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Top 50 Most Accomplished Marketers 2021

ROBERT VICTOR NSIBIRWA

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Who is Robert Victor Nsibirwa?

Robert is one of the most distinguished marketing brains especially in the FMCG sector with over 15 years of working experience.

Robert is the current Marketing Manager heading the beer category at Uganda Breweries Limited a position he has been for the last 1 year.

He leads a team of brand managers to deliver on the profitability and growth of UBL’s beer business; a portfolio comprised of the flagship Bell Lager, Guinness, Pilsner Lager, Tusker Malt Lager, Tusker Lite, Tusker Lager, Senator Extra, Senator Stout & Ngule

Experience

Nsibirwa started his career as an auditor in Price Waterhouse Coopers in 2009, before moving on to MTN-Uganda as revenue assurance analyst.

After serving for two years, Nsibirwa joined East African Breweries Limited (EABL) as a brand executive for their global beer brands.

He has since worked in various positions including Brand Manger Bell Lager, Innovations Project Manager helping to conceptualize and commercialize new-to world and new-to-market products, before leaving for private business., UBL, Connections Manager Nile Breweries among others.

Why Robert stands out.

Mpola enjoyments a campaign by Bell Lager is the one of the most recent projects the Head of beer has spearheaded. This was one of the top Campaigns nominated in the Uganda Marketing Excellence Awards 2021.

He has  been part of and led internal and external Cross Functional Teams in a busy FMCG industry, to deliver on digital transformation & innovation, consumer research, brand re-positioning, brand innovation, brand renovation and multiple through the line campaigns.

Nsibirwa runs an inspirational or motivational blog through which he shares his personal experiences and lessons with the hope that someone picks on a thing or two. When it comes to personal achievements, Nsibirwa  is passionate about real estate.

Education

The old boy of Kings College Buddo holds a bachelor’s degree in Commerce from Makerere University Business School among his other qualifications

Nsibirwa also owns a consultancy firm that offers full suite marketing support to startups and SMEs that are looking for and open to dynamic and turn-key solutions to ignite their businesses.

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JACKIE TAHAKANIZIBWA(DIPM ACIM)

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Who is Jackie Tahakanizibwa?

Jackie is an accomplished marketing and communications professional with over 10 years’ experience in brand management, media relations management, stakeholder management, corporate social investment management, Events management and internal and external communications across industries including financial services, Media, FMCG among others.

Jackie is the current Corporate Relations & Regulatory Affairs Manager at Diageo, UBL, Director Programs at Public Relations Association of Uganda. Sec Gen. UAIA

Experience

Prior to her current role, Jackie served as Senior Manager Marketing, communications & Customer Experience Responsible for the bank’s marketing function including managing  image and corporate reputation, development and execution of the bank’s corporate social responsibility programs and managing key stakeholders, development of  Post Bank’s branding & PR strategy.

Jackie has also worked with various brands including  Corporate Relations Manager at Monitor Publications Limited- a Nation Media Group Company,  Manager Special projects/Executive Assistant to MD and Customer service officer with Stanbic Bank Uganda

Why Jackie stands out

Jackie under her leadership at UBL worked tirelessly during the Covid19 pandemic to partner with Ministry of Health, Buganda Kingdom, Bar owners for a massive vaccination drive that materialized into a great shift towards the number of vaccinated Ugandans.

That was a commendable job considering the conditions that brands were operating in.

Education

Jackie is an Associate of Chartered Institute of Marketing(ACIM), holds a diploma in professional Marketing-CIM UK among her other academic qualifications.

Jackie subscribes to Public Association of Uganda(PRAU), Uganda Marketers Society(UMS) among other professional bodies.

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JOHN SSENKEEZI

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Who is John Ssenkeezi?

Who is John Ssenkeezi?

John is a multifaceted Marketing professional with over 12 years’ experience in Digital and Social Media Strategy, Content Development, Analytics spanning industries like FMCG, Banking, Telecoms, Automobiles, and the media among others.

Ssenkeezi is the current Digital Supervisor at National Social Security Fund responsible for the strategy, content, analytics, media planning and buying functions of the fund. A position he has been for the last 2 years.

