Nationality Ugandan Name Mathias Katamba Residence Kampala, Uganda | Occupation Managing Director Years active 1983 — present | |
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Mathias Katamba is a Ugandan economist, business executive, banker and entrepreneur. He is 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.
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Background
He was born in Central Uganda.
Education
Katamba had his early education in Uganda. 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.
Work experience
Even while still in school, Katamba exhibited entrepreneurial skill, by starting a business during the break between middle and high school.
For the past 10 to 15 years, he has been intimately associated with Uganda's banking industry. He is credited with:
In 2011, following 5 years at the helm of Uganda Finance Trust Limited, he took a beak from commercial banking until he was appointed to is present position in April 2014. Prior to his present position, 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 some national and regional, notable financial institutions; including Orient Bank, Postbank and Barclays Africa.