Ibrahim Kato, Chief Retail Officer at PostBank Uganda. With over 15 years of banking experience and a proven track record in strategic planning, retail banking, and credit risk management, Kato is poised to drive business growth and customer-centric strategy in his new role
PostBank Uganda has announced the appointment of Ibrahim Kato as its new Chief Retail Officer, leveraging his 15-year banking expertise to drive business growth and customer-centric strategy.
With a career spanning both international and local banks, Kato brings a wealth of knowledge in strategic planning, retail banking, credit risk management, and data analysis to his new role, poised to make a significant impact on the bank’s retail division.
He joined PostBank in November 2020 as a Manager Workplace Banking, and he was instrumental in re – engineering the processes for Personal Banking and accelerating commendable growth in the segment. He was subsequently promoted to Regional Head of Distribution – Western and later transferred to the Central Business District in the same role.
Ibrahim currently oversees the Bank’s Retail business, where he has undertaken numerous initiatives and transformations that have significantly contributed to the growth of the Bank’s balance sheet and profitability, as well as its drive for financial inclusion.
In his new role, he is responsible for the formation and execution of the Bank’s business growth strategy across distribution channels, Fintech Business, Sales, and Bancassurance.
He is also credited with nurturing a high-performance culture that has greatly impacted overall team performance across the board.
Before joining PostBank Uganda, Ibrahim worked with Stanbic Bank for nine years, where he undertook multiple roles such as Manager New Business, Manager Workplace Banking, Officer Governance and Execution, among other branch roles.
He then worked at I&M Bank as a Relationship Manager SME and later Zenka Finance, a FinTech company, where he served as County Head of Sales and Distribution.
In these roles, he demonstrated strong thought and transformational leadership and made significant contributions to business growth.
Ibrahim holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial and organizational psychology from Makerere University and is in the process of completing his MBA from the University of South Wales.
