Ms. Irene Kego, BA
Member
Prof. Samuel Sejjaaka, PhD,
FCCA, CPA
Member
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Prof. Samuel Sejjaaka is a Ugandan accountant, academic and
businessman. He is a partner in Sejjaaka, Kaawaase & Company,
Certified Public Accountants. Between 1991 and 2014, he
lectured at Uganda’s oldest tertiary institution, Makerere
University (later the Makerere University Business School) and
rose to the position of Deputy Principal. He then helped establish
Abacus Business School, Uganda’s premier executive education
institution which merged in 2019 with Management and
Accountancy Training Company (MAT). He is the current Country
Team Leader/ Principal of MAT ABACUS Business School.Prof.
Sejjaaka’s experience encompasses over 25 years’ experience in
management and directorship, including governance and oversight
of public interest companies, supervision of assurance functions
and strategy formulation for growth. Dr. Sejjaaka is current
Chairman of Petroleum Revenue Investment Reserve Advisory
Committee; Chairman of UAP Financial Services and a Board
Member UAP Life Insurance. Dr. Sejjaaka earned a Bachelor of
Commerce degree from Makerere University; a Postgraduate
Diploma in Computer Science from
Makerere; a Master of Science degree in Finance from the
University of Strathclyde. His Doctor of Philosophy in Accounting
and Finance was obtained from Makerere University. Dr. Sejjaaka
is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
(ACCA) and a Certified Public Accountant (CPA-U).
Irene serves as Chief Executive Officer of Padre Pio Insurance
Brokers, an indigenous firm licensed by both the Insurance
Regulatory Authority of Uganda (IRA) and Uganda Retirement
Benefit Regulatory Authority (URBRA) to carry outInsurance
Brokerage services and Retirement Benefit schemes and Third-
Party Administration Services. Irene holds over 30 years’
experience in the Insurance Industry,
beginning her career as an underwriter at the United Assurance
Company and rising to the position of Manager. She has held
various managerial roles at several companies including Pan Africa
Insurance
Company and AON Uganda. Her current and past responsibilities
include: President of Uganda Brokers Association (2005-2009);
Founding Member: The Association for Pension Reform; Board
Member: Uganda Insurance Commission;
Board Member: African Trade Insurance Agency and Board
Member: Private Sector Foundation. Irene holds a Bachelor of
Arts degree in Social Sciences majoring in Agricultural Economics,
Social Administration and Political Science from Makerere
University.
Our board is composed of people with diverse backgrounds and skills set. They
have been carefully selected to provide oversight to MAT ABACUS in order to
steer it the next level.