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Management Team
Md. Nurul Islam Chowdhury Mafique
Managing DirectorMd. Nurul Islam Chowdhury Mafique
Managing DirectorMr. Mafique is the Managing Director of ASA Uganda since 2014. He obtained his post-graduate degree in Management from National University of Bangladesh in the 1997. He joined ASA Bangladesh in1994 and since then has been closely associated with the implementation of ASA’s microfinance program and impact assessment team. He was the Managing Director of ASA Afghanistan (previously part of ASA International) between 2009 - 2010. He provided consultancy services to the Centre for Community Transformation in the Philippines and the Cambodia Health Committee, such as, to strengthen the Microfinance Service Delivery System, Human Resources Management System, Monitoring/Supervision and implementation, financial control system, accounting & record keeping system from 2005 to 2006. Mr. Mafique worked with various organizations as a Deputy Managing Director, such as Pag-ASA Philippines (part of ASA International) in 2008 - 2009, ASA Pakistan in 2011 - 2012 and ASA Savings and Loans in 2013-2014. He is member of the Board of Directors of ASA Uganda, ASA Kenya, ASA Tanzania and ASA Rwanda, He is also a member of AMFIU, an association for Microfinance institutions in Uganda..
Md. Khalilur Rahman
Deputy Managing DirectorMd. Khalilur Rahman
Deputy Managing DirectorMr. Rahman graduated from Rajshahi University in Bangladesh in 1992. He has 26 years’ experience in the microfinance sector. He joined ASA Bangladesh in 1994 and worked as a branch manager, Regional Manager, District Manager and Zonal Manager. He worked at ASA India and at ASA Philippines. He has been the Deputy Managing Director from 2015.
Samuel Omagor
Chief Financial OfficerSamuel Omagor
Chief Financial OfficerMr. Omagor is a Certified Public Accountant with over 13 years of professional experience in various industries, such as Automotive, Construction and Educational institutions. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (first class) from Makerere University (Uganda), a Master of Business Administration from Wuhan University of Technology (P.R China) and CPA. He is a full member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda. He is experienced at finance & accounting, risk management, management of foreign exchange transactions, accounting system development, establishing and maintaining internal controls to achieve the objectives of effective and efficient operations, reliable financial reporting, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
Kato Roman Peter
Head of Legal & ComplianceKato Roman Peter
Head of Legal & ComplianceKato Roman Peter, a lawyer with a wealth of experience in various aspects of law has over 3 years of expertise as an in-house counsel, he has proven himself to be an invaluable asset in the legal profession. He holds an Honors Bachelor's Degree of Laws from Makerere University, Subsequently, he pursued a Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice at the Law Development Center, where he achieved the honor of being recognized as the Best Student in Corporate and Commercial Practice. He has specialized knowledge in Tax and Revenue Administration having obtained a Post Graduate Diploma from the East African School of Taxation. As a member of the Uganda Law Society and a qualified Advocate, Kato Roman Peter is committed to upholding the highest standards of legal practice.
Aloysius Gonza Omugur
Head of ITAloysius Gonza Omugur
Head of ITMr. Omugur is the Head of IT since 2014. He has a Bachelors in Applied Information Technology and an advanced diploma in Software engineering from Sikkim Manipal University in India. He has 13 years of experience in the IT profession. Prior to joining ASA Uganda, he worked as a senior systems administrator with World Vision Uganda. He is experienced at Enterprise systems and environments, Data and network security, Virtualization, DC-DRS with BCP amongst others.
Kenneth Byamukama
Head of Human ResourcesKenneth Byamukama
Head of Human ResourcesMr. Byamukama is the Head of HR since 2020. He obtained his Post-graduate degree in Human Resource Management from Makerere University Business School, Uganda. He also has a Bachelor of Arts and a diploma in Education from Uganda Christian University, Mukono, Uganda. Mr. Kenneth has over 10 years of HR experience. Before ASA Uganda he was associated with Heritage Coffee Company Limited as Head Human Resources, and served as a Human Resources Officer at Sugar Corporation of Uganda Limited and in Kakira Sugar Limited.
Kiya Robert
Head of Internal AuditKiya Robert
Head of Internal AuditMr. Kiya Robert joined ASA Microfinance Uganda Limited on 1st September 2020, as Chief Internal Auditor. He is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA) and also a holder of a Bachelor of Statistics Degree from Makerere University, Kampala Uganda. He is pursuing a Masters of Business Administration degree (Accounting and Financial Management). He has over fifteen years working experience in Internal Audit and Risk Management in the financial services and manufacturing sectors. He has attended various trainings in Financial Risk Management organized by Women World Banking (WWB) in partnership with Citibank, Assets and Liabilities Management organized by SIMARCH & FMO, MFIs Portfolio reviews and Financial Management organized by School of Applied Microfinance, Mombasa Kenya. He has also attended various continuous professional training programs organized by the Institute of Internal Auditors Uganda.
