Josephine Wapakabulo, also Josephine Wapakabulo Thomas, is an electrical engineer and business executive. She served as the founding chief executive officer of Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC). She was appointed in June 2016, being the first person to serve in that position.[2][3] She resigned as UNOC CEO, with effect from 13 August 2019, "to focus on her family and new opportunities".[4]
Josephine Wapakabulo | |
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| Born | 1976 (age 47–48)[1] |
| Citizenship | Uganda, United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | Loughborough University (BEng in Electronic & Electrical Engineering) (MSc in Information Technology) (PhD in Information Science) INSEAD Business School (Global Executive MBA) |
| Occupation | Electrical Engineer & Business Executive |
| Years active | 2000 — present |
| Title | Former chief executive officer Uganda National Oil Company, founder TIG Africa |
Background and education
editShe was born in 1976,[1] in Arusha, Tanzania.[5] She is the daughter of Angelina Wapakhabulo and the late James Wapakhabulo. She studied at Loughborough University in the United Kingdom, as an electronic and electrical engineer, obtaining a BEng, an MSc and a PhD[1] at the same university. She also holds an Executive MBA from INSEAD Business School in France.[2]
Career
editFrom 2000 until 2002, Wapakabulo worked as a Leadership Trainee & Community Organizer in Coventry, United Kingdom. From 2002 until 2006, she worked as a research associate at LSC Group Consulting in Lichfield, United Kingdom. In 2006, she joined Rolls-Royce in Derby, United Kingdom, as a Business Process & Information Engineering Specialist, serving in that capacity until 2011. From 2011 until 2014, she served as a Quality Executive and Engineering Chief of Quality and Continuous Improvement at Rolls-Royce in the Berlin Area, in Germany.[6][7]
Between 2014 and 2015, she served as the Chief Operating Officer at The Walk Free Foundation in Perth, Australia. In 2015, she returned to her native Uganda and worked as a Business Consultant in Kampala, until 2016.[6] She was named CEO by the Board of UNOC, in June 2016.[8]
She took up her appointment at Uganda National Oil Company on 1 August 2016, with over 16 years' experience in effective leadership, team building, project management and innovation in multinational companies, across multiple continents.[9][10] Today, she is founder and managing director of TIG Africa.[11][self-published source?]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Vision Reporter (27 July 2007). "Wapakhabulo's Girl Gets PhD". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ a b Frederic Musisi (2 June 2016). "Wapa's daughter to head National Oil Company". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ Sam Waswa (1 June 2016). "Josephine Wapakhabulo Named Uganda Oil Company CEO". Kampala: Chimpreports.com. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ Paul Ampurire (13 May 2019). "Engineer Doctor Josephine Wapakabulo Resigns As CEO Of The National Oil Company". Kampala: SoftPower Uganda. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ Mpagi, Charles (17 February 2018). "Uganda's oil boss feels privileged to be here right now". The EastAfrican. Nairobi. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ a b Wapakabulo, Josephine (27 October 2016). "Josephine Wapakabulo: CEO – Uganda National Oil Company". Linkedin.com. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ IGIG (1 June 2016). "Josephine Wapakabulo Thomas". IGI Global (IGIG). Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ ECN (2 June 2016). "National Oil Company Gets CEO". Oilandgas360.com Quoting Equities.com News (ECN). Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ Waswa, Sam (1 June 2016). "Josephine Wapakhabulo Named Uganda Oil Company CEO". Kampala: Chimreports.com. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ Muhinda, Ronald (2 June 2016). "Josephine Kasalamwa Wapakabulo appointed CEO Uganda National Oil Company". Kampala: Radio One FM90. Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ "Josephine Wapakabulo". linkedin.