Anne Abeja | |
Birth Place: | Uganda |
Alma Mater: | Makerere University Law Development Centre Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators Eastern and Southern African Management Institute |
Years Active: | 2005–present |
Nationality: | Ugandan |
Citizenship: | Uganda |
Known For: | Legal Matters |
Company Secretary & Head of Legal Department at Housing Finance Bank | |
Spouse: | Divorced |
Anne Abeja (née Anne Abeja), is a Ugandan lawyer and corporate executive, who, since October 2013, serves as the Company Secretary and head of the legal department at Housing Finance Bank, a Ugandan retail commercial bank.[1]
Prior to assuming her current position in 2013, she served, for nearly nine years, as the company secretary of Monitor Publications, the publishers of the Daily Monitor newspaper in Uganda.[2]
She holds a Bachelor of Laws from Makerere University, in Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. She also holds a Diploma in Legal Practice, obtained from the Law Development Centre, also in Kampala.[2] She is a member of the legal bar in Uganda.[3]
She is a qualified Chartered Secretary and also holds a Master of Business Administration, awarded by the Eastern and Southern African Management Institute.[2]
From January 2005 until October 2013, she served as the Company Secretary at Monitor Publications.[2] She was the company's legal representative in February 2010, when Angelo Izama, a senior reporter, and Henry Ochieng, editor of the Sunday Monitor news magazine, were sued by the government of Uganda, alleging that the duo had defamed the president of Uganda.[4]
In October 2013, she was hired by Housing Finance Bank, Uganda's largest mortgage lender as the Head of Legal & Compliance Department and Company Secretary. She still serves in that position as of November 2018.[1] [2]
In her capacity as Company Secretary, she sits on the Board of Directors of Housing Finance Bank, in Uganda.[1] She is an accomplished champion sportswoman, excelling in badminton, lawn tennis and pool.[5]
She is also a member of the East African Law Society serving in different capacities including: 2006-2008 EALS Council Member, 2008-2010 Deputy Secretary General, 2010-2012 Secretary General and 2016-2018 Vice President-Regional Integration.