Key skills and expertise

With over 25 years of experience across retail, banking, telecom, and FMCG sectors, the expert excels in leadership roles, strategic development, and revenue growth. Career highlights include managing large-scale projects such as the liquidation of Game Stores in Uganda and significantly expanding Airtel Uganda's market share. The expert possesses strong analytical skills, budget management expertise, strategy formulation capabilities, and stakeholder engagement proficiency. Leadership roles have involved overseeing sales and marketing functions, managing product development, and ensuring compliance. With a robust network in the commercial sector, the expert has effectively led teams to achieve corporate objectives.

Sectors and geographic focus

The expert has worked across multiple sectors, including retail, banking, telecommunications, and FMCG, holding leadership roles such as Country Manager and Head of Business Development. Responsibilities have included strategic planning, sales and marketing management, and project execution. The expert has demonstrated cross-cutting expertise in digital finance and telecom, particularly within Uganda. Their work has spanned regional and country-specific initiatives, emphasizing growth opportunities and revenue expansion through strategic partnerships and market development.

Extensive experience in Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda has endowed the expert with in-depth knowledge of local governance and cultural dynamics, particularly within Uganda's telecom market and digital finance space. This regional expertise has been instrumental in leading strategic initiatives and fostering partnerships across these countries, contributing to significant market growth and development.

Languages and education

The expert is proficient in English and French, utilizing these languages in diverse professional settings across multiple countries, including Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda. This multilingual capability has supported collaboration in international and multilingual teams, facilitating effective communication and project execution in various sectors.

With a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Delhi University, India, the expert also holds additional certifications, including Basics in Human Resource Management and Basics of Digital Marketing from Cambridge International Qualification, and Project Management and Reporting from the Metropolitan School of Business and Management UK. The expert is also a QuickBooks Certified ProAdvisor, certified by Intuit QuickBooks.