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Evelyn Karokora

Director Finance & Strategy, Z&K Business Enterprises Ltd

Evelyn is a finance and management professional with 10+ years of multi-sectoral experience including agribusiness, education, hospitality, financial services, logistics among others.

She is Z&K’s Director of Finance and Strategy where she is responsible for long term financial stability and identifying strategic opportunities for business resilience. She is also currently leading an initiative aimed at creating value in food systems through sustainability with regenerative agricultural methods that draw down carbon and increase soil and water health for sustainable farming. Among her achievements in this role is emerging winner in the 2022 Raising African Voices, a Climate and Health Smart Business Competition sponsored by Amref Health Africa.

Evelyn holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from IE Business School in Madrid, Spain, a Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Management from Uganda Management Institute, Uganda and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Makerere University, Uganda.