Ms Lynda Biribonwa
Ms Lynda Biribonwa
Ms Biribonwa is an environment, health, safety specialist, who is a certified ISO 9000 Internal Quality Management System Auditor as well as ISO 40001 certified Lead Environmental Management Systems Auditor, with over twenty-three (23) years’ experience in Environment, Health, and Safety at strategic, policy, compliance, and practitioner level.
Ms Biribonwa brings experience in environmental engineering and finance to the Board. She holds an MBA in Oil and Gas from CWS School of Energy, London UK, a MSc in Environment and Development from the University of Reading, UK and a BA (Hons) in Environmental Management and Business Administration from Keele University, Staffordshire, UK.
During her tenure at the second Board, Ms. Biribonwa headed the Governance, Board and Audit Committee. This committee develops and recommends policies and procedures to ensure sound governance policies and practices are in place and assists the board in fulfilling its oversight role. It also provides a structured reporting line for the internal audit function of the Authority.
Prof. Vicent Bagire
Ms. Oduka Ochan Achan Mary
Ms Solome Galiwango
Mr. Innocent Kihika
Mr. Ernest N.T. Rubondo
Mr. Bernard Ongodia
Mr. Adrian Bukenya
Prof. Vicent Bagire
Prof. Vicent Bagire, a Management Specialist with over twenty-seven (27) years’ teaching experience in Strategic Management.
Prof. Bagire holds a PhD in Strategic Management from the University of Nairobi, a Master of Business Administration from Makerere University, a Bachelor of Business Administration and Management from Uganda Martyrs University and a Higher National Diploma in Marketing from the National College of Business Studies, Nakawa.
Prof. Bagire is the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research. Prior to that he was the Program Officer, Uganda Catholic Secretariat. He was the Presiding Officer at the Public hearings for the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) and the Program Manager for the Pope’s visit to Uganda.
Prof. Bagire has held several governance roles, including vice chairman of the Governing Council of Uganda Martyrs University, Member of the Governance Council of Catholic University of East Africa, Director and Board Secretary of HOFOKAM, Member of the Board Committee of Business Development of Joint Medical Stores, and Board Member of the Hoima Diocese Caritas Development Organisation (HOCADEO).
Ms. Oduka Ochan Achan Mary
Ms Oduka Ochan Achan Mary is a finance specialist with over forty- two (42) years’ experience in financial planning, Marketing, Strategic planning and programme/project design Management, institutional and organisation development, communication, and Banking.
Ms Oduka holds a Master of Development Studies from the University College Dublin and a Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing) Degree from Makerere University.
Ms Oduka was the founder Secretary that established the Uganda Women’s Finance and Credit trust that transformed into the first women’s bank in Uganda- Finance Trust Bank, served as the Irish Aid Programme Countries Senior HIV & AIDS specialist for East, Central and Southern Africa, Senior Adviser and Head of the Social Service Delivery Cluster for Irish Aid Uganda, Country Director for the Agency for Personal Service Overseas (Irish Aid Development Agency) and Executive Director Africa Development Assistance.
Ms Oduka has served on several Boards key among which include E-Capital Ltd investment group, Finance Trust Bank, ActionAid International Uganda and the HIV/AIDS Development Partners Group in Uganda
Ms Solome Galiwango
Ms Solome Galiwango, a seasoned professional with over twenty (20) years’ experience, ten (10) of which are in the Energy Sector. She is a member of the Association of Energy Engineers and the Energy Efficiency Association of Uganda.
Ms Galiwango holds an MSc. in Sustainable Energy Technology from the Netherlands and a Bachelor of Science in Chemical and Process Engineering from the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Ms Galiwango served as the Uganda Country Manager for Green Powered Techology LLC, was Uganda Project Coordinator for German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) and the Technical Officer – Energy Efficiency.
Mr. Innocent Kihika
Mr. Innocent Kihika is a Partner at Shonubi Musoke & Co Advocates. He obtained a Bachelor of Laws from Makerere University, Uganda, a Diploma in Legal Practice from Law Development Centre, Uganda and a Post Graduate Diploma in Telecommunication and Information Technology Law- University of Strathclyde- Scotland. He has received training from the Institute for Public-Private Partnerships (IP3).
