Thomas Brown
Chairperson & Uganda Lead
340M+
East African consumers
EAC common market
EAC common market
05 — About & Governance
A bridge built on trust and structure.
A non-profit membership organisation established to promote trade, investment, and economic cooperation between Australia and the countries of East Africa.
The AEACC connects businesses, advances commercial relationships, and represents the interests of its members across the Australia–East Africa corridor. We exist to make a complex relationship easier to navigate — for investors, exporters, professionals, and institutions on both sides.
The Chamber is incorporated in Uganda as a Company Limited by Guarantee under the Companies Act 2012 — the standard legal vehicle for chambers of commerce worldwide. It has no share capital and distributes no profit to members: every surplus is applied to the Chamber's objects.
We are built deliberately: strong governance, transparent administration, and an explicit commitment to treat every country in the region with equal standing. The corridor is the member — not any single market.
Governance
Structure you can rely on.
A two-tier model that separates legal responsibility from operational direction — and keeps the membership in control.
01
Board of Directors
3–5 Directors registered with URSB, carrying the Chamber's statutory and fiduciary obligations under the Companies Act 2012.
02
Executive Committee (ExCo)
5–7 members elected by the membership, with full delegated authority over strategy, budgets, and the Chamber's affairs. The Austrade Trade Commissioner for Africa sits ex-officio.
03
Country Lead / Director
Leads the Chamber's operational representation within their respective country. Appointed by ExCo.
04
Secretariat
Day-to-day administration and member services, run on a cost efficient basis.
Our people
The Executive Committee, Country Leads, and Secretariat leading the Chamber.
To be filled
Vice-Chairperson
To be filled
Treasurer
Jemima Schilling
Australian Trade and Investment Commissioner, Africa
To be filled
ExCo Member
To be filled
ExCo Member
Florence Awor
Secretariat
To be filled
Kenya Lead
To be filled
Tanzania Lead
To be filled
Rwanda Lead
