Executive
Patrick Ayota, Managing Director
Executive skills mapped to Vision 2035
Each EXCO appointment maps to a function the 50–80–95 agenda depends on, in the same spirit as the Board skills matrix above.
Functional expertise
Strategic leadership; statutory Managing Director under the NSSF Act
Why appropriate to Vision 2035
Sole Executive Director; accountable for translating Board strategy, including Vision 2035, into delivery across all functions.
Executive
Gerald Paul Kasaato, Deputy Managing Director
Functional expertise
Implementation of fund strategies
Why appropriate to Vision 2035
Internal promotion evidencing succession planning, bringing deep investment expertise to the UGX 80 trillion AUM ambition. Strategy formulation and implementation
Executive
Kenneth Owera, Chief Investment Officer
Functional expertise
Investment management and Investment portfolio management
Why appropriate to Vision 2035
Direct responsibility for portfolio performance underpinning the Fund’s asset growth target.
Executive
Agnes Tibayeita Isharaza, Chief Legal Officer / Corporation Secretary
Functional expertise
Law, governance, regulatory compliance
Why appropriate to Vision 2035
Combines legal and governance qualifications, providing independent governance stewardship alongside legal risk management.
Executive
Stevens Mwanje, Chief Financial Officer
Functional expertise
Financial management and reporting
Why appropriate to Vision 2035
Stewards the financial integrity underpinning every value-created figure in this report.
Executive
Geoffrey Barigye, Chief Internal Auditor
Functional expertise
Internal audit, assurance (reports directly to ARC)
Why appropriate to Vision 2035
Independence from management, formalised through direct ARC reporting, underpins the combined assurance model.
Executive
Geoffrey Waiswa Sajjabi, Chief Commercial Officer
Functional expertise
Commercial strategy and member growth
Why appropriate to Vision 2035
Leads commercial execution of the Creating Our Own Members growth pillars.
Executive
Dan Mugura, Head of Procurement and Disposal Unit
Functional expertise
Procurement, PPDA compliance
Why appropriate to Vision 2035
Safeguards prudent capital allocation and regulatory compliance across major contracts and acquisitions.
Executive
Edward Senyonjo, Chief Risk Officer
Functional expertise
Enterprise risk management
Why appropriate to Vision 2035
Leads Risk and Opportunity Management and operationalises the Risk Appetite Framework that links risk directly to strategic objectives.
Executive
Arimi Barbra Teddy, Head of Marketing and Corporate Affairs
Functional expertise
Stakeholder communication, brand stewardship
Why appropriate to Vision 2035
Protects the Fund’s reputation and the deliberately low-media-profile governance principle set by the MD.
Executive
Alex Rumanyika Kalimugogo, Head of Strategy and Performance
Functional expertise
Strategic planning and performance management
Why appropriate to Vision 2035
Translates Vision 2035 into measurable KPIs tracked across this report.
Executive
Milton Steven Owor, Chief People and Culture Officer
Functional expertise
Human resources, talent, and succession
Why appropriate to Vision 2035
Delivers the staff engagement and succession-planning outcomes reported under SACA oversight.
Executive
Benoni Katende, Chief Technology and Enterprise Solutions Officer
Functional expertise
Technology and digital transformation
Why appropriate to Vision 2035
Leads Platform Next and digital acceleration, co-opted quarterly into Finance Committee and ARC for IT risk oversight.
Executive
Peninah Kabagambe-Wabwire, Chief Enterprise and Growth Officer
Functional expertise
Enterprise and informal-sector growth
Why appropriate to Vision 2035
Leads the Enterprise and Growth Department central to the 50.0% coverage ambition.