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The duo's appointment is effective April 1, 2024 until substantive appointments for the positions are made,
KAMPALA—Stanbic Bank Uganda has appointed Mr. of Samuel F Mwogeza as its Interim Chief Executive, and Barbara Dokoria as Interim Executive Director.
The duo’s appointment is effective April 1, 2024 until substantive appointments for the positions are made,” said Mr. Damoni Kitabire the Stanbic Bank Chairman, Board of Directors.
Mwogeza’s interim appointment comes after Bank of Uganda rejected the proposal by Stanbic Bank Board of Directors to appoint the CEO of Stanbic Bank Eswatini in Southern Africa as the replacement for Anne Juuko.
Anne Juuko was recently transitioned to another leadership role as Global Markets Regional Head for East Africa, effective April, 2024.
Presently the Executive Head of Compliance, Dokoria’s interim appointment follows Emma Mugisha’s resignation as Executive Director and Head of Business & Commercial Banking, to pursue opportunities outside of the Standard Bank Group.
Kitabire congratulated the incoming leaders and thanked Juuko, and Mugisha for their notable contribution to the sustained success of the organisation over the years.
“On behalf of the Board, I thank Anne, and Emma for their leadership over the years and contribution to the sustained growth of Stanbic Bank Uganda; we wish them success in their next respective assignments,” said Kitabire.
Stanbic Bank is the country’s largest commercial bank by assets, profits, and deposits as of December 2022.
It is also the anchor subsidiary of the listed entity—Stanbic Uganda Holdings Limited, a franchise of the Standard Bank Group—Africa’s largest lender, by assets