Grace Buwooza is an accomplished Internal Audit Executive with over 15 years’ experience in the banking industry. He is a Certified Public Accountant (Uganda), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified in the Governance of Enterprise Information Technology (CGEIT), and an Accredited External Quality Assessor of Internal Audit.
Grace has undergone several executive development programmes including the CEO Apprenticeship Programme (CAP) and the Advanced Leadership Training from the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business and Strathmore Business School, respectively.
Grace serves as a Board Member at the Institute of Internal Auditors Uganda, contributing to the development of the Internal Audit profession in the country and beyond.
As Chief Internal Auditor, Grace leads the Internal Audit function, providing strategic oversight and delivery of value-adding assurance and advisory to the bank’s Executive Management and Board of Directors. His mandate includes the strengthening of the bank’s risk management, governance frameworks and internal controls in support of the realization of its strategic goals.
Prior to this appointment, Grace held several leadership roles including Chief Internal Auditor, Citibank Uganda Limited and Chief Manager Internal Audit, Manager Internal Audit, Principal Internal Auditor at Centenary Bank.
