Executive Director, Uganda Bankers’ Association

Wilbrod Humphreys Owor, is a businessman, bank executive, and management consultant in Uganda. He is the Executive Director of the Uganda Bankers Association, the umbrella body of Uganda’s 25 commercial banks and one development bank. He was appointed to that position on 8 September 2016. He replaced Emmanuel Kikoni, who had served in that capacity from 2000 until 2016.

Owor has served in several different capacities, including Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of United Bank for Africa (Uganda), Head of Retail Banking at DFCU Bank, Head of Channels at Barclays Bank of Uganda, Financial Controller at Sara Lee (East Africa), Head of Budget at Colgate Palmolive (East Africa). In his role at the Uganda Bankers Association, he has begun consultative discussions with stakeholders to seek a solution to the high cost of credit in Uganda. He is also tasked, together with the executive and management teams of the association, with “presenting industry members’ issues to policymakers, making recommendations for policy change and enhancement based on industry trends.