Jamiu Yusuff
Currently on secondment as a General Manager and Group Head, Operations and Technology for Guaranty Trust (Ghana) Limited, Jamiu joined Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, Nigeria in 1992 and has had experiences in Internal Audit and Control, Clearing, Operations and Relationship Management.
He was part of the team that implemented Guaranty Trust Bank Plc’s new accounting system (BASIS) in 1998, with specific responsibility for Clearing. He also setup the Akure branch (Nigeria) in the year 2000 as the pioneer Branch Manager. He moved back to Lagos in April 2002 to take charge of the Transactions Services Group - Lagos & West as the Regional Head, an assignment he handled until his redeployment to Ghana in April, 2005.
Jamiu completed his Higher National Diploma (HND) programme from The Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ogun State, Nigeria with Distinction in 1987. He also holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) Degree from Ogun State University, Ago-Iwoye (now Olabisi Onabanjo University), Nigeria.
He is an Alumnus of the Lagos Business School, Nigeria and has undertaken the Performance Leadership Programme of the International Institute of Management Development (IMD), Laussane, Switzerland. He has attended several courses cutting across Customer Service, Management and Leadership amongst others.
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Joana Bannerman
Joana holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture (Economics Major) from the University of Science and Technology and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration (Finance Option), from the University of Ghana, Legon. She is an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers.
Joana is currently the Group Head of Trade Finance and Foreign Operations of the Bank.. Before her re-assignment, she was in charge of the Foreign Operations Unit and later Commercial Banking Group of the Bank.
Prior to joining Guaranty Trust Bank (Ghana) Limited, Joana had worked with the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) for a total of 12 years in various positions and capacities. She was at the Foreign Operations Department of the Bank for 7 years during which period she worked at the various units such as exports, imports, customer service etc. She was also a member of the team that pioneered the implementation of the Western Union Money Transfer System in Ghana. Also at ADB, she worked as the officer in charge of Commercial Credit at the Gulf House Branch, Legon Accra and from February 2003 to December 2005, was the Branch Manager of the Dansoman Branch of the Bank.
Before joining ADB, Joana had worked at Women’s World Banking (Ghana) Limited as a Project Officer in charge of income generating projects for women. She also executed various contracts for the United States Peace Corps as trainer/training coordinator for Peace Corps Volunteers.
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Stephen Ahwakyi Abban
Stephen is currently the Group Head of Technology of the Bank. Prior to this position, he had worked as the Unit Head of Technology and later as the Group Head of Retail Banking Group.
He holds an MSc in Information Technology from the Computing Science Department of University of Glasgow, Scotland. His undergraduate study was at University of Ghana where he obtained a BSc in Agriculture Science. He is a certified IT Service Manager, ITIL ® Version 3 and also a member of the British Computer Society.
He joined Amalgamated Bank Limited on January 19, 2001 as an IT officer. By December 2001, he had become the Head of the Technology department of the Bank and got promoted to the rank of Assistant Manager. He went on to become a Deputy Manager in December 2002 and then Manager in December 2003. He remained the Head of the Technology department of Amalgamated Bank until October 2005 when he joined Guaranty Trust Bank (Ghana) Limited as the Head of the Technology Unit.
Stephen’s expertise lies in Information Security and IT Governance, Database administration (Sybase and Oracle), Equinox Banking system, BASIS Banking system, Java Programming, Windows and Linux Systems Administration, Network management, Website design and maintenance, SWIFT administration and E-Business solutions among others.
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Daniel Gaikpah
Daniel is a Chartered Accountant and currently heads the Risk Management Group of the Bank. Prior to his re-assignment, he was in charge of the Systems & Control Unit.
He holds a Master's degree in Business Administration with a Finance option from the University of Ghana and a Bachelor's degree in Educational Psychology from the University of Cape Coast. He is a member of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA) UK and the Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICA) Ghana.
Prior to joining Guaranty Trust Bank (Ghana) Limited, Daniel had worked for over 5 years with KPMG Ghana as a Senior Associate. Daniel has extensive knowledge in accounting, finance and with a specialty in auditing. He also worked briefly as an Assistant Inspector of Taxes at the Internal Revenue Service.
Daniel is the Author, Publisher and Marketing Manager of Step-By-Step Accounting Books for Second Cycle Schools in Ghana.
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Anthony Kofi Mensah
Anthony is a Group Head of Consumer Banking. Prior to his recent re-assignment, he had held the positions of Head of the Transaction Services Unit (TSU), Domestic Operations Unit and Branch Manager of the Bank's Tema Branch.
He has five years of consulting and audit experience with Deloitte, Ghana (1999 – 2004). Some of the engagements he worked on at Deloitte include Software implementation at Tema Oil Refinery (1999 -2000), Tally Accounting Software implementation for companies like Star Oil, Royal Aluminum, KAMA Industries, Tanink Gh. Limited, Dannex Pharmaceuticals etc. and some audit experience.
He also worked with Vicdoris Pharmaceuticals Limited. (2004 – 2005) as the Finance and Administration Manager, where he restructured their finance department.
Tony is a member of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (UK). He also holds a B. A. Admin. (Accounting & Economics) degree from the University of Ghana (1993 - 1997) and has a certificate from the Ghana Stock Exchange in Basic and Advanced Securities, Securities Trading & Investment Advice etc. (1999).
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Araba Ofori
Araba is currently the Head of the E-Settlement Unit. Araba has over five years working experience in the banking industry; she worked as a Customer Relations Officer with SG-SSB Cards Department and was in charge of all customer related issues, promoting the bank's VISA products and facilitating training sessions on card products.
She was also a Customer Advisor with the Cape Coast Branch of Barclays Bank Ghana Limited. She holds a BA in Social Science from the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Ghana. She has attended a number of Visa International meetings and courses as well as several Banking courses at the National Banking College and GIMPA, giving her a lot of exposure in the plastic card industry and banking in general.
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Kafui Bimpe
Kafui is the Head of Systems and Control Unit (SYSCON) of Guaranty Trust Bank (Ghana) Limited. Prior to joining the bank, he had worked as a Supervising Senior for Ernst & Young, Ghana and as the Head of Accounting and Finance Department of Regent University College of Science and Technology.
Kafui has extensive experience in the audit of donor-funded projects, business operations, financial due diligence reviews, diagnostic studies, accounting, and management consulting. He has been involved in business improvement reviews, SOX, project, and statutory audits in Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria and UK and has provided recommendations leading to corporate re-organization, financial restructuring, modernization and business process and internal control improvements.
Kafui is an affiliate of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). He holds an MBA in Finance from Coventry University, UK and B. Ed. Social Science degree from the University of Cape Coast.
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Iris Richter-Addo
Iris holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Degree from the University of Ghana and Barrister at Law (BL) qualification from the Ghana School of Law. She also holds a Master’s Degree (cum laude) in International Trade and Investment Law jointly run by the University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa/American University, Washington DC, USA.
Called to the Ghana Bar in 1995, she is a lawyer by profession with over 14 years post-qualification experience in diverse areas of Law. Prior to joining Guaranty Trust Bank (Ghana) Limited, Iris had been working as an Associate Lawyer with Messrs Fugar & Company, a reputable law firm with offices in Accra, Ghana, providing legal and company secretarial services to a myriad of clients.
She is currently the Group Head, Corporate Services (which includes Human Resources, Legal & Compliance and Corporate Affairs) and also serves as the Company Secretary of the Bank, a position she has held since inception of the Bank.
Other professional training courses she has undertaken include the Ghana Stock Exchange Courses in Basic Securities, Advanced Securities and Securities Trading.
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