Barbara Kasekende is a Ugandan businesswoman and corporate executive who serves as the Head of the Advisory Department at Uganda Development Bank, the country's only indigenous, government-owned development financial institution. She took up this position in February 2022. Before that, she was the Corporate Social Investments Manager at Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited, Uganda's largest commercial bank by assets.[1][2][3]
Barbara Kasekende | |
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| Born | c. 1979 (age 44–45) |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Citizenship | Uganda |
| Education | Mount Saint Mary's College Namagunga Elmhurst University University of Texas at Dallas |
| Occupation | Businesswoman & Corporate Executive |
| Years active | 2005 — present |
| Title | Manager of Advisory Department at Uganda Development Bank |
Background and education edit
Kasekende is a Ugandan national, born circa 1979 in the Buganda Region of Uganda. She attended Mount Saint Mary's College Namagunga for her high school education. In an interview that she gave in 2020, she describes herself as the firstborn in her family.[4]
She holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems, awarded by Elmhurst University, in Elmhurst, Illinois, United States. She also holds a Master of Business Administration, obtained from the Naveen Jindal School of Management, at the University of Texas at Dallas, in Richardson, Texas, United States.[2][5]
Career edit
At the time she joined Uganda Development Bank in February 2022, Kasekende's business career went back nearly 14 years. She has had managerial responsibilities in various businesses and companies during that time. She has been a manager at AIG Uganda, Wild Places Africa, NFT Consult and Stanbic Bank Uganda. Her work experience includes business development, customer service, high-net worth customer relations and corporate social responsibility functions.[6]
At Uganda Development Bank, Kasekende heads the bank's business advisory department, responsible for advising and guiding the bank's business clients and customers.[7]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Salim Kalanzi (18 February 2022). "UDB Appoints Barbara Kasekende Manager Business Advisory". The Bankers Journal Uganda. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ a b Ivan Mubiru (19 February 2022). "Who is Barbara Kasekende, the newly appointed Uganda Development Bank Manager Business Advisory?". Watchdoguganda.com. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ The Uganda Insider (28 February 2018). "Barbara Kasekende Appointed Stanbic Bank's Corporate Social Investment Manager". The Insider Uganda. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ David Kangye (16 November 2020). "Barbara Kasekende: There Has To Be a Reason Why You Are Here". DavidKangye.com. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ The Kampala Report (19 February 2022). "UDB appoints Barbara Kasekende Manager Business Advisory". The Kampala Report. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ Nelson Mandela (19 February 2022). "Barbara Kasekende appointed UDB Manager Business Advisory". PML Daily. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ Edgar Atwiine (19 February 2022). "Barbara Kasekende leaves Stanbic, appointed Manager Business Advisory at Uganda Development Bank". Kikubolane.com. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 25 February 2022.