CURRICULUM VITAE PERSONAL DATA NAME: BRENDAH NABATANZI MPANGA SEX: FEMALE STATUS: MARRIED ADDRESS: P.O.BOX 12694, KAMPALA EMAIL: bmpanga@bnmlaw.org/ brendah.mpanga@gmail.com PHONE: +256-772446461/041-4-252652 NATIONALITY: UGANDAN PERSONAL PROFILE I am self-motivated, focused, hardworking, excellent at managing teams, a good listener with very high levels of integrity. I have gained experience in working under immense pressure with minimum or no supervision. PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor of Laws Degree(LLB Hons); Makerere University, Kampala;- 1995-1998 Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (DIP.LP); Law Development Centre, Kampala;-1999 Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators ( ICSA UK); ICSA Graduate;- 2004-2006 Masters in Business Administration(MBA); Eastern and Southern African Management Institute, Arusha; 2007-2009 Pursuing a Private Equity Practitioners Course with the Global Finance Institute, USA, to be completed in June 2016. KEY SKILLS i)legal Advisory on Commercial and Corporate matters 1
ii) Management of Board Affairs iii) Regulatory Compliance iv)corporate Governance. v) Transaction Advisory PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE A. BNM ADVOCATES( Effective 1 st of March 2016): Managing Partner Provision of legal services in Corporate & Commercial law, Corporate Governance and Corporate Secretary-ship, Transaction Advisory, Real Estate, Litigation and Private Equity. B. STANBIC BANK (UGANDA ) LIMITED: 1. Head Legal/Company Secretary (November 2013 - December 2015) The key Legal functions: a) Development and implementation of the key strategic objectives for the Bank and the implementation thereof, both at Executive Committee and Departmental level. b) Providing leadership in the Legal Department, which comprised of 10 staff, to ensure that they are engaged, possess the right skills and perform effectively towards the attainment of the Bank s overall strategic objectives. c) Provision of legal advisory services to the Bank s network that comprises of over ninety (90) branches across the country and the different departments. d) Drafting, vetting, standardizing various legal documentation including but not limited to loan documentation, various products terms and conditions, Bank policies and procedures to ensure that they are aligned with new legislation and to mitigate legal risk exposure. e) Mitigating of legal risk through providing legal awareness sessions to Bank staff, investigation of new and current Bank products, and development and implementation of legal risk management tools to ensure that legal exposure is mitigated. f) Managing of the Bank s litigation portfolio, by ensuring that litigation costs are affordable and effective; pro-actively engaging with external counsel to find practical solutions and in some cases propose settlements to mitigate financial loss. 2. The Key Company Secretary functions 2
a) Effective management of Board meetings by ensuring that Directors are provided with all the sufficient information in a timely manner required for them to provide the Bank with the right strategic direction. b) Involved in the development of the Bank s strategic direction as part of the Bank s management team and ensure that the same is executed throughout the year and within budgetary estimates and annual plans. d) Prepare and co-ordinate Board activities, that include, but are not limited to, Board Induction, Board Evaluation, Training and Corporate and Social Investment programs for the Bank, Board Strategy sessions and other related activities. e) Liaise with the Central Bank, most especially during the Onsite Inspections to ensure that all information that is required for this process is provided to ensure that the supervision is effective and aligned to the growth of the Bank and that the risks are effectively managed across the Bank. f) Develop, review and maintain up to date Board policies and mandates and ensure compliance with applicable legal framework for satisfactory compliance and current best practice standards. g) Secretary to the Board, the Board Audit Committee, the Board Risk Management Committee, the Board Credit Committee and the Board Compensation Committee and provision of the necessary reports as and when required. h) Prepare and co-ordinate the Bank s Annual Report, the Annual General Meeting and act as Secretary at General meetings, provide guidance as and coordinate the implementation of all the resolutions passed in accordance with the regulatory framework. i) Co-ordinate other routine Shareholder activities and monitor the Registrar s administrative functions. Key Milestones at Stanbic: i) Involved in the drafting and conclusion of the first ever Term loan facility agreement where the Bank borrowed a sum of USD 85M through Emirates, NBD Capital Limited based in the Middle East. ii) Developed an effective Contracts Management s tool to effectively manage and mitigate exposure arising out of failure to monitor contracts and hence expose the Bank. iii) Developed funding initiatives to further manage the Department s cost by introducing different charges for some of the routine services provided by the Department hence raising a sum of UGX 80M YTD. 3
