BAT Uganda new Managing Director, Mathu Kiunjuri
Kirunda Magoola has resigned from his position as Managing Director and executive Board member of British American Tobacco Uganda Limited (BAT Uganda), effective 11 May 2022.
Magoola was appointed to the Board as Managing Director on 1 August 2020. Prior to this appointment, he held the position of Corporate and Regulatory Affairs Manager at BAT Uganda.
In a statement dated May11, 2022 signed off by Elly Karuhanga, the Board Chairperson and Nicholas Ecimu, the Company Secretary, BAT Uganda said Magoola’s extensive leadership and senior-level experience helped to marshal the Company through a challenging macro-economic period resultant of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The Company remains resilient, enabling continuity of its strategic plan to drive growth and deliver sustained value for its shareholders. Mr. Magoola leaves BAT Uganda in a strong position, well poised to deliver on its ambition to build A Better Tomorrow for its stakeholders,” the Company said.
Consequently, the Board has announced the appointment of Mathu Kiunjuri as Managing Director and executive Board member effective 12 May 2022. Kiunjuri is not new to BAT Uganda. He previousy served as BAT Uganda Managing Director until 2020, having been appointed to the same position in 2017.
Kiunjuri has over 20 years’ experience in leadership, marketing and business strategy within the BAT Group, having worked in multiple markets, including Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, South Africa, Rwanda and Uganda.
“He has previously held country management roles in Uganda (where he served as Managing Director and Head of Trade Marketing and Distribution), Rwanda, Ethiopia and Tanzania, and senior leadership positions in Kenya,” the Company said, adding: “His vast experience and expertise covers Trade Marketing and Distribution, Demand Planning, Marketing Services and Operations, Account Management, Route to Market Management, Marketing Skills Development, People Leadership and Stakeholder Management. The Board is confident that Mr. Kiunjuri’s broad experience and commercial acumen will be valuable to BAT Uganda’s strategic objectives.”
