Mathias Katamba
{{Short description|Ugandan economist, entrepreneur and business executive}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Mathias Katamba
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| birth_place = Uganda
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| education = University of Greenwich
(BA in Economics)
University of East London
(MSc in Financial Management)
Chartered Institute of Public Relations
(Diploma in Public Relations)
| occupation = Business Executive & Entrepreneur
| years_active = 1983—present
| nationality = Ugandan
| citizenship = Uganda
| known_for = Business, management
| title = Non-executive chairman of Uganda National Oil Company
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Mathias Katamba is a Ugandan economist, business executive, entrepreneur and banker. He was appointed as the non-executive chairman of the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC), effective March 2024.{{cite web| url=https://eagle.co.ug/2024/03/20/mathias-katamba-named-chairperson-of-unoc/ |title=Mathias Katamba Named Chairperson of UNOC |work=Eagle Uganda Online (EUO) |date=20 March 2024 | author=EUO |access-date=27 June 2024 |location=Kampala, Uganda}} Previously, from January 2019{{cite web| url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Dfcu-appoints-Katamba-announces-Kisaame-exit/688334-4830474-c21sm1/index.html |title=Dfcu appoints Katamba, announces Kisaame exit |date=31 October 2018 | access-date=31 October 2018 |work=Daily Monitor |author=Dorothy Nakaweesi |location=Kampala, Uganda}} until January 2023, he was the managing director and chief executive officer of DFCU Bank, a commercial bank in Uganda.{{cite web|url=https://eagle.co.ug/2023/01/10/scared-low-profits-force-katamba-to-leave-dfcu-md-job/ |title=Scared: Low profits force Katamba to leave Dfcu MD job |work=Eagle Uganda Online |date=10 January 2023 |author=Simon Kabayo |access-date=27 June 2024 | location=Kampala, Uganda}}
Before that, he was the managing director and chief executive officer of Housing Finance Bank, a commercial bank, co-owned by the Ugandan government and the National Social Security Fund (Uganda), a semi-autonomous retirement pension organisation for non-government employees in Uganda.{{cite web|title=Katamba quits Housing Finance, linked to dfcu | url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Finance/Katamba-quits-Housing-Finance-dfcu-/688608-4826600-klc7c3/index.html |date=29 October 2018 |access-date=31 October 2018 |newspaper=Daily Monitor |first=Dorothy |last=Nakaweesi |location=Kampala}}
Education
Katamba had his early education in Uganda, attending St. Mary's College Kisubi for his secondary education. He then entered the University of Greenwich, in England, graduating with the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Economics. His degree of Master of Science in Financial Management was obtained from the University of East London, also in the UK. He also holds the postgraduate Diploma in Public Relations, awarded by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR), another UK institution. Over the years, he has attended advanced leadership courses from several institutions, including Harvard Kennedy School and Wharton Business School.{{cite web|title=Progression Capital Africa: Mathias Katamba|url=http://www.progressioncapitalafrica.com/mathias.html|accessdate=24 April 2014|publisher=Progression Capital Africa|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130324010955/http://www.progressioncapitalafrica.com/mathias.html|archive-date=24 March 2013|url-status=dead}}
Work experience
Even while still in school, Katamba exhibited entrepreneurial skill, by starting a business during the break between middle and high school.{{cite web|url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/13/689257|title=My First Job: Mathias Katamba|publisher=New Vision|date=26 July 2009|first=Archive|last=Newvision|accessdate=24 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140310072145/http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/13/689257|archive-date=10 March 2014|url-status=dead}} He is credited with:
- The transformation of Pride Microfinance Limited from a Non-Government Organization (NGO), into a Tier III Deposit-taking microfinance financial institution (MFI).
- The transformation of Uganda Finance t Limited, from a Tier III, Deposit-Taking MFI into a Tier 1 commercial bank, Finance Trust Bank.{{cite web|work=Daily Monitor |date=22 June 2010 |url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Prosper/-/688616/943460/-/iyj35uz/-/index.html |title=When Finance Trust Made The Turn of Its Life |author=Fredrick Masiga |access-date=24 April 2014}}
In 2011, following five years at the helm of Uganda Finance Trust Limited,{{cite web|work=Daily Monitor |date=19 September 2011 |title=Katamba says adieus to banking |
url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/business/prosper/katamba-says-adieus-to-banking-1500348 |author=Daily Monitor |
access-date=1 December 2022 |location=Kampala, Uganda}} he took a beak from commercial banking until he was appointed CEO of Housing Finance Bank, in April 2014. Prior to that, he was managing partner and co-founder of Progression Capital Africa (PCA), a US$40 million private equity fund based in Mauritius. Before joining Finance Trust Bank, he worked at several national and regional, notable financial institutions; including Orient Bank (now I&M Bank Uganda), PostBank Uganda and Absa Group Limited.{{cite web| work=Summit Business Review (SBR) |url=http://www.sbreview.net/index.php/terms-of-use-and-privacy-policy/smes/components/content-component/article-categories/793-mathias-katamba-appointed-new-housing-finance-bank-managing-director |title=Mathias Katamba Appointed New Housing Finance Bank Managing Director |date=24 March 2014 |author=SBR |access-date=24 April 2014}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.unoc.co.ug/ Website of Uganda National Oil Company]
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