed Leah Kihara as its finance director.

Nelson Rwihula, the CFO of UAP Insurance Tanzania, was appointed chief executive of the company in January 2024, subject to regulatory approval, which has now been obtained.

America Tower Corporation Kenya (ATC) has announced the appointment of George Odenyo to the position of CEO, effective January 2024. He previously held the role of CFO at the tower operator.

Ronald Makata, who was recently named chief finance and value management officer (CFVO) of Stanbic Bank Uganda, discusses his appointment in this CFO East Africa exclusive.

Wangeci Kanjama, a long-term executive at Safaricom Group and M-Pesa Africa, is leaving the Vodacom telecommunications family to join Spiro as the Group CFO, effective November 2023.

Abraham Ongenge is excited by the professional and personal opportunity to redefine the banking experience in Kenya in his new role as head of Personal and Private banking (subject to regulatory approval).

Sophia Mukoba-Kioko has taken on the role of Global Audit Finance lead for Unilever, after spending six years as the Finance director for Unilever East Africa.

Saket Mohta has taken on the role of Regional Finance director: Africa & Middle East, for Bata Group. As a senior finance executive, Saket moves into his new role after a two-year tenure as Bata South Africa's Finance director.

Moses G. Kuria has been promoted to Group CFO at CarePay International. Prior to his promotion, Moses was the MD of M-TIBA, CarePay International’s subsidiary in Kenya, which was launched in 2015 in partnership with Safaricom, M-PESA and PharmAccess.