[1][2] Prior to that, from 22 July 2012 until 20 February 2017, he was the managing director and chief executive officer of Stanchart Uganda, the second-largest commercial bank in the country by assets, which totaled nearly US$965 million in December 2012.
He holds a Master of Arts degree in international economics and finance from Brandeis University.
Effective 22 July 2012, he was appointed managing director and chief executive officer (CEO), Standard Chartered Bank Uganda, a position he still held as of January 2015.
[5] Before January 2013, Kasekende worked closely with James Mulwana, who served as the chairman of SCBU from 1998 until his death in 2013.
[6] Mulwana's mentorship and tutelage is reported to have played a significant role in the ascendancy of Kasekende to the office of managing director and CEO at the bank.