iv) Reduced the Department s costs by 20% YTD, through enforcement of recovery costs to the defaulting borrowers. v) Reduced the litigation exposure against the Bank by 30% through pro-active resolution of pre-litigation claims and increased sensitization of staff. vi) Through the Uganda Bankers Association, I was involved in the negotiation of the Financial Institutions (Amendment) Bill, 2015, that seeks to re-introduce Agency Banking, Bancassurance, re-defining of the Credit Reference Bureau and many other matters that will boost the Banking business by taking financial services closer to the people. vii) Through the Regional network, I pioneered the use of Board Books a tool that facilitates Board members to receive Board packs online in a timely manner. 2. Legal Manager Corporate & Investment Banking and the Enabling Functions;- March 2011-November 2013 Key functions for the Role: a) Provision of legal advisory on Corporate Transactions for example on Property Finance, Trade Finance, Commodity Finance, Investment Banking and Transactional Products. b) Provision of legal awareness sessions for the Business functions within the corporate section on matters of law that either affected or influenced their businesses. c) Review of documentation in an effort to standardize, but also to ensure that the documents are aligned with the current business trends, and legislation. d) Pro-active involvement on handling of disciplinary matters to ensure that the Bank is not exposed to litigation arising out of failure to adequately manage staff related matters. e) Attend court and advise Management on litigation progress, but also ensure that litigation costs are managed effectively. 3. Legal Officer, Personal & Business Banking and Operations;- April 2008- March 2011 Key functions for the role a) Review vendor and supplier contracts for the Bank to ensure cost effectiveness, mitigation of legal exposure, maximum value for money and quality service provision. b) Attend court with external lawyers and act as a liaison between the Bank and the lawyers 4
c) In charge of management of the litigation portfolio for the Bank to ensure that at all times, proper provisioning and updated information is provided when required. d) Provide legal awareness to the Personal and Business Banking section and the Operations department on different legal risk issues that would expose the Bank. e) Provide guidance on processes, procedures and policies for the Bank to ensure that they are in line with the law, and current banking practices, but also ensure that they are lean enough to facilitate provision of quick service to the customer. f) Provide support to the Human Resource function on handling of disciplinary matters that involved handling issues of fraudulent, dishonest and negligent staff members in the execution of their work. C. FIDA (UGANDA) 1. Assistant Executive Director;- 1 st August 2007-December 2007 Key functions for the role: a) Development and implementation of the Organization s Strategic plan. b) Building and maintaining strategic relationships with donors for the facilitation and implementation of the organization s Strategic plan. c) Providing strategic direction and leading staff within the organization to ensure that program implementation was effective. d) Budgeting and program development for the Organization and working with the Board to ensure that strategic direction of the entity was implemented. 2. Head of Legal;- 15 th September 2006-15 th July 2007 Key functions for the role: a) Attend and represent Women in court matters, where they were seeking justice for their rights, mainly on Land and property matters. b) Provide legal advisory services to different clients that approached the Organization. c) Provide legal awareness to different women and educate them about their rights and also equip them with tools on how to improve their lives through empowering them with basic knowledge on for example access to finance. d) Provide legal opinions on any upcoming programs through a review of current legislation to ensure that they were aligned with the laws and regulations ruling at the time. e) Coordinate the trainings and supervise the Community volunteers work in the community. 5
