Kampala, | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders of Ugandan corporate entities have been urged to take bold steps in leadership, to guide their organisations towards sustainable success. This call was made to Ugandan CEOs and top managers attending the 15 th Annual CEO Forum, which was held today at Mestil Hotel …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Executives from Uganda’s insurers have reaffirmed their commitment to working together to advance and expand the insurance industry. This collective dedication to industry growth was underscored during the CEOs Breakfast Meeting hosted by the Uganda Insurers Association (UIA) at Serena Hotel in Kampala. …
Read More »10 years after crisis, bank CEO pay swells again
New York, United States | AFP | Ten years after Wall Street recklessness helped lead to the Great Recession, compensation for top bank CEOs is soaring even as pay flattens at junior levels. Compensation figures released so far by large banks this year suggest a rich season for CEOs, despite …
Read More »ANALYSIS: Musisi’s resignation and the fate of CEOs
How Museveni’s meddling complicates hiring and work Kampala, Uganda | AGNES E NANTABA | Just days after Jennifer Musisi announcing that she was resigning as executive director of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), experts started discussing her likely successors and the challenges that await them. Musisi announced on Oct.15 that she …
Read More »For women CEOs, danger lurks atop the corporate ladder
New York, United States | AFP | In one recent 24-hour span, two women were pushed out of leadership roles at major US corporations, spotlighting how investor pressure can frustrate efforts to broaden diversity in the boardroom. Ellen Kullman, Meg Whitman, Mary Barra, Indra Nooyi, Marissa Mayer, Irene Rosenfeld, Sheri McCoy …
Read More »Some tough decisions Ugandan CEOs make
By Joan Akello Charles Ocici, Richard Byarugaba, Maggie Kigozi, Kenneth Kitariko reveal tricks of surviving at the top Survival rates at the top are declining for C.E.O’s in Uganda and the men and women in the top office are buffeted by a sea of pressures. As a result most large …
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