Job Title: head of change and digital transformation
Company: Housing Finance Bank
Aggrey Nkuyahaga is the head of change and digital transformation at Housing Finance Bank.
He began his career as a banking officer at Allied Bank International in 1997, where he helped implement a new core banking system. Since then, he has built a career spanning over 25 years across financial services, the UN, and the oil & gas industry.
Aggrey has held senior leadership roles at Housing Finance Bank, DFCU Bank, and Barclays Africa, in roles that include core banking upgrades, digital lending platforms, mobile banking innovation, and automation of treasury and reconciliation processes. He has also provided regional oversight of IT audit functions in 12 African countries while at Barclays, strengthening IT governance, cybersecurity, and risk frameworks.
Aggrey studied statistics at Makerere University before pursuing postgraduate and Master’s degrees in computer science at the same institution. He also holds multiple professional certifications in project management, IT governance, audit, and service management.
Work
Apr 2023 – present: head of change and digital transformation, Housing Finance Bank
Feb 2021 – Mar 2023: head of business technology, Housing Finance Bank
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021: head of operations and business technology, Housing Finance Bank
Nov 2017 – Dec 2018: senior audit manager – technology, DFCU Bank
Feb 2014 – Oct 2017: head of business technology, DFCU Bank
Apr 2014 – Nov 2014: assistant vice president – IT audit, Barclays Africa
Nov 2010 – Mar 2014: head, technology risk, security and compliance, Barclays Bank Uganda
Jun 2008 – Oct 2010: ICT officer, UNICEF Uganda
Jan 2006 – May 2008: senior IT/telecoms assistant, UNICEF Uganda
Oct 2001 – Dec 2005: IT supervisor, Total Uganda
May 2001 – Sept 2001: data analyst, World Food Programme
Oct 1998 – Apr 2001: banking officer, Allied Bank International
Education
2005 – 2007: MSc, computer science (Information Systems), Makerere University
2003 – 2004: PGD, computer science, Makerere University
1994 – 1997: Bachelor of Statistics, Makerere University
About company: Housing Finance Bank is a leading financial institution in Uganda focused on providing housing finance solutions and digital banking innovations. Established in 1967, the bank plays a key role in Uganda’s real estate and mortgage sector and has embraced technology as a strategic driver of financial inclusion and operational efficiency.