f) Preparation and compilation of Periodic technical reports for the Donor on the programs undertaken. g) Represented the organization at the different fora, i.e. government departments, Donors and NGOs and worked with them on the promotion of the welfare of the children. D. UGANDA LAW SOCIETY;- (March 2000-August 2006) 1. Ag. Executive Director; -(November 2005- June 2006) Key functions for the Role: i) Worked as the Board Secretary of the Uganda Law Society ii) Prepared Donor reports presented to the Canadian Bar Association, Canadian International Development Agency and the Justice Law & Order Sector iii) iv) Prepared the Annual General Meetings for the Uganda Law Society and the Reports required. Work hand in hand with the Legal Aid Project to provide support in the implementation of the Legal Aid Projects. v) Involved in the initial development of the Pro-bono scheme for members of the Ugandan Bar and today, this is a regulatory and or mandatory function for members to provide free legal aid services. 2. Program Assistant;- (January 2000- November 2005) i) Writing legal opinions on matters related to Rule of Law that would facilitate policy formulation and implementation. ii) Development of training programs that would have been facilitated through the agreed strategic plan geared towards promotion of Rule of Law and extension of Justice to the Indigent in Uganda iii) Review of legislation in line with the agreed programs and policy documents to ensure compliance and alignment with the regulation prevailing from time to time. iv) Assisting the Executive Director in implementation of the Strategic plan and handling of administrative matters at the secretariat. E. Uganda Law Reform Commission;- (October 1999-December 1999) Key functions for the Role: i)provision of legal advisory to the Principal Legal Advisor on Commercial laws. 6
ii) Conducted legal research on policy papers on Commercial and International law. iii) Worked as part of the team that was involved in the preparation of the Annual Reports for the Uganda Law Reform Commission. F. Mwesigwa-Rukutana & Co. Advocates;-( June 1999- October 1999) Key functions for the Role: i)interviewed and handled clients. ii) Prepared lawyer s brief s and or submissions for court files. iii) Conducted legal research and provided opinions on court matters. iv) Attended court with senior counsel on different court or litigation matters. G. CURRENT MEMBERSHIPS Ø Ø Ø Member of the East African Law Society. Member of the Uganda Law Society. Associate Graduate- ICSA Uganda Chapter. 3. KEY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS: Ø Currently pursuing the Certified Private Equity Professional Practitioner-by the Global Financial Institute- Portland, Oregon, USA, to be completed in January 2016. Ø Completed the CEO Apprenticeship program through the auspices of Strathmore University, January to December 2015. Ø Leadership Essentials conducted through the Global Learning Center, Standard Bank South Africa June and September 2014. Ø Advanced Loan Documentation through the auspices of Euro-money and Standard Bank South Africa, February 2013. Ø International Development Law, through the International Development Law Organization based in Rome, Italy, March to May 2003. Ø International and American Law, through the Centre for American and International Law, based in Dallas, Texas, April to June 2000. 4. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES HELD: Ø Appointed as a member to the Board of Trustees for the Stanbic Bank Pension Fund in 2014. The fund holds up to UGX 40 bn. 7
Ø Appointed as the Stanbic Bank s representative at the Institute of Corporate Governance Uganda s Executive Council in 2013-2015. Ø A member of the Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited, Disciplinary Committee from 2010-2013. Ø Chairperson of the Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited Tender Committee, responsible for Vendor Management from 2013 to-2015. Ø A member of the Legal Committee of the Uganda Bankers Association, a Committee that was responsible for lobbying for policy and legislative reform of laws that would support and grow the Financial Sector in Uganda, but also implement key issues raised by the Central Bank from 2013-2015. Ø A member of the Stakeholder s Forum that involved the Judiciary, the Police, the Inspectorate of Government, the Registry of Lands, the Presidents office and the Banking Sector, responsible for the implementation of policy and finding solutions to challenges faced by the Financial Sector in 2015. Ø Represented Uganda as a member of the Task Force that negotiated Uganda s Trade Policy in Geneva Switzerland in 2000. Ø A member of the Inter-Institutional Trade Committee, under the Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Industry in 2002. Others to note: Interests: Ø Authored a book titled, The Law of Intellectual Property in Uganda, published by Kluwer Publisher based in the Netherlands in 2009. Reading, Traveling, Dancing, and running marathons. REFERENCES: 1. Mr. Andrew Kasirye Kasirye, Byaruhanga & Co. Advocates Plot 33, Clement Hill Road, P.O. Box 10946 Kampala Tel: +256-41-4-232099 2. Dr. Samuel Sejjaaka Sejjaaka, Kaawaase & Co. 8
Plot 31, Bukoto Street P.O. Box 7657 Tel: +256-41-4-540648 9