Lina Mukashyaka Higiro is a Rwandan businesswoman and has been the chief executive officer of the
NCBA Bank Rwanda since July 2018.
Immediately before her current assignment, since July 2016, she served as the chief operating officer of
AB Bank Rwanda
AB Bank Rwanda (ABR), is a microfinance bank in Rwanda. The bank is one of the licensed banks in the Republic of Rwanda.
Overview
ABR is a Rwandan microfinance bank, wholly owned by International institutions, that was established in 2013. It is ...
. In this role, she oversaw bank operations, transactional banking, business development and digital finance.
Prior to that, Higiro was the Head of Strategy, Planning and Marketing at
I&M Bank
I&M Bank Kenya Limited, is a commercial bank in Kenya, the largest economy in the East African Community. It is licensed by the Central Bank of Kenya, the central bank and national banking regulator.
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As of September 2019, the bank's ...
, and before that she worked at
Guaranty Trust Bank
Guaranty Trust Holding Company PLC also known as GTCO PLC is a multinational financial services group, that offers retail and investment banking, pension management, asset management and payments services, headquartered in Victoria Island, Lagos ...
(at that time
Fina Bank, as the Head of SME Banking, from 2007 until 2011.
Background and education
She studied at
North-West University
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, motto = ''Dit Begin Alles Hier (Afrikaans)''
''Gotlhe Go Simolola Fano (Setswana)''
, mottoeng ...
, in South Africa, graduating with a
Bachelor of Commerce
A Bachelor of Commerce (abbreviated BComm or BCom; also, ''baccalaureates commercii'') is an undergraduate degree in business, usually awarded in Canada, Australia, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Ireland, New Zealand, Ghana, South Africa, Myanmar, ...
degree. Later, she obtained a
Master of Business Administration
A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accounti ...
from the
University of Liverpool
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in the United Kingdom.
She also has a certificate in business and corporate communications, awarded by
Ryerson University
Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU or Toronto Met) is a public university, public research university located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The university's core campus is situated within the Garden District, Toronto, Garden District, although i ...
, in Toronto, Canada.
See also
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List of banks in Rwanda
This is a list of banks in Rwanda
; Commercial banks
# Guaranty Trust Bank (Rwanda) plc - commonly referred to as GTBank Rwanda
#Bank of Kigali
# I&M Bank (Rwanda) - Formerly Commercial Bank of Rwanda (BCR)
# Compagnie Générale de Banque (Co ...
*
Peace Uwase
*
Alice Kalonzo–Zulu
References
External links
Website of NCBA Bank Rwanda
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1979 births
Living people
Rwandan women in business
Rwandan bankers
Rwandan chief executives
Toronto Metropolitan University alumni
North-West University alumni
Alumni of the University of Liverpool