Background
Kasekende was born in the Central Region of Uganda circa 1960.
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Herman Kasekende
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He studied at Saint Henry"s College Kitovu, for his O-Level and A-Level education.
Career
He is the current Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Stanchart Uganda, the second-largest commercial bank by assets, valued at nearly United States$965 million, as of December 2012. Is primary degree in Economics was obtained from Makerere University. He holds the degree of Master of Arts in International Economics & Finance, from Brandeis University.
During the 1990s, Kasekende worked at Nile Bank Limited, a small indigenous financial services provider founded in 1988, which was acquired by Barclays Bank in 2007.
In 1998, he left Nile Bank and joined Standard Chartered Uganda (SCBU). At SCBU, he has served in different capacities, including as:
Senior Relationship ManagerWholesale Banking
General Manager – Shared Distribution
General Manager – Small and Medium Size Enterprises Banking
Head of Consumer Banking
He also served on a short-term temporary basis at Standard Chartered Bank Singapore.
Effective 22 July 2012, he was appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Standard Chartered Bank Uganda, a position where he still serves, as of January 2015. He is the first Ugandan to serve as the Chief Executive Officer at SCBU, in the 100+ year history of the Ugandan financial institution.
Prior to January 2013, Kasekende worked closely with the late James Mulwana, who served as the Chairman of SCBU, from 1998 until his death in 2013.
The late Mulwana"s mentorship and tutelage is reported to have played a significant role in the ascendancy of Herman Kasekende to the office of Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer at the bank. Herman Kasekende is married with three children.