John has  built a solid reputation in Uganda’s Digital Marketing space and accelerated his career through intensive networking and giving endless keynote speeches whenever called upon

Experience

John Ssenkeezi has worked with  leading global and top local brands including Airtel Uganda as the Digital Marketing and Strategic Alliances Manager at Airtel Uganda. He was responsible for the strategy, content, digital product development, analytics, media planning and buying functions of the Telecom giant working with different local and global agency partners

John  worked with Vodafone as Digital and social media for over 1 year and  achieved tremendously.

He has served at UBC as a marketing executive, Daily Monitor as  social media specialist, QG Group as Digital Communications Executive among other roles.

Other brands that John worked with include  Isuzu, Chevrolet, Guinness, Tata, Daily Monitor, 93.3 KFM, Tusker, Johnny Walker, Roke Telkom, Uganda Health Marketing Group, Barclays, FLY, Huawei among others.

Why John stands out

Since he joined NSSF, the digital marketing at the fund has shifted with the fund more visible more than ever before and that can’t go unnoticed.

Every end of  year, John publishes a list of brands/clients he consults in the 12 months and it’s amazing how a busy professional John is can consult for over 20 big brands.

Client testimonies are everything in Marketing and 80 percent of clients he has worked with express gratitude to John for having offered value for money. We celebrate this.

Education

John is a graduate of Squared Online and certified by the Online Marketing Institute, Google, Twitter, with training in Facebook Blueprint among his other academic qualifications.

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PATRICIA KAHILL

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Who is Patricia Kahill?

Patricia Kahill is a multipotentialite, lover of Jesus Christ, and Content Marketer who helps brands create meaningful engagements online using content items for online marketing purpose under her company Kahill Insights – Content Marketing Agency, a Content Marketing Coach, and author of ‘Make Social Media Work For You’ book.

Why she stands out

She is the Founder of Kahill Insights Company Limited is a digital marketing boutique business with a specialty in Content Creation and Marketing for online platforms with a focus on returning the client’s desired outcome. The business was created in 2013 as a sole proprietorship and in 2015 it was incorporated as a private company limited by shares.

With the help of online tools, they  managed to get 30,000 signatures for a petition against Tobacco use, the Government of Uganda under the Ministry of Health through the Ugandan Parliament was able to have the Tobacco Control Act 2015 passed.

At Kahill Insights, they have been able to carry out not less than 150 training and coaching sessions both for individuals and groups under the organization and specially organized. 

We pride ourselves on being the first digital content creation and marketing company in Uganda.

Patricia wrote a book in 2021 called ‘Make Social Media Work for You –The Art of Social Selling’ that come to the market in February 2022

She has  mentored and supervised who have gone off to do extraordinary and exceptional things in the different sectors they joined. Many are now digital marketing managers; others have opened their own marketing agencies to grow the sector.

Academic Qualifications

A bachelor’s degree from Mbarara University of Science and Technology, a certificate from Adweek Institute on Online Brand Marketing and now pursuing a certificate from Content Marketing Institute. All these are digital marketing related qualifications that have impacted my marketing skills online.

She preaches the gospel of Jesus Christ to others, Pray, and watch movies mainly Korean dramas, read and listen to books and podcasts.

Her side hustle is Kahill Insights – a Content Marketing Agency that creates engaging and interactive content items that return on client’s desired outcome

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COLIN ASIIMWE

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Who is Colin Asiimwe?

Colin is the newly appointed Marketing Lead at Wave Mobile money a  fintech that has taken West and East Africa by storm.

He joined Wave from Multichoice Uganda where he served as a Marketing Manager where he worked with Uganda Communications Commission on its Content Development Support Programme (CDSP) among other responsibilities.

Wave a new market entrant started from Senegal in West Africa and is now in Cote D’Ivoire and Uganda. Pursuant to Section 9 of the National Payment Systems (NPS) Act, 2020, the Bank of

Uganda, in October 2021, announced the issuance of an operating license to Wave Mobile Money.

The operating license allows Wave Mobile Money to key among others carry out digital money services- cash deposits, withdrawal, and peer-to-peer and business payments.

