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UCFBOARDMEMBERS
F
red isaFellowof theAssociationofCharteredCertifiedAccountants (ACCA)
UK, aCertified Public Accountant of Uganda andholds aBachelor’s degree
in commerce fromMakerere University.
He worked with the Uganda Coffee Development Authority for ten years
since 2004 as the Board Secretary&Head of Finance and administration. He
contributedsignificantly to the regulationof thecoffee industry,establishment
of policy and reporting frameworks as required by Government, supported
the Coffee Research agenda and the inter-continental coffee organization to
mention but a few.
Fred is now a retired farmer dealingmainly in coffee and other commodities
on his coffee estate in Masaka Buwunga Sub County. A great enthusiast of
the coffee village model, Fred has established a coffee village around the
coffee estate benefitting 150 households. This effort has created jobs to the
rural folks especially youths andwomen. Farmers in this area have emulated
his practices to produce good quality coffee and better prices. His vision is
to establish a processing factory, aggregate coffee and add value not only to
coffee but other commodities as well.
J
eremy is a coffee trader with Kyagalanyi Coffee Ltd, member of ED&F
Man Coffee division, responsible for trading a vast range of Robusta
and Arabica coffee from various parts of Uganda to International traders
and roasters. Prior to Kyagalanyi appointment, Jeremy worked with Lloyds
banking group in London as a treasury analyst and later BNP Paribas bank
as an associatewithin the fixed income risk division. Jeremy holds aMaster’s
degree in financial analysis and financial management from theUniversity of
Exeter, UK.
M
ichael Nuwagaba is the Chief Operations Officer at Ugacof Ltd. He is
also at the helm of Ugacof `s sustainability programs - working with
coffee farmers in different projects that impact, improve farmer livelihood
and increase coffee production and productivity.
He has vast experience in coffee spanning for 17 years in production,
processing and export(s). He has received recognition for his outstanding
dedication in serving the coffee industry in the region having worked in
Rwanda, Burundi among other countries.
Michael is a Marketer, excellent mobiliser and a member of Rotary Club
International.
MUKASALUZINDA, Fred
UCFPRESIDENT
MPALAMPA, Jeremy
VicePresident UCF
NUWAGABA,Michael
TreasurerUCF
