Marketer of the month
Who is MARK MUGISHA KIVUNA ?
Mark Mugisha Kivuna is an accomplished Marketer and leader with experience spanning 2 decades.
The experience of MARK MUGISHA KIVUNA
Experience
He is currently the Marketing and Innovations Director Kenya at Breweries Limited (KBL) since Jan 2025 having spent close to 3 years as Marketing & innovations Director at Diageo, Guinness Nigeria Plc.
Mark previously served as Marketing and Innovations Director at Serengeti Breweries Ltd for over 2 years at the Tanzania`s-based brewery brand.
Mark Mugisha possesses experience across Marketing and Sales in the Fast Moving & Consumer Goods (FMCG) industry, having worked with East African Breweries Ltd (EABL) where he started his Diageo journey in August 2013.
Additional Information
Mugisha began his career as a Graduate Management Trainee (GMT) at Unilever Uganda ltd, where he spent the next 7 and half years of his business career rising through the ranks in various roles inlcuding Sales Officer for Western Uganda, Customer Marketing Officer – Foods
Mark started his foreign based jobs in 2009 when having been promoted to Unilever’s Regional Sales Officer – Rwanda and Burundi based in Kigali.
He was later promoted to Customer Marketing Manager and in 2013, he left Unilever Uganda ltd.
Next was Uganda Breweries Ltd (Diageo) where he started out as Marketing Manager for 2 years and grew into Ag. Marketing Director Beer and Innovations for another two years.
Marks’s other roles include; Head of Beer and RTDs and Head of Customer Marketing at at Uganda Breweries.
Academic Qualifications
Education
Mark holds degrees in International Business, Management, Marketing from Makerere University among his various qualifications.