Category: Corporate Governance

The Top 20 C-Suite Leaders Shaping the Future of Business in 2027

November 7, 2026

“Working for UBA has expanded the way I see both Africa and the role of communications,” Catherine says. “You quickly realise that there is no single African audience. Every market has its own nuances, but there are also powerful aspirations that connect us. The discipline is in protecting what the brand stands for while finding the cultural and commercial relevance that makes it meaningful in each market.”

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The Top 20 C-Suite Leaders Shaping the Future of Business in 2027

November 7, 2026

“Working for UBA has expanded the way I see both Africa and the role of communications,” Catherine says. “You quickly realise that there is no single African audience. Every market has its own nuances, but there are also powerful aspirations that connect us. The discipline is in protecting what the brand stands for while finding the cultural and commercial relevance that makes it meaningful in each market.”

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The Top 20 C-Suite Leaders Shaping the Future of Business in 2027

“Working for UBA has expanded the way I see both Africa and the role of communications,” Catherine says. “You quickly realise that there is no single African audience. Every market has its own nuances, but there are also powerful aspirations that connect us. The discipline is in protecting what the brand stands for while finding the cultural and commercial relevance that makes it meaningful in each market.”

November 7, 2026

The Top 20 C-Suite Leaders Shaping the Future of Business in 2027

I am ambitious. I care deeply about excellence. I enjoy winning. But I have learnt that achievement is only one part of a meaningful life.
I am also a mother, a daughter, a friend, a person of faith, a learner and simply a human being, navigating the beautiful complexity of life. Those identities do not compete with leadership; they enrich it.

November 7, 2026

The Top 20 C-Suite Leaders Shaping the Future of Business in 2027

“Experience gives you instinct, but instinct alone can be dangerous, because it is shaped by what we already know and believe. Research brings the customer into the room. It tells us how people see the brand, what they value, where their frustrations lie, and sometimes it tells us something we did not expect to hear.”

November 7, 2026

The Top 20 C-Suite Leaders Shaping the Future of Business in 2027

Mwindi’s remit spans financial crime prevention, anti-money-laundering and sanctions controls, market conduct, client conduct, regulatory conduct, non-financial regulatory reporting, data protection and the management of conflicts of interest. Together, these disciplines safeguard the integrity of the bank and the wider financial system.

November 7, 2026

The Top 20 C-Suite Leaders Shaping the Future of Business in 2027

After years of building her career in the United States, it was family that brought her back to East Africa. “DC had been good to me,” she says. “But there comes a point when you realise the milestones that matter most aren’t on a career plan. I wanted to be close to my family – and I have never regretted it.”

November 7, 2026

The Top 20 C-Suite Leaders Shaping the Future of Business in 2027

In September 2025, Kenya Airways launched KQSafari Data, a roaming solution developed from the airline’s Open Innovation Challenge through its Fahari Innovation Hub. The product provides customers with more than 2,250 roaming plans covering over 180 countries, addressing a practical problem faced by international travellers: staying connected without the complexity and cost traditionally associated with international roaming.

November 7, 2026

The Top 20 C-Suite Leaders Shaping the Future of Business in 2027

Her long tenure at the bank provides an important perspective on the transformation of I&M’s business. She has progressed through a period in which corporate banking has moved well beyond conventional lending towards a broader model encompassing cash management, trade finance, digital transaction platforms, foreign exchange, investment services and structured financial solutions.

November 7, 2026