Betty Mwagale is a strategic and forward-thinking Human Resources Leader with over 15 years of extensive experience shaping organisational performance, culture transformation, and people-centered leadership across the engineering, international NGO, and financial services sectors.
Her career is rooted in intentionality, excellence, and impact, and she has consistently led initiatives that strengthen talent pipelines, enhance employee experience, and enable sustainable business growth.
Betty currently serves as the Country HR Lead at Britam Uganda, where she provides strategic HR leadership across multiple business units, including Britam Insurance Company Uganda, Britam Asset Managers Company Uganda, and Britam Life Assurance Company Uganda. Her role spans performance management, organisational culture development, talent management, leadership development, employee relations, and enterprise-wide engagement.
She holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Uganda Management Institute, Advanced HR Certification from University of Cape Town and is currently pursuing her CIPD-UK Level 5 Advanced Diploma in People Management. Betty is deeply passionate about SME growth, particularly in supporting small and medium enterprises to strengthen people management practices as a key lever for driving productivity, business resilience, and revenue growth.
She also champions the creation of high-performing, values-driven cultures and firmly believes that when people thrive, organisations excel. Her participation in the Journey to the Boardroom Cohort 2026 aligns with her aspiration to broaden her governance expertise, elevate her strategic leadership capability, and contribute to impactful board-level stewardship.