Annet Nakawunde Mulindwa

Annet Nakawunde Mulindwa
Born	Annet Nakawunde Uganda
Nationality	Ugandan
Education	Makerere University (Bachelor of Arts) Uganda Management Institute (Diploma in Financial Management) (Master of Business Administration)
Occupation	Businesswoman & Bank Executive
Years active	1998 - present
Title	Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Finance Trust Bank
Spouse	Mr Mulindwa

Annet Nakawunde Mulindwa (née Annet Nakawunde), is a businesswoman and corporate executive in Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community. She is the managing director and chief executive officer (CEO) of Finance Trust Bank, a financial service provider with assets valued at about US$92 million, as of 31 December 2020.^[1]

Background and education

She was born in the Central Region of Uganda circa 1960s. She studied at local primary and secondary schools before she entered Makerere University, the oldest and largest public university in the country. She graduated from Makerere with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Later, she obtained a postgraduate diploma in financial management from the Uganda Management Institute (UMI) in Kampala. Still later, she obtained a Master of Business Administration in finance, also from UMI.^[2]

Career

In the early 1990s, Mulindwa started out at Pride Microfinance Limited and later moved to Nile Bank Limited, before joining Finance Trust Bank. At Finance Trust, she has worked in different capacities, including: (a) operations and compliance manager and (b) head of operations.^[2] Over time, she was recognized for her leadership skills and was offered further training in leadership, management, and problem-solving.^[3] On 3 April 2012, she was appointed as managing director and CEO of what was still known as Uganda Finance Trust, a microfinance institution. When the Bank of Uganda granted the Finance Trust a full commercial banking license, Mulindwa became the second woman in the banking history of the country to rise to the rank of CEO at a commercial bank in Uganda, behind Edigold Monday.^[4] The new commercial bank was launched officially in January 2014.^[5]

See also

• List of banks in Uganda
• Banking in Uganda
• Barbara Barungi

References

1. Finance Trust Bank (28 April 2021). "Summarized Financial Statements For The Period Ended 31 December 2020" (PDF). Finance Trust Bank. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
2. FTB (January 2014). "Profile of Annet Nakawunde Mulindwa". Finance Trust Bank (FTB). Archived from the original on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
3. Mary Ellen Iskenderian, and Irena Shiba (8 March 2013). "In Honor of International Women's Day, We Celebrate Women As Leaders: The Citi Foundation And Women's World Banking Team Up To Expand The Women In Leadership Program". NextBillion.Net. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
4. Mugabe, David (22 December 2013). "Banking Remains Attractive With Finance Trust As Latest Entrant". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
5. Ismail Musa Ladu (22 January 2014). "Museveni, Mutebile Caution Banks On Customers' Savings". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 27 January 2015.

External links

• Webpage of Finance Trust Bank
• Banking On A Better Future
• Museveni, Mutebile caution banks on customers’ Savings