Frank Gashumba, Chief Executive, Mali Group of Companies
MY first job was working at a church of Mormons called Latter-day Saints in 1996 after I completed university. I was earning $200 (about sh400,000) per month.
Frank Gashumba, Chief Executive, Mali Group of Companies
Mali Group of Companies, chief excutive officer, 1998 to date
Latter Day Saints Church (Mormons), 1996 to 1998
Formed Bunda Holding in Kawempe in 2004
Director, Sarafina Water Services in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2010
Started Mali Mixed Farm in Masaka in 1997
Student at Makerere University, 1993 to 1996
Chief executive of Great Lakes Investments, 1998 to 2001
What was your first job? Where and
when was it? And how much did you earn then?
MY first job was working at a church of Mormons called Latter-day Saints in 1996 after I completed university. I was earning $200 (about sh400,000) per month.
What is the most enduring memory of your first job?
One time, a carpenter that I had paid to make furniture for the church asked me to come and pick it. But I was shocked to find that he had not even finished one piece when I reached his workshop.
What did you learn from it that makes you a better boss?
I learnt that hard work and determination is the only way one can make it in life. I also learnt that when working for people, it is important to tell the truth.
Did the first job change your career path or perspective?
It did because all that I studied at Makerere University was totally the opposite. People just use general knowledge. That is why one can study industrial and fine art, but becomes successful in business than the one who graduated in business administration.
Interviewed by N. Turyahikayo
Mali Group of Companies, chief excutive officer, 1998 to date
Latter Day Saints Church (Mormons), 1996 to 1998
Formed Bunda Holding in Kawempe in 2004
Director, Sarafina Water Services in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2010
Started Mali Mixed Farm in Masaka in 1997
Student at Makerere University, 1993 to 1996
Chief executive of Great Lakes Investments, 1998 to 2001
What was your first job? Where and
when was it? And how much did you earn then?
MY first job was working at a church of Mormons called Latter-day Saints in 1996 after I completed university. I was earning $200 (about sh400,000) per month.
What is the most enduring memory of your first job?
One time, a carpenter that I had paid to make furniture for the church asked me to come and pick it. But I was shocked to find that he had not even finished one piece when I reached his workshop.
What did you learn from it that makes you a better boss?
I learnt that hard work and determination is the only way one can make it in life. I also learnt that when working for people, it is important to tell the truth.
Did the first job change your career path or perspective?
It did because all that I studied at Makerere University was totally the opposite. People just use general knowledge. That is why one can study industrial and fine art, but becomes successful in business than the one who graduated in business administration.
Interviewed by N. Turyahikayo