Patrick Bitature

Member of the institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, UK and Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries, FCIS.

Patrick Bitature is the Board Chairman of Umeme Limited and the Chairperson of the Nominations Committee. He is also a member of the Strategic Review Committee.

Patrick’s leadership of the Board spans from his experience as the founder, Chairman and CEO of Simba Group of Companies,
a conglomerate spanning telecoms, real estate, power generation, agro-business, mining, hospitality tourism and media interests. He is keen on development of the energy sector in Uganda.

Patrick Bitature also relates well with people from all walks of life giving customers access to top management and the board of directors which promotes good customer service management.

In terms of corporate governance, Patrick has also played a big role in the structural framework of the Company, in particular internal structures aimed at delivering the strategy and objectives of the Company underpinned by the environmental, social and governance considerations driven by the ethos of the founding shareholders.

He is also a member of the Presidential Investors’ Round Table (PIRT) and is the Honorary Consul, Australian Consulate in Uganda.

Patrick has been on the Board since November 2007.