In Uganda, Wave which bills itself as being similar to PayPal in terms of offering easy money transfer between peers, but it works with mobile money accounts instead of bank accounts 

Experience

Colin is joining Wave with vast experience from different brands across the continent in operational and management positions including Telecom business in Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Burundi, and Cameroon, having delivered work ranging from launching a telecom in 3 countries to leading the delivery of a mobile based lending and saving solution strategy that was adopted across multiple countries.

Before joining Multichoice, Asiimwe, worked in public relations agencies including VMLY&R, an integrated marketing agency in Kenya where he was the Head of Strategy and Planning.

He also worked at Metropolitan Republic, first as Head of Strategy and then later as Head of Strategy and Digital.

Why Colin stands out

Colin has  literally worked within every sector including construction (cement, iron and steel, paints), financial services (banks, transfer platforms, MFS), petroleum (fuels, LPG, convenience retailing, lubricants) beverages (alcoholic and no alcoholic) and social behavior change communication/marketing categories

Colin was part of refreshing various brand proposition for banks, rewriting the corporate brand story of  Africa’s largest FMCG players.

Clients worked on by Colin include MTN (Uganda, Cameroon, Rwanda); Vivo Energy Uganda (Shell), Uganda Waragi, Eskom Uganda, Sheraton Kampala, aYo Uganda.

Education

Colin is a graduate of Mass communications from  the prestigious Makerere University among his other academic qualifications.

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FRANK MUTHUSI

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Who is Frank Muthusi?

Frank is the current Group CEO Fireworks Advertising(U) Limited responsible for business growth, strategy, talent management and Overall profitability growth of the Agency business

After 1 year at the helm of the Advertising Association in acting capacity as chairman Uganda Advertising Association, Frank Muthusi was recently officially elected as the Association’s Chairman for a term spanning from April 1st, 2022, to March 31st 2024.

Experience

Frank has been at Fireworks Advertising for over 8 years and climbed the management ladder having joined as Systems and Operations Manager way back in 2013.

Frank has been a Business Unit Manager in charge of Media, General Manager at the same Agency.

He worked at Kenfreight Uganda as Administration Manager and is an accomplished leader highly experienced in business strategy, marketing planning, media planning and relationship management.

Why Frank Stands out.

Frank has led the team at the agency to win several awards the recent one being the  Uganda Marketing Excellence Award 2021,Agency of the year(Traditional media category)

Frank`s Journey from Manager to Group CEO at Fireworks Advertising is inspirational having mentored over 100 marketing and media professionals over the years. Almost every Agency in Uganda has professionals whose careers started at Fireworks  under Frank`s stewardship.

Under Frank`s reign, major brands including Centenary Bank, NSSF, Crown Beverages, Uganda Clays, Total Energies, DSTV Uganda among others have been managed by Fireworks Advertising.

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JOHNPAUL OKWI(DIPM MCIM)

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Who is JohnPaul Okwi?

John Paul Okwi is the current Manager Sponsorships and Events at the Telecommunications giant MTN responsible for brand positioning through  experiential marketing and sponsorships.

He is also the founding president of Uganda Marketers Society and later a board member upon expiry of his term in February 2020.

Experience

JohnPaul Okwi started his career way back in 2004 at National Forestry Authority as an Administrative Assistant and has since made several career moves.

He bounced in the marketing space in 2009 when he joined Eclipse Marketing and Events an Experiential Marketing Firm as a Business Manager.

Prior to being appointed Sponsorships and Events Manger at MTN, Okwi served as Manager Events for two years responsible for planning and event execution MTN being the leader in experientials and events.

JohnPaul Okwi is also currently a consultant tutor(Datamine Business School for CIM UK & Edinburg Business School, Heriot Watt University-MBA class on Strategic Marketing)

Why JohnPaul Okwi stands out

JohnPaul Okwi has tutored over 200 marketing and communications professionals over the years. If he hasn’t taught you in the marketing class, you have missed marketing prowess forever.

 

He has foreseen planning and execution of memorable campaigns and events at MTN with large budgets. These include MTN at 20 years nationwide celebration events, MTN IPO of 2021,the famous MTN Kampala marathon, concerts, and festivals.

Education

JohnPaul Okwi is a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing UK(MCIM) with a postgraduate diploma in professional marketing(DIP M) among his other academic qualifications.

