Hope Ekudu
Hope Ekudu | |
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| Born | 1985 Uganda |
| Occupation(s) | Statistician, Bank manager, Business administrator |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Known for | Chief operating officer at DFCU Bank (2020–2023); retail banking leadership at Housing Finance Bank (2015–2020) |
Hope Ekudu is a Ugandan professional specializing in statistics, bank management, and business administration. From August 2020 until April 2023, she held the position of chief operating officer at DFCU Bank. Before this appointment, she led the retail banking division at Housing Finance Bank beginning in August 2015.
Background and education
Born around 1985 to Grace Adoku and Pastor John Ekudu-Adoku, who previously served as dean of students at Makerere University, Ekudu is the youngest among four children. She obtained a Bachelor of Statistics degree from Makerere University in 2006 and later earned an MBA from Heriot Watt University in 2011.
In 2013, she completed an intensive one-year CEO apprenticeship program coordinated by CEO Club Uganda in partnership with Strathmore University, designed to equip participants for executive leadership responsibilities.
Career
Ekudu began her banking career in 2010 at Barclays Bank of Uganda, where she led the team responsible for payments and international services, including handling SWIFT, RTGS, and EFT transactions. After two years, she advanced to the role of head of payments, serving in that capacity until 2014.
In July 2014, she transitioned to Housing Finance Bank, a commercial institution focused on mortgage financing. During her tenure at HFB, she occupied senior management roles such as general manager for operations, retail banking, and operations and business technology.
Other considerations
At Housing Finance Bank, Ekudu was part of an elite group of eleven senior managers who reported directly to the bank's managing director and chief executive officer.