Edigold Monday
Edigold Monday | |
|---|---|
| Occupation(s) | Accountant, entrepreneur, banking executive, educator |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Known for | First Ugandan woman to become managing director and CEO of Bank of Africa (Uganda) |
Edigold Monday is a Ugandan professional known for her roles as an accountant, entrepreneur, banking executive, and educator. Since December 2018, she has held the position of Uganda country director for the Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe’s international cooperation foundation (Sparkassenstiftung für internationale Kooperation e.V.).
Her previous appointments include serving as managing director and CEO at Commercial Bank of Africa (Rwanda), a licensed commercial financial institution. Before that tenure, she was the managing director of Bank of Africa (Uganda). Notably, Monday was the first Ugandan woman to assume both the MD and CEO positions at BOA-Uganda and also the first female Ugandan to become CEO of a commercial bank within the country.
Education
Monday earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and education from Makerere University in 1987. She is a chartered certified accountant, accredited by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, and possesses an Master of Business Administration from Heriot-Watt University. Additionally, she has completed numerous specialized courses in business, management, and banking.
Career
Her career in banking commenced in 1994 at Centenary Bank as an accountant trainee, where she progressed to chief internal auditor by 2001. From 2004 until 2007, she served as director of finance and administration at the Uganda Wildlife Authority.
Monday subsequently joined Commercial Microfinance (CMF), a Tier II microfinance institution, advancing to executive director. After CMF was acquired by Nigeria’s Industrial and General Insurance Company Plc. and rebranded as Global Trust Bank in 2008, she briefly acted as interim executive director before moving to BOA-Uganda. In 2009, she was named acting managing director at BOA-Uganda and was officially confirmed in December 2010, maintaining this leadership role until April 2014.
On 30 June 2014, she took on the role of managing director/CEO at Crane Bank Rwanda Limited. Following its acquisition by Commercial Bank of Africa (Rwanda) on 21 February 2018, Monday was appointed managing director of the combined organization. She was succeeded by Lina Higiro as CEO of CBA Rwanda in July 2018.
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- 1962 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen
- 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople
- Ugandan accountants
- Makerere University alumni
- Alumni of Heriot-Watt University
- Ugandan women accountants
- Ugandan bankers
- 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen
- 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople
- Ugandan women business executives
- Ugandan business executives
- Ugandan women chief executives
- Ugandan chief executives