services founded 1995 headquarters 38 kampala road kampala uganda key people joseph biribonwa chairman p. k. gupta acting chief executive officer products loans savings checking investments debit cards credit cards mortgages revenue after tax ugx 12.52 billion 2015 1 total assets ugx 1.81 trillion 2015 1 website homepage crane bank is a commercial bank in uganda and is licensed and supervised by the bank of uganda the central bank and national banking regulator . 3 contents 1 overview 2 history 3 ownership 4 governance 5 branch network 6 see also 7 references 8 external links overview edit the bank is a large financial services provider in uganda . as of 31 december 2015 crane bank s assets were ugx 1.81 trillion with shareholders equity of ugx 281.43 billion . 1 in october 2015 it had more than 750 000 customers . 4 history edit crane bank started operations on 21 august 1995 with a vision of being the largest privately owned ugandan bank . 1 in september 2012 crane bank acquired the assets and some of the liabilities of the national bank of commerce a small indigenous financial services provider in uganda that had lost its banking license . 5 on 30 january 2014 crane bank established crane bank rwanda limited a wholly owned subsidiary 1 with the first branch in rwanda opening to customers on 30 june 2014 . 6 plans were announced in 2013 to expand to the democratic republic of the congo and south sudan . 7 ownership edit the bank is a member of the ruparelia group which includes financial institutions insurance companies real estate investments horticultural enterprises hotels and resorts . 8 as of september 2016 the shareholding in the bank s stock was as depicted below 9 crane bank stock ownership rank name of owner percentage ownership 1 ruparelia family members 48.67 2 white sapphire limited 47.33 3 jitendra sanghani 04.00 4 tom mugenga 00.01 total 100.00 in september 2013 ugandan print media reported that the bank s stock would be listed on the uganda securities exchange in 2014 . 10 those plans however were put on hold with the bank explaining at the end of 2014 that it was focusing on its expansion plans first . 11 in september 2016 ugandan print media indicated that the bank was actively searching for a strategic partner to acquire shares in the bank and was in ongoing discussions with a potential shareholder . 12 in october 2016 the strategic investor was identified as bob diamond of the atlas mara limited . negotiations are still ongoing as at 11 october 2016 . 13 governance edit the bank is governed by a ten person board of directors . as of 31 december 2014 joseph biribonwa was the chairman of the board . sudhir ruparelia the largest shareholder served as the vice chairman . the acting managing director was p. k. gupta . he was assisted by three executive managers and a senior management team of 19 persons . 1 branch network edit as of october 2015 crane bank maintained a branch network in all four regions of the country . the branches of the bank included the following locations arranged alphabetically 14 abayita ababiri branch plot 688 893 block 438 entebbe road abayita ababiri arua branch 1 adumi road arua bugoloobi branch 71 spring road opposite bugoloobi market bugoloobi 15 busia branch busia entebbe airport branch entebbe international airport 16 entebbe branch entebbe town gulu branch 23 gulu avenue gulu hoima branch 40 main street hoima 17 18 ibanda branch 44 & 46 kamwengye road ibanda 19 iganga branch 80 & 82 main street iganga islamic university branch iuiu main campus mbale jinja branch 40 lubas road jinja jinja road branch 1 13 iconic towers jinja road kampala kabalagala branch ggaba road kabalagala kampala kabale branch 143 145 kabale road kabale kampala road branch crane chambers 38 kampala road kampala main branch kikuubo branch 18 nakivubo road kampala kireka branch 106 kampala jinja highway kireka kira municipality 20 kisekka market branch shops 1 4 & 29 31 kisekka market kyaggwe road kampala kisementi branch kisementi mall kololo kampala 21 kisoro branch 65 75 kisoro kabale road kisoro kyambogo branch kampala jinja highway kyambogo kampala 22 kyambogo university branch main campus kyambogo university kampala kyengera branch kampala masaka highway kyengera 23 lira branch lira avenue lira luwum street branch 28 eagle plaza luwum street nakasero kampala 24 luweero branch plot 846 block 652 bulemeezi county luweero 25 lyantonde branch plot 5 block 76 lyantonde makerere university branch senate building makerere university main campus makerere 26 malaba branch 2 4 tanga road malaba market street branch 9 market street kampala masaka branch 2 broadway road masaka 27 mbale branch 47 republic street mbale mbarara branch 51 high street mbarara mukono branch 18 20a kampala jinja highway mukono 28 naalya branch metroplex shopping mall kampala northern bypass highway naalya 29 najjanankumbi branch freedom city mall 1040 entebbe road najjanankumbi nakivubo road branch 40a nakivubo road kampala ndeeba branch