Kenneth Ogwang

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Job Title: head of digital and technology

Company: Diageo

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Keneth Ogwang is the head of digital and technology at Diageo

Kenneth has over twenty years of experience in IT business strategy and digital transformation.

Before joining Diageo, where he has been for the last ten years, Kenneth worked at British American Tobacco

Kenneth is also a board director at Stanbic Bank, Uganda

He holds an M.BA in strategic management from the United States International University-Africa and a B.Sc in statistics and computing from Makerere University.

Work

May 2024 – Present: head of digital and technology, Eastern, Southern Africa and Russia, Diageo

Aug 2021 - May 2024: head of digital and technology, Eastern and Southern Africa, Diageo

Aug 2020 - Oct 2021: head of digital and technology, Southern Africa, Diageo

Oct 2018 - Aug 2020: head of DBS, Eastern and Southern Africa, Diageo

Dec 2015 - Aug 2020: head of DBS (information services), EABL

Feb 2012 - Nov 2015: head of IT services, East and Central African Area, British American Tobacco, Kenya

Jan 2011 - Mar 2012: regional IT implementation manager, Africa and the Middle East

Sep 2008 - Dec 2010: IT service level manager, British American Tobacco, Congo

Aug 2007 - Aug 2008: IT business analyst-corporate services, British American Tobacco, sub-saharan Africa, Kenya

Jan 2006 - Aug 2007: IT business analyst, British American Tobacco, Uganda

Education

2015 – 2017: M.BA (strategic management), United States International University-Africa

2000 – 2003: B.Sc (statistics and computing), Makerere University

About company

Diageo is a global beverage company with operations across multiple markets worldwide. The company owns a portfolio of internationally recognised brands and continues to invest in digital transformation, technology innovation and operational excellence to support growth and customer engagement. 

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