Mr. Henry Ngabirano

Mr. Ngabirano, a former managing director of Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) and head of the International Coffee Council (2010/2011). He was at the helm of UCDA for nearly 10 years. Before joining Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA), he worked as a quality manager for 10 years at the defunct Coffee Marketing Board. For years, Mr. Ngabirano has been Uganda’s main stay in the coffee industry and could be one of the country’s best coffee experts.

He oversaw the coffee policy reforms that liberalized the industry before superintending over the full privatization and centralization of the coffee industry in the early 90s. But beyond Uganda, he has travelled across the globe and served as a delegate on most intergovernmental coffee organizations in Africa, US, Europe and Asia. He is the current Chairman of Café Pap. He is also a member of other distinguished Boards.