plot 93 block 7 mengo kibuga ndeeba ntungamo branch 18 old kabale road ntungamo royal plaza branch royal plaza 35 luwum street kampala rushere branch plot 52 54 block 68 rushere sixth street branch 165 sixth street industrial area kampala soroti branch 4 kennedy square soroti village mall branch village mall branch bugoloobi 21 key the kisementi branch in kololo and the village mall branch in bugoloobi are open 24 hours a day . see also edit list of banks in uganda banking in uganda economy of uganda references edit a b c d e f crane bank 29 april 2016 . crane bank annual report 2015 pdf . kampala crane bank limited . retrieved 24 august 2016 . vision reporter 20 august 2015 . crane bank at 20 . new vision . kampala . retrieved 22 april 2016 . bank of uganda 31 march 2016 . bank of uanda list of licensed commercial banks as at march 2016 pdf . kampala bank of uganda . retrieved 24 august 2016 . waiswa baz 15 october 2015 . crane bank we have grown with our customers in last twenty years . kampala news.ugo.co.ug . retrieved 27 april 2016 . businge julius 27 september 2012 . bou revokes national bank of commerce license . the independent uganda . archived from the original on 27 january 2016 . retrieved 5 august 2015 . banking how crane bank beat rivals in 2014 the investigator reported by robert ndawula 18 january 2015 accessed 5 august 2015 olanyo joseph 21 may 2013 . uganda crane bank opens 28th branch . the observer uganda . retrieved 5 august 2015 . ruparelia group holdings . ruparelia group . retrieved 26 april 2014 . mark keith muhumuza 21 september 2016 . bou disowns crane bank sale . daily monitor . kampala . retrieved 27 september 2016 . olanyo joseph 17 september 2013 . crane bank to sell shares . the observer uganda . retrieved 5 august 2015 . oketch martin luther 17 february 2015 . they promised to sell shares what happened . daily monitor . kampala . retrieved 5 august 2015 . stephen otage and martin luther oketch 20 september 2016 . sudhir speaks out on crane bank sale . daily monitor . kampala . retrieved 20 september 2016 . busuulwa bernard 11 october 2016 . ex barclays ceo in talks to acquire uganda crane bank . the eastarican . nairobi . retrieved 11 october 2016 . branches of crane bank as of december 2014 . crane bank . retrieved 10 december 2014 . mugalu moses 15 december 2013 . uganda crane bank opens bugolobi branch . the observer uganda via allafrica.com . retrieved 5 august 2015 . olanyo joseph 21 may 2013 . uganda crane bank opens 28th branch . the observer uganda via allafrica.com . retrieved 5 august 2015 . mugerwa francis 22 september 2012 . crane bank expansion on course . daily monitor . retrieved 5 august 2015 . nantaba eriosi 15 october 2012 . uganda crane bank opens branch in hoima . east african business week . kampala . retrieved 5 august 2015 . musa ladu ismail 16 january 2014 . crane bank to list on uganda securities exchange in april . daily monitor . retrieved 5 august 2015 . the independent reporters 1 september 2009 . crane bank opens branch in kireka . the independent uganda . archived from the original on 27 january 2016 . retrieved 5 august 2015 . a b otage stephen 2 october 2015 . crane bank starts 24 hour banking . daily monitor . kampala . retrieved 14 october 2015 . nantaba eriosi 24 october 2011 . crane bank relaunches branch to surpass competition . east african business week via allafrica.com . retrieved 5 august 2015 . ladu ismail musa 14 november 2014 . shs200billion crane bank expansion drive takes shape with the opening of the 42nd branch along masaka road . daily monitor kampala . retrieved 5 august 2015 . businge julius 4 september 2013 . uganda crane bank strengthens base in city centre . the independent uganda via allafrica.com . retrieved 5 august 2015 . mugalu moses 7 december 2014 . uganda crane bank opens 44th branch . the observer uganda via allafrica.com . retrieved 5 august 2015 . lyaazi moses 12 september 2012 . crane bank opens new branch in makerere university . makerere university school of journalism . archived from the original on 2 may 2014 . retrieved 1 may 2014 . aliga issa 23 august 2012 . banks urged on agriculture financing . daily monitor . retrieved 5 august 2015 . sanya samuel 10 february 2012 . crane bank in sh3 .5 bn expansion drive . new vision . retrieved 5 august 2015 . jaramogi patrick 24 july 2012 . crane opens naalya branch as competition in banks shoots up . new vision . retrieved 5 august 2015 . external links edit crane bank homepage crane bank deploys tenemos t24 r13 universal banking software in uganda and rwanda uganda crane bank gets ush96 billion to lend to small businesses v t e kampala district capital kampala divisions kampala central division kawempe division lubaga division makindye division nakawa division neighborhoods banda bugoloobi bukoto busega butabika bwaise ggaba kabalagala kamwookya kansanga kaleerwe kanyanya kasubi katwe kawaala kawempe kibuli kibuye kigoowa 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