Hassan is a Corporate Communications Specialist at Hill+Knowlton Strategies Uganda & Rwanda. His role is to develop messaging for internal and external communication as well as execute strategy for clients across the two East African markets.

An accountant by qualification, Hassan is passionate about Financial Communications and Fintech. He has conceptualized and implemented strategies for Telecommunications and Financial clients such as Airtel Uganda, VISA and Uganda Insurers Association, with tasks including planning and implementation, sector monitoring and reporting and stakeholder engagement.

One of his most significant assignments was communicating the launch of a savings solution in Eastern Uganda for Airtel Uganda in partnership with Grameen Foundation and Plan Uganda to enable savings groups to store their cash as mobile money.

Hassan has had an opportunity to work for different companies in both the government and private sector. Before working at Hill+Knowlton Strategies, Hassan worked as a Community Liason Officer in Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) and was involved in different resettlement projects for the Project Affected Persons.