London-based Global Brands Magazine (GBM) has named Anne Juuko, the chief executive of Stanbic Bank, as the “Best Woman CEO” in Uganda’s banking sector for the year 2021.
Uganda boats of 27 commercial banks, four of which, are headed by women.
Additionally, Stanbic Bank won two other accolades, including, Trusted Banking Brand, Africa 2021, and Best Banking Brand, Uganda 2021.
“By winning these top accolades, Stanbic Bank is sending a signal to the market that it is the best in terms of product innovations, leadership ethos, customer relations, supporting economic activities and, above all, it is a people’s bank. This gives us the courage to even work beyond the extra hours to achieve goals beyond the targets in line with our purpose-Uganda is our home; we drive her growth.”
Global Brands Magazine is one of the leading brand publications. Each year, it develops a series of awards for companies that have stood out among the industry leaders, demonstrating exceptional service and unique vision.
Nancy Louis, the senior manager of sales at GBM, said, “This is the 9th edition of Awards at Global Brands Magazine. We conducted the banking and leadership awards. An external research team was constituted to evaluate the nominees, all of whom demonstrated unique and exceptional service delivery in the evolving fin-tech sectors.