Full Name Julius Kakeeto Religion Christianity Nationality Uganda Name Julius Kakeeto | Ethnicity Muganda Years active 1990s–present | |
Occupation Accountant, Businessman & Bank Executive, Title Managing Director & CEOOrient Bank Alma mater Strath University, Manchester Business School, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants | ||
Julius Kakeeto is an accountant, businessman, and bank executive in Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community. He is the managing director and chief executive officer of Orient Bank, a mid-sized commercial bank, with approximately US$200 million in assets, as of 31 December 2012.
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Background and education
He was born at Nsambya hospital in Kampala in the Central Region of Uganda in 1976. He attended St. Mary's College Kisubi before entering Strathmore University, a private university in Kenya. He obtained a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Strathmore. He continued his studies at the Manchester Business School, where he graduated with a Master of Business Administration degree. Later, he studied for and was awarded the qualification of Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants of the United Kingdom. He is also a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda.
Career
Kakeeto worked with Ernst & Young from 1998 to 2000. He joined Citibank Uganda in 2000 as part of he start-up team, working as the chief finance officer in the new subsidiary. Following that, he worked at the headquarters of Citibank's Africa Division in Johannesburg, South Africa. He then transferred to Citibank's offices in London initially in the Strategy and Planning team before transferring to the Investment Banking Division where he worked as a vice president focusing on Emerging Markets. Before joining Orient Bank, he served as the finance director at Equity Bank (Uganda). In 2015, he was appointed the chief executive officer at Orient Bank, having headed the institution in an acting capacity since 2014.