Annet Nakawunde Mulindwa facts for kids

Annet Nakawunde Mulindwa is a successful businesswoman and a top leader in the banking world in Uganda. Uganda is an important country in the East African Community. Annet is currently the managing director and chief executive officer (CEO) of Finance Trust Bank. This bank helps people with their money and had assets worth about US$92 million by the end of 2020.

Early Life and Education

Annet Nakawunde Mulindwa was born in the central part of Uganda around the 1960s. She went to local schools for her primary and secondary education.

After that, she attended Makerere University. This is the oldest and largest public university in Uganda. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Makerere. Later, she continued her studies at the Uganda Management Institute (UMI) in Kampala. There, she received a special diploma in managing money. Even later, she earned a Master of Business Administration degree, also from UMI, focusing on finance.

Her Career Journey

Annet Mulindwa started her career in the early 1990s. She first worked at a place called Pride Microfinance Limited. After that, she moved to Nile Bank Limited.

Eventually, she joined Finance Trust Bank. At Finance Trust, she took on different important roles. She worked as an operations and compliance manager. She was also the head of operations. People noticed her strong leadership skills. Because of this, she received more training in leadership, management, and solving problems.

On April 3, 2012, Annet was chosen to be the managing director and CEO of Uganda Finance Trust. At that time, it was a microfinance institution. This means it helped small businesses and individuals get loans.

Later, the Bank of Uganda gave Finance Trust a full commercial banking license. This meant it could become a regular bank. When this happened, Annet Mulindwa made history. She became only the second woman in Uganda's banking history to become a CEO of a commercial bank. The new commercial bank officially started in January 2014.

See also

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