Rumanyika appointed new Head of Corporate Affairs at Uganda Baati

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Mr. Ian Rumanyika has been appointed the new Head of External and Corporate Affairs at Uganda Baati Limited, just a month after resigning from his position as URA’s Public and Corporate Affairs Manager.

Uganda Baati confirmed the development in a welcoming statement released on Wednesday, May 04, 2022 through their official twitter account.

“Ian Rumanyika has been appointed as the new Head of External and Corporate Affairs at Uganda Baati Limited. Rumanyika joins Uganda Baati with over 12 years of experience in the communications industry,” the company tweeted yesterday.

Speaking about the new appointment, the Business Head Uganda Baati, George Arodi welcomed Rumanyika to the Uganda Baati family. “We are thrilled to have Ian Rumanyika join us as our Head of External and Corporate affairs. We are certain that this appointment will be a valuable addition to our organization and Safal Group in general.”

Rumanyika’s role at Uganda Baati will entail giving strategic leadership of Uganda Baati’s External Affairs and Corporate Communications including oversight of stakeholder engagement and Public Relations.

He will be responsible for managing relationships with Uganda Baati’s external stakeholders while building impactful and fact-based advocacy and a strong brand within a competitive environment.

In addition to that he will be the liaison for the Safal Group Africa External, Corporate Affairs and Advocacy for the purposes of Group consolidations and focused approach on regional matters.

Rumanyika is an award-winning PR practitioner, ranked among the top PR and Marketing practitioners in Uganda, Top 40 Under 40 by Vision Group-2019, Top 100 Global PR influencers, number 23 by Commentric international.

He spent 11 years at Uganda Revenue Authority as Head of Public and Corporate Affairs becoming the longest-serving employee at the tax collecting body.