EXECUTIVE WATCH! Housing Finance Bank Taps Dorothy Namutebi To Head Mortgages, Consumer Banking

KAMPALA — Housing Finance Bank has appointed veteran banker Dorothy Namutebi as the new Head of Mortgages and Consumer Banking, adding more than two decades of banking experience to the lender’s senior management team.

Namutebi assumed the new position on August 10, 2026, after building a 22-year career in the banking sector, including 15 years at Housing Finance Bank.

Her appointment caps a progressive career at the bank, where she has handled branch operations, retail banking, workplace banking, mortgage-related business and sustainability.

Namutebi joined Housing Finance Bank in April 2011 as Branch Operations Manager before rising to Branch Manager in November 2014, a position she held until November 2015.

She subsequently moved into Workplace Banking, where she spent more than eight years as Manager, Workplace Banking, from November 2015 to January 2024.

During that period, Namutebi managed relationships between the bank, organisations and their employees, gaining extensive experience in customer acquisition, relationship management and the delivery of financial solutions to different market segments.

Her work also exposed her to the bank’s retail and mortgage business, including home loan customers, property financing solutions and personal lending.

In January 2024, she took on another strategic assignment as Manager, Sustainability, a role she held until her latest appointment.

The sustainability role further broadened her understanding of the contribution financial institutions can make to economic and social development while responding to the needs of customers and communities.

Before joining Housing Finance Bank, Namutebi worked at DFCU Bank between 2004 and 2008 in customer service, teller and branch operations roles.

She later joined United Bank for Africa (UBA) as Branch Operations Supervisor, serving from July 2008 until April 2011.

Namutebi holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Makerere University, a Postgraduate Diploma in Project Management and is an ACCA Affiliate.

Commenting on her appointment, Namutebi said she was honoured to take on the new responsibility after 15 years of growth at Housing Finance Bank.

“I am honoured to take on this responsibility and grateful for the opportunities that have shaped my journey at Housing Finance Bank over the past 15 years. Each role has given me a different perspective of our customers, our business and the impact that we can create through the right financial solutions,” she said.

Namutebi said she would use her experience to strengthen the bank’s mortgage and consumer banking offering and deepen relationships with customers.

“I look forward to bringing these experiences together in my new role and working with the team to strengthen our mortgage and consumer banking offering, deepen customer relationships and create solutions that respond to the evolving needs of Ugandans,” she added.

In her new role, Namutebi will oversee the bank’s Mortgage and Consumer Banking function at a time when Housing Finance Bank continues to focus on expanding access to housing and consumer finance solutions.

Housing Finance Bank is one of Uganda’s 10 largest banks and has operated for 58 years, with a focus on providing housing finance alongside business and consumer banking solutions.

The bank was first incorporated in 1967 as Housing Finance Company Uganda Limited before being licensed and regulated by the Bank of Uganda as a commercial bank in 2007.

It currently has 21 branches across Uganda and operates under the vision of becoming the preferred business and consumer bank with a focus on housing finance.

Namutebi’s appointment brings together her extensive banking experience and long association with Housing Finance Bank as the lender continues to position its mortgage and consumer banking business around evolving customer needs.