Sarah Arapta

Sarah Arapta, is a businesswoman and corporate executive in Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community. She is the managing director and chief executive officer (CEO) of Citibank Uganda, a financial service provider, licensed as a commercial bank by the Bank of Uganda, the central bank and national banking regulator.[1]

Sarah Arapta
Born
Uganda
Alma materMakerere University
(BA Economics)
OccupationBank Executive
Years active1998–present
TitleManaging Director & Chief Executive Officer,
Citibank Uganda

Background and education

She was born in circa 1970s. She studied at local primary and secondary schools before she entered Makerere University, the oldest and largest public university in the country. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics.[2]

Career

Arapta was employed at Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited for a period of nearly five years. She started there as the Head Corporate Banking before becoming the Head of Investment Banking. She transferred to Barclays Bank of Uganda in January 2014 as the Director of Corporate and Investment Banking, serving in that capacity for one year and six months. In January 2016, she was appointed managing director and CEO of Citibank Uganda.[2][3]

Other considerations

Sarah Arapta is member of the five-person executive committee of the Uganda Bankers Association, where she serves as the Chief Auditor.[4][5]

See also

References
  1. Bank of Uganda (31 March 2017). "List of licensed Commercial Banks as at March 31, 2017" (PDF). Kampala: Bank of Uganda. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  2. Taddewo William Senyonyi (7 March 2018). "40 Women In Top Banking Positions Named: Sarah Arapta". Kampala: Business Focus Uganda. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  3. CEO Night Uganda (2017). "Citibank's Uganda CEO on How Millennials Taught Her to be a Better Manager". Kampala: The Africa List Insight. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  4. SoftPower Reporter (10 May 2018). "Stanbic's Mweheire Elected New Chairman For Bankers' Association". Kampala: SoftPower Uganda. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  5. Uganda Bankers Association (2018). "Uganda Bankers Association Executive Committee". Kampala: Uganda Bankers Association. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
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