David Livingstone Ebiru appointed new Executive Director of Uganda National Bureau of Standards
Prior to this appointed, Mr. David Livingstone Ebiru has been serving as the Acting Executive Director at the Bureau for the past 6 months from 1st November, 2020.
Drake Nyamugabwa
The Hon. Minster of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, Hon. Amelia Kyambbade in consultation with UNBS National Standards Council (NSC) has appointed Mr. David Livingstone Ebiru as the 4th Executive Director of Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) effective 11th May, 2021.
This was contained in a statement released on Tuesday 11th May 2021.
Mr. David Livingstone Ebiru holds a 1st Class Master of Commerce (M.COM) Degree majoring in Financial Management from Osmania University, Hyderabad in India and an Upper 2nd Class Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) from Makerere University, Kampala.
He has also undertaken a number of Professional and Competence based trainings with abundant skills mix in various fields, including Finance and Accounting, Public Sector Management, Governance and Risk Management, among others.
Mr. Ebiru according to the statement has a diverse working experience and Management exposure spanning over 15 years in Senior Management positions, 8 of which he has served as the Deputy Executive Director in charge of Management and Financial Services at UNBS.
Prior to this appointed, Mr. David Livingstone Ebiru has been serving as the Acting Executive Director at the Bureau for the past 6 months from 1st November, 2020.
The National Standards Council, Management and Staff in the statement have congratulated the new Executive Director to the new office.
“The National Standards Council, Management and Staff congratulates and welcomes Mr. David Livingstone Ebiru as its 4th Executive Director and looks forward to his dedicated service and stewardship of the Bureau’s Strategic Agenda during his term in Office” it partly reads
The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) is a statutory body committed to the performance of its mandate of ensuring fairness in trade and precision in industry through reliable measurement systems; and developing, promoting and enforcing standards in protection of public health and safety, and the environment against dangerous and sub-standard products.
