Agnes Asiimwe Konde, also Aggie Asiimwe Konde, but commonly known as Agnes Konde, is a

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n businesswoman, and

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who serves as the Vice President for Program Development & Innovation at Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), since 2019. Before that, from 1 October 2017 until November 2019, she was the

chief executive officer A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a chief executive or managing director, is the top-ranking corporate officer charged with the management of an organization, usually a company or a nonprofit organization. CEOs find roles in variou ...

of Msingi, a private, independent organisation that promotes the creation of profitable industries in the countries of the

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, Based in

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, Msingi offers services in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda.

Background and education

Konde was born in Uganda and attended Ugandan schools for her pre-university studies. She graduated from

Makerere University Makerere University (; Mak) is Uganda's largest and oldest institution of higher learning, first established as a technical school in 1922, and the oldest currently active university in East Africa. It became an independent national university in ...

, Uganda's largest and oldest university, with a

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(BA) degree in

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. She also holds a

Master of Business Administration A Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a professional degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration; elective courses may allow further study in a particular ...

, obtained from the

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, in the

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. In 2011, she was awarded a Dilploma in Marketing by the

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Career

She has professional experience in services and management in the

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s and

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sectors of the economy, spanning over 20 years. She has previous worked for several high-profile companies, including (a) Monitor Publications Limited (b) British American Tobacco Uganda Limited and (c) Crown Beverages Limited, the Ugandan licensee of

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. Immediately prior to her present position, she was the managing director and CEO of Africa Broadcasting Uganda Limited (ABUL), a subsidiary of

Nation Media Group Nation Media Group (NMG), formerly known as East African Newspapers (Nation Series) Ltd, is an East African media group based in Kenya and listed on the Nairobi Stock Exchange. It is owned by Aga Khan IV. History NMG was founded in 1959 by A ...

and owner o
Nation TV Uganda
(NTV Uganda). She led ABUL from 2013 until 8 September 2017, when she left to take up her present assignment.

Other considerations

She is a board member of the African Network for the Care of Children (ANECCA) affected by HIV/AIDS, United Way (Uganda) and Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA). She is also a member of th
Women-in-Media Network
a subsidiary of the Graça Machel Trust. In 2015, Contador Harrison listed her among the "Ten Most Powerful Women In Uganda".

References

External links

Website of Msingi

As of 17 January 2019. {{DEFAULTSORT:Konde, Agnes Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Tooro people 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople Makerere University alumni Alumni of the University of Liverpool Ugandan expatriates in Kenya Ugandan women business executives Ugandan business executives People from Western Region, Uganda

Background and education

Career

Other considerations

See also

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