Profile: Who is Doreen Muhangazi, PostBank’s new Chief Human Resource Officer?
Days ago, Doreen Muhangazi was confirmed to have joined PostBank Uganda Limited as the Bank’s Chief Human Resource Officer. Muhangazi has over a decade of experience in the Financial services Industry both at a local and regional level. Her immediate last role was at Sanlam Life Insurance (Sanlam Group) where she worked for close to five (5) years as Head of Human Resources & Administration first, before her rise to a Regional Human Resource Executive in Nairobi, Kenya.
Having launched her career with the Office of the President in Uganda as an HR Assistant, Muhangazi proceeded to work with Centum Investment Company Limited in Kenya as a Senior HR Business Partner for five (5) years before joining Sanlam.
Muhangazi is a graduate of the Executive Program from the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa. She further holds a Master in Business Administration in Human Resource & Strategic Management from the University of Nairobi, a Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial & Organizational Psychology (First Class Honors) from Makerere University and a Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management from Cambridge College (UK).
She is also a member of the Human Resource Managers’ Association of Uganda (HRMAU), where she is currently serving in her second term as Secretary General on the Governing Council. Muhangazi is a Chartered Member of the globally recognized Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD-UK).
At PostBank, the Bank’s management say she will provide Strategic oversight and direction to the Human Resources department while facilitating change management and championing organizational development in line with the Bank’s overall strategy.