RICHARD BYARUGABA QUALIFIED FOR THE POSITION OF GOVERNOR.

 TALK OF COMPETENCE: RICHARD BYARUGABA AND DR. MICHAEL ATINGI - EGO CAN MAKE A PERFECT TEAM AS TOP EXECUTIVES AT BANK OF UGANDA.

The caliber, integrity and competence of the top management at Bank of Uganda is critical in the management of the monetary policy in Uganda. Richard Byarugaba and Dr. Michael Atingi - Ego can make a perfect team in leading Bank of Uganda.

Dr. Atingi is Deputy Governor whose competence is beyond question in that position.

Richard Byarugaba is the Managing director and chief executive officer of the National Social Security Fund (Uganda), a semi -autonomous retirement pension organisation for non-government employees in Uganda.

Byarugaba has held various positions over the years, with the majority in Uganda’s banking sector. He started as a banking officer at Standard Chartered Uganda (Stanchart), in 1983.

In 2008, when Global Trust Bank (Uganda) was established, the new owners appointed Byarugaba as managing director of the newly created bank.

He attended Makerere University, Uganda’s oldest public institution of tertiary education, graduating with a degree in statistics and economics. He is a qualified accountant with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants of the United Kingdom (UK). He also holds a diploma in management from Henley Management College, also in the UK.