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Leader Database

Jacques Rusirare

Position

CEO

Company Name

Ameki Color

Bio

Jacques Rusirare was born in Rwamagana District, Eastern Province, Rwanda. He was married and has five children. 

Information

Education

1955-1961: primary level

1961-1963: secondary level

Between 1959 and 1963, in Rwanda it was the segregation. And for this reason Jacques Rusirare stopped his secondary school studies.

 

Experience

1969-1971: he started commercial activities.

1971: he bought the first vehicle.

1974-1985: he was a transporter with three trucks; during this period he was the distributer of Bralirwa products.

 

Areas of Expertise

In 1982, he created the wood & metal workshop “Atelier des Meubles de Kigali” (AMEKI).

Between 1982 and 1989 he commenced his hardware business.

In 1989-1994 he prepared strategies to create a paint manufacturing industry.

In 1994, the genocide of Tutsi in Rwanda destroyed all his preparations and ideas.

After the genocide, in 1995 he revived his ideas of creating a paint industry.

 

What have been the main lessons you have learned in your career and how do you implement them in your management?

In this career, I have learned different things such as:

  • To take on the risk and rewards of being an owner
  • To put ideas to work in a competitive economy
  • The best thing I have learned in my career is to be hard-working and creative
  • I was a member and founder of Cogebanque Bank
  • I was a member and founder of the University of Kibungo, UNIK
  • I was a member and founder of the Rwanda Investment Group, RIG
  • I’m a member of the Private Sector Federation in Rwanda, PSF

In addition, Jacques Rusirare has one of the most tax-compliant companies in Rwanda, which has on several occasions received recognition from the Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA) for being an exemplary taxpayer.

 

Mentors

I encourage all people reading my profile to believe in God, because if you believe in God, nothing is impossible in life.