Board of Directors
Md. Azim Hossain
Md. Azim Hossain
Azim Hossain assumed the role of Chief of Operations ('CO') of ASA International in July 2023, having served as the Group's Director of Investment, Treasury and Risk Management since 2005. Mr Hossain has over 34 years of experience in the microfinance industry, having worked for 20 years at ASA NGO Bangladesh, where he held various positions including Director of Finance & MIS and Senior Finance Professional. At ASA Bangladesh, Mr Hossain established the finance and MIS systems, was involved in the development and design of the AMMS, assisted in the establishment of risk management frameworks and was in charge of the NGO Partnership Programme, providing technical and financial assistance to microfinance institutions. He has also worked with the UNDP MicroStart programme in the Philippines and Nigeria, where he was responsible for development, products and services, financial management, performance analysis and business planning.
Md. Nurul Islam Chowdhury Mafique
Md. Nurul Islam Chowdhury Mafique
Mr. Mafique is an ex-officio member of the Board of ASA Uganda by virtue of his position as Managing Director.
Martijn Bollen
Martijn Bollen
Martijn Bollen is the Chief Compliance, Legal and Risk Officer (‘CCLRO’) of ASA International, having been the General Counsel of the Group since 2007. Mr Bollen has over 15 years of experience in the microfinance industry. He also serves as the General Counsel of Catalyst Microfinance Investors (‘CMI’) and has worked with Sequoia BV since 2005. Mr Bollen worked as an Attorney-at-Law in the banking and finance department of Loyens & Loeff from 2000 to 2004 and from 2004-2005 held roles as in-house counsel and Attorney-at-Law.
Enid Sylvia Kiiza
Enid Sylvia Kiiza
Enid has extensive experience in microfinance, rural and agricultural finance having worked with the central bank (Bank of Uganda)’s Development Finance Department for more than ten years. Enid has also been part of various design and supervision missions to various African countries including Sudan, Malawi, Lesotho, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. Enid combines academic knowledge of agricultural practice and economic policymaking. Her 28 year and 19 years of work and consulting experience (respectively) covers skills in microfinance banking, value chain analyses, development and appraisal of development projects, agricultural policy making strategy and training. Enid has had vast exposure to various micro, agricultural and rural financial systems in Africa and Asia. Her recent consulting work has mainly been on agricultural policy analysis, agricultural SME product reviews and programme development as well as training a wide array of stakeholders on agricultural finance policy and regulation, developing of agricultural finance products, institutional development of financing of agriculture as well as agricultural value chain analyses. Enid did a two and a half-year stint working in rural Uganda, and has travelled and worked in many rural areas in East and Southern African countries enables her to easily link policy to what it translates to at the implementation level.
Aminur Rashid
Aminur Rashid
Since joining ASA International in 2011, Mr Rashid has held the positions of Exectutive Director Operations, Chief Coordinating Officer and Head of Operations. Prior to this, he was a Director of ASA Bangladesh, from 1992, which is closely associated with the Company’s microfinance programme. With over 29 years of experience in microfinance, he has held multiple senior industry positions, and worked in highly varied developmental contexts including Tajikistan, India, Mexico and Nigeria.
Md. Jamilur Rahman Chowdhury
Md. Jamilur Rahman Chowdhury
Mr. Chowdhury is the Managing Director of ASA Rwanda and has over 20 years of experience in microfinance and social development, having held supervisory and managerial roles both in Bangladesh and overseas. Previously, he held positions as a Branch Manager, Regional Manager, District Manager, Divisional Manager and Assistant Director for ASA Bangladesh. He also was assigned to manage positions abroad, such as Executive Director at ASA Ghana, Consultant at Bina Swadaya (NGO) in Indonesia, and as Consultant in the Philippines for UNDP Micro-start Support Program and General Manager at SAMIC PLC. in Cambodia. Mr. Chowdhury graduated with a Bachelor degree and Master of Arts in General History from Chittagong University of Bangladesh.
Muhammad Shah Newaj
Muhammad Shah Newaj
Mr. Newaj is the Managing Director of ASA Tanzania. Before that, he served as a Junior Deputy Director at ASA Bangladesh since 2011. He has more than twelve yearsmanagement experience in the field of finance management, Human Resource Management & administration, microfinance and banking operations. Prior to joining ASA International, he worked as an Operations Officer at City Bank Limited (Bangladesh). Mr. Newaj has a Masters degree in International Human Resource Management from Manchester Metropolitan University, UK and a Masters in Social Work from Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet-Bangladesh. He also holds a diploma in Sales & Marketing Management from the London Centre of Marketing in the UK.