He is a member of the International Bar Association, the East Africa Law Society, and the Uganda Law Society. He specializes in energy, mining, and infrastructure law. His experience includes advising on several Power Purchase Agreement negotiations between independent power producers and government of Uganda / UETCL, many electricity generation projects, as well as transmission line projects and different aspects of Right of Way. He has also worked on several mining transactions within the country and is well versed with the regulatory and licensing architecture of the energy sector in Uganda.
He previously worked in the energy sector as the Head of Legal and Manager, Corporate Services of the Uganda Electricity Transmission Company (UETCL) for seven years; making him one of the few legal experts with practical knowledge of the energy sector in the country. He is presently recognised by and IFLR1000 as one of the country’s leading authorities on matters of energy, technology and communications, oil and gas, as well as social infrastructure and Chambers Global where he is described as, “the go-to guy for energy law in his firm”
Mr. Ernest N.T. Rubondo
Mr. Rubondo completed a Master of Science in Petroleum Reservoir Geology at the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine in London in 1990 and worked briefly with Scott Pickford Plc in the United Kingdom. He returned to Uganda to participate in field geological and geophysical data acquisition as part of the petroleum exploration effort in the country. He worked with the Ministry of Energy and Mineral development for over 30 years, and was Commissioner for the Petroleum Exploration and Production Department (PEPD) between 2008 and 2014 and Director for Petroleum between 2015 and 2016. He has been a member of the Uganda Government team that promotes the country’s petroleum potential and also negotiates Production Sharing with oil companies for acreage in Uganda’s Albertine Graben. Mr. Rubondo chaired the working group which coordinated the formulation of a draft National Oil and Gas Policy for Uganda which was approved in 2008 and was also a key participant in the formulation of Uganda’s new petroleum laws which were passed in 2013. He led Uganda’s technical team in the joint evaluation of an optimal pipeline route transporting Uganda’s crude oil to the East African Coast. He is a member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologist (AAPG), the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and the Geological Society of Uganda. He is also the recipient of the Global Pacific Award for Distinguished Contribution to the African Oil and Gas Industry, 2007.
Mr. Bernard Ongodia
Mr Bernard Ongodia is the current Principal of Uganda Petroleum Institute, Kigumba (UPIK). He is also the Chairperson of the Oil and Gas Trainers Association of Uganda (OGTAU).
He was appointed the Principal of UPIK in March 2017 bringing vast experience from the Petroleum Exploration, Development and Production Department of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (MEMD). Mr Ongodia joined MEMD as a Geophysicist in 2002; and was promoted to Senior Geophysicist in 2008, and later the Ag. Principal Geophysicist in 2017. He was also the Head of the National Content Unit in the Directorate of Petroleum, Project Coordinator-Skills for Oil and Gas (SOGA) Project, and Pillar Manager for Phase-II, Oil for Development, Norwegian supported project.
He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree (BSc.) majoring in Physics from Makerere University, Kampala (1996), Master of Science Degree in Exploration Geophysics from the University of Leeds, United Kingdom (2005) and a Master of Business Administration (MBA), Oil and Gas Management from Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, United Kingdom (2015). He also holds various diplomas and certificates in the fields of; Management, Electrical Engineering, Environment and Petroleum Geoscience obtained from the various reputable institutions in the world.
Bernard has steered UPIK to becoming a world class training center in the last five years establishing; Quality Management Systems, Internationally Accredited Curricular, Centre Approval for; City & Guilds, Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) and Offshore Petroleum Industry Training Organization (OPITO) and, State-of-the art Infrastructure etc.
Mr. Adrian Bukenya
Mr. Adrian Bukenya has over twenty years of global professional experience in the energy and infrastructure and financial services sectors. Sixteen of these were spent in operations across Africa in senior leadership roles. Adrian has a wide range of experience including business development, government relations, regulatory affairs, organizational transformation, stakeholder engagement and people growth and development. Adrian is a motivated self-starter and is keen on developing business strategies through effective leadership to deliver sustainable value for all stakeholders.
Most recently, he was appointed as the Country Director for the Mastercard Foundation in Uganda. Prior to this, he served as Uganda Country Manager for Baker Hughes providing advisory to the Baker Hughes & GE Businesses with respect to the legal and regulatory frameworks. He has also held leadership roles in Tullow Uganda, Shell Uganda and the Black and Decker Corporation.
Adrian is extremely passionate about success and leading others, especially the youth, to attain their highest potential. Adrian has an MBA in Finance & Economics from Oxford University.