William Samson Kalema, is a

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n chemical engineer,

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and

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, who serves as the managing partner of BDO East Africa, "a professional firm that offers audit, accounting, tax and business advisory services to private and public sector clients", in the countries of the

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and

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Background and education

Kalema was born at

Mulago Mulago is a hill in north-central Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. The hill rises above sea level. The name also applies to the neighborhoods that sit on this hill. Location Mulago is in Kawempe Division, one of the five administrative di ...

, in Kampala, Uganda's capital city. After attending primary school locally, he was admitted to

Kings College Budo King’s College Budo is a mixed, residential, secondary school in Central Uganda (Buganda). Location The school is located on Naggalabi Hill, in southern Wakiso District, off the Kampala- Masaka Road. This location lies approximately , by road ...

, where he completed his middle and high school education. He obtained his High School Diploma from Budo. He holds a

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degree and a

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degree, both in chemical engineering and both awarded by the

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, in the United Kingdom. His

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degree, also in chemical engineering, was obtained from the

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(Caltech), in

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, California, United States, in 1984.

Career

As of December 2020, his career stretches back over more than four decades. Between 1974 until 1978, he served as a Metallurgical Engineer in the copper mining industry, based in the

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n city of

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. He also served as a research engineer and

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at the

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, based in the state of

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, United States, serving in that capacity between 1984 ad 1992. In 1992, he returned to Uganda and became a consultant to government, businesses and development agencies. He has, in the past and continues, as of December 2020, to serve on a number of boards of national, regional and international organizations. Past board positions are listed in the next section of this article. As of time of writing, he is a member of the following boards: #Chairman, Board of Directors, Old Mutual Life Assurance Uganda #Director, Multichoice Uganda, #Director, Electro-Maxx Uganda Limited #Director, Interswitch East Africa #Director, African Seed Investment Fund #Board Member,

Bank of Uganda The Bank of Uganda ( sw, Benki Kuu ya Uganda) is the central bank of Uganda. Established in 1966, by Act of Parliament, the bank is wholly owned by the government but is not a government department. History In 1979 and again in 1987, the Ba ...

, Since 2010.

Past board positions

He has served on the following boards in the past. #UK Commission for Africa set up by UK Prime Minister

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to develop a long-term strategy for international support for Africa's sustainable development, 2005 #Chairman, Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA), 2000–2002 #Board member Uganda Manufacturers Association, 1994–2000 #Committee Chairman, UMA Economic Sub-Committee, 1997–2000 #Board Chairman,

Uganda Investment Authority The Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) is a semi-autonomous investment promotion and facilitation organisation in Uganda and is owned by the government of Uganda. Location The headquarters of UIA are located at The Investment Center, The Investm ...

(UIA), 1998–2007 #Member of Uganda's high-level Presidential Investors Round Table, 2004–2006 and 2009–2011 #Board Chairman,

DFCU Bank DFCU Bank, registered as the Development Finance Company of Uganda Bank Limited, is a commercial bank in Uganda. It is licensed by the Bank of Uganda (BoU), Uganda's central bank and national banking regulator. Overview As of December 2021, DFC ...

, 1998–2007 #Board member

DFCU Group The Development Finance Company of Uganda Group, commonly referred to as the DFCU Group, is a financial services company in Uganda. Overview * DFCU Limited * DFCU Bank Limited * DFCU Leasing Limited * Rwenzori Properties Limited * Nakasero Pr ...

, 1998–2012. #Trustee, Shell Foundation, 2005–2015, #Trustee and former Executive Chairman of the Kilimo Trust, 1997–2017 #Trustee, Investment Climate Facility for Africa, 2007–2017 #Chairman, Board of Trustees, Makerere Female Scholarship Foundation, #Chairman, Board of Directors, Uganda Gatsby Trust #Member of the Investment Committee of the Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund, managed by Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), 2007–2013 #Director, African Agricultural Capital & Chair of the African Agricultural Capital Fund I #Director,

East African Breweries Limited East African Breweries Limited, commonly referred to as EABL, is a Kenyan-based holding company that manufactures branded beer, spirits, and non-alcoholic beverages. Overview The group's headquarters are located in Nairobi, Kenya, with subsi ...

, 2000–2009 #Chairman, Board of Directors, Uganda Breweries, 2004–2009.

Professional associations

#Member; American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) #Member;

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Scientific Honour Society

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