Ms. Kahumbya Bashige is passionate about helping business grow, expand, transition, transform, and seamlessly navigate change and shifting market demands. As Regional Business Head with experience spanning diverse sectors including development finance, consulting, financial services, and multilateral organizations, I have served at the forefront in raising capital/equity, structuring, negotiating, and sourcing multi-million-dollar deals, developing strategic partnerships, steering investor relations, and bringing bold ideas to life by developing and rolling out transformative structured finance solutions. As a Board Member and Advisor, Ms. Kahumbya Bashige have guided Boards and Board Committees on corporate governance, organizational change, business transformation, board and senior management team structure, risk management, and regulatory compliance. I served as one of the chief architects that accompanied an East African bank through growth and transformation, establishing dominant market position to catapult the bank from 10th to 1st position nationally. The First African Female to be elected to the Council of Institute of Directors UK (IoD UK) and First East African Female Chartered Director (IoD UK), She champion excellence in corporate governance and serve as Thought Leader, Speaker, and Writer on Leadership and Governance.