Juma Kisaame

Juma Kisaame
Born Juma Kisaame
1965 (age 49–50)
Uganda
Nationality Ugandan
Alma mater Makerere University
(Bachelor of Commerce)
Occupation Accountant, Bank Executive
Years active 1989 – present
Home town Kampala
Title Managing Director & CEO
DFCU Bank
Chairman
Uganda Investment Authority
Religion Islam

Juma Kisaame is an accountant, businessman, and bank executive in Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community. He is the current Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the DFCU Bank, the fourth-largest commercial bank in Uganda, by assets.[1]

Background and education

Juma Kisaame was born in Uganda circa 1965. He attended Makerere University, the oldest and largest public university in Uganda, graduating with the degree of Bachelor of Commerce in 1988.[1]

Career

Following his studies at Makerere, Kisaame joined Uganda Development Bank in 1988, as a Trainee Accountant. He worked there until 1992, rising in the process to the position of Senior Accountant. He joined DFCU in 1992 as Head of Finance. He worked in different roles in the bank until 2004. That year he left to join Eurafrican Bank (EAB) in neighboring Tanzania as Managing Director. Founded in 1995, EAB was acquired by Bank of Africa Tanzania in 2007.[2] In 2007 Juma Kisaame returned to DFCU Bank as the Managing Director, and has served in that role since.[1]

Other responsibilities

Since 2006, he has served as a Director on the Board of Jubilee Holdings Limited, the parent company of Jubilee Insurance.[1][3] Since January 2015, he also serves as the Chairman of Uganda Investment Authority.[4] In 2002, he founded Uganda Leasing Association and served as its President from 2002 until 2006.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 BW, . (2014). "Executive Profile of Juma Kisaame". Bloomberg BusinessWeek Investing (BW). Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  2. ↑ BOAT, . (2015). "About Bank of Africa Tanzania". Bank of Africa Tanzania (BOAT). Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  3. ↑ RF, . (2014). "The Directors & Officers of Jubilee Holdings Limited". Reuters Finance (RF). Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  4. ↑ Ladu, Ismail Musa (23 January 2015). "New UIA Board Chair Tasked To Complete Industrial Park". Daily Monitor (Kampala). Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  5. ↑ ULA, . (2015). "Uganda Leasing Association: Leadership of The Association". Uganda Leasing Association (ULA). Retrieved 23 January 2015.

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