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JOHN BABIRUKAMU

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Who is John Babirukamu?

John Babirukamu is one of Uganda`s most influential brains in digital marketing field with experience spanning 14 years.

John is the current General Manager at Hedge Marketing a full-service communications and marketing agency. He is responsible for business growth, client relationship management, strategy, talent management and management oversight.

Experience

The freelancer wed developer  has been around, seen it and done everything digital marketing.

Prior to Joining Hedge as the General Manager, John served at QG group as  Digital Director and had tremendous success managing brands like NTV, Uganda Breweries Limited, Equity Bank, BRAC, Sheraton Kampala among others.

Why John stands out

John is mostly remembered for having took the reins of a barely existing digital marketing unit at NBS and transformed it into Uganda’s most engaging online presence in just three years. The excellent digital marketing strategies,  large social media presence, NBS interactive website you see today is all  digital brain from John Babirukamu.

John also served as Digital Communications Manager at MTN for 2 years having come from Metropolitan Republic a marketing, advertising agency.

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REMMIE KISAKYE

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Who is Remmie Kisakye?

Remmie is the new CEO of Majestic Brands Limited a company of the Buganda Kingdom.

Majestic Brands Limited (MBL) was established by the Buganda Kingdom to undertake innovative and competitive activities to harness the Buganda Brand. Majestic Brands is mainly responsible for business mobilization, stakeholder management, partnerships, and alliances for Buganda Kingdom.

Experience
Remmie is a chartered marketer with over 15 years’ experience in marketing strategy and communications, brand and product management, advertising and publicity, media sales and buying as well as stakeholder relations.

Prior to Majestic Brands, Remmie served as Head of Brand and Communications at Airtel Uganda for six years and she will be remembered for her key role in uplifting the Airtel Brand under key partnerships including Airtel rising stars, Uganda Cranes sponsorship, the Kabaka birthday run, the Airtel Masaza Cup partnership with Airtel among others.

At Airtel, Remmie also served as Media and Advertising Manager for four years responsible for brand and product advertising, media relationships and communications. She excelled tremendously at this and was elevated to head the Brand and communications department.

Besides telecom, Remmie has worked within the media, real estate, FMCG sectors.

Why Remmie stands out.
From Head of Marketing to now CEO, serving the biggest kingdom ,Remmie is not a new face in Mengo as she is working closely with the kingdom.

 

Kisakye was nicknamed ‘the deal breaker’ by her team, for the many projects she has worked on and ensured Airtel won big. Kisakye is known for her love for red, football, in general the Buganda Kingdom partnership with Airtel and the K2 deal.

Her tact to turn around product and service communication campaigns has always been commendable. She is known to shake up the floor until success is visible.

Education

Remmie holds an Msc in Marketing. She is a chartered marketer with the Chartered Institute of Marketing UK.,a member of Uganda Marketer’s Society (UMS), American Marketing Association(AMA) and the Digital Marketing Institute (DMI)

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ROGERS ANGUZU (DipM, MCIM)

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Who is Rogers Anguzu?

Rogers is an accomplished marketer with over 15 years of experience in various sectors. He is a unique league of Ugandan Marketers who have done it and achieved it all.

Experience

He is the current Head of Marketing Vision Group a position he has held since late 2021. Rogers` experience spans 15 years where he has contributed to some of the biggest and fastest-growing brands in numerous sectors including Media & Publishing, Printing & Production, Telecommunication, Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), Oil & Gas and Consulting.
 

Rogers has also worked with brands like MTN Uganda where he did a tremendous job in the trade marketing sphere.

Why he stands out

Rogers has impacted business particularly contributing to areas of Business and Marketing strategy, Brand management, Trade marketing, Events management, Corporate communications, Media and Stakeholder relations, Advertising, Sales and Sales force management, Sales promotions, Key account management in MTN and other big brands he has worked with.

Education

An Exec MBA candidate is a CIM chartered Marketer with a postgraduate Diploma in Professional Marketing, International Postgraduate Diploma in Computer Engineering, and a bachelor’s degree in Advertising & Graphic Design among his other qualifications.

He is currently a member of the advisory council to the leadership of Uganda Marketers Society.

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