William S. Kalema

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William Samson Kalema
Born
William Samson Kalema

(1952-06-17) 17 June 1952 (age 71)
Mulago, Kampala, Uganda
Alma mater Emmanuel College, Cambridge
(Bachelor of Science)
University of Cambridge
(Master of Science)
California Institute of Technology
Doctor of Philosophy
Occupation(s)Chemical engineer and business consultant
Years active1978–present
TitleManaging Director BDO East Africa

William Samson Kalema, is a Ugandan chemical engineer, business consultant and entrepreneur, who serves as the managing partner of BDO East Africa, "a professional firm that offers audit, accounting, tax and business advisory services to private and public sector clients", in the countries of the East African Community and Ethiopia. [1]

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Background and education

Kalema was born at Mulago, in Kampala, Uganda's capital city. After attending primary school locally, he was admitted to Kings College Budo, where he completed his middle and high school education. He obtained his High School Diploma from Budo. [2]

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Science degree, both in chemical engineering and both awarded by the University of Cambridge, in the United Kingdom. His Doctor of Philosophy degree, also in chemical engineering, was obtained from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), in Pasadena, California, United States, in 1984. [2]

Career

As of December 2020, his career stretches back over more than four decades. Between 1974 until 1978, he served as a Metallurgical Engineer in the copper mining industry, based in the Zambian city of Ndola. He also served as a research engineer and business analyst at the DuPont Company, based in the state of Delaware, United States, serving in that capacity between 1984 ad 1992. [1] [2]

In 1992, he returned to Uganda and became a consultant to government, businesses and development agencies. He has, in the past and continues, as of December 2020, to serve on a number of boards of national, regional and international organizations. Past board positions are listed in the next section of this article. As of time of writing, he is a member of the following boards: [1] [2]

  1. Chairman, Board of Directors, Old Mutual Life Assurance Uganda
  2. Director, Multichoice Uganda,
  3. Director, Electro-Maxx Uganda Limited
  4. Director, Interswitch East Africa
  5. Director, African Seed Investment Fund
  6. Board Member, Bank of Uganda, Since 2010. [3]

Past board positions

He has served on the following boards in the past. [1] [2]

  1. UK Commission for Africa set up by UK Prime Minister Tony Blair to develop a long-term strategy for international support for Africa's sustainable development, 2005
  2. Chairman, Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA), 2000–2002
  3. Board member Uganda Manufacturers Association, 1994–2000
  4. Committee Chairman, UMA Economic Sub-Committee, 1997–2000
  5. Board Chairman, Uganda Investment Authority (UIA), 1998–2007
  6. Member of Uganda's high-level Presidential Investors Round Table, 2004–2006 and 2009–2011
  7. Board Chairman, DFCU Bank, 1998–2007
  8. Board member DFCU Group, 1998–2012.
  9. Trustee, Shell Foundation, 2005–2015,
  10. Trustee and former Executive Chairman of the Kilimo Trust, 1997–2017
  11. Trustee, Investment Climate Facility for Africa, 2007–2017
  12. Chairman, Board of Trustees, Makerere Female Scholarship Foundation,
  13. Chairman, Board of Directors, Uganda Gatsby Trust
  14. Member of the Investment Committee of the Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund, managed by Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), 2007–2013
  15. Director, African Agricultural Capital & Chair of the African Agricultural Capital Fund I
  16. Director, East African Breweries Limited, 2000–2009
  17. Chairman, Board of Directors, Uganda Breweries, 2004–2009. [1] [2]

Professional associations

  1. Member; American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
  2. Member; Sigma Xi Scientific Honour Society[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 BDO East Africa (2020). "Profile of William Kalema PhD, Managing Partner, BDO East Africa". BDO East Africa . Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Brandt 21 Forum (2007). "Biography: William S. Kalema (Uganda): Chairman of the Uganda Manufacturers Association and Chairman of the Board of the Uganda Investment Authority". Brandt 21 Forum . Retrieved 23 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ Max Patrick Ocaido (17 October 2019). "Salaries, Allowances of Bank of Uganda Board Members Leak". Kampala Post. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
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