Abena Osei-Poku
Abena Osei-Poku | |
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| Born | Abena Osei Template:Birth year and age Ghana |
| Occupation(s) | Business executive, banker |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Known for | Managing Director of Ecobank Ghana; Regional Executive for Anglophone West Africa Region of Ecobank Group; former MD and CEO of Absa Bank Ghana |
Abena Osei-Poku (born Abena Osei) is a prominent Ghanaian business leader currently holding the position of Managing Director at Ecobank Ghana as well as serving as the Regional Executive for the Anglophone West Africa (AWA) Region within the Ecobank Group. She formerly acted as Managing Director and CEO of Absa Bank Ghana (previously known as Barclays Bank of Ghana) from September 2018 until December 2023. Before this, she occupied a Managing Director role at Absa Group based in South Africa, where she was responsible for Corporate & Investment Banking operations across both East and West Africa.
Background and education
Osei-Poku was born in Ghana around 1971 and completed her secondary schooling in the country. She graduated in 1994 from the University of Ghana with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Statistics. Subsequently, she earned an Master of Business Administration from the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom.
Career
Her professional journey in banking began in 2002 at Standard Chartered Bank, where she worked for seven years before transitioning to Barclays Bank in 2009. Over the following nine years, she held executive director responsibilities at Barclays Bank Ghana and later took on an executive role within the Barclays Africa Group, managing operations throughout Africa excluding South Africa. In September 2018, she succeeded Patience Akyianu as managing director of Barclays Bank Ghana. By February 2020, she spearheaded the transformation of Barclays Bank Ghana into Absa Bank Ghana.
In January 2024, Osei-Poku was appointed as Managing Director of Ecobank Ghana and also assumed the role of Regional Executive for the Anglophone West Africa (AWA) Region.
Other considerations
Her board memberships have included Airtel Mobile Money Limited, Barclays Africa Group, the United Kingdom and Ghana Chamber of Commerce, and Country Kitchen Limited.
As of October 2021, she chairs the advisory board for the College of Health Sciences at the University of Ghana, acts as vice chairperson on the board of the Ghana Stock Exchange, and participates on the executive councils of both the Ghana Association of Banks and National Banking College. Additionally, she holds honorary distinctions as a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing Ghana and an honorary member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers.
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External links
- ‘It Was Necessary’ – Barclays Bank MD Hails Banking Sector Cleanup As of 22 January 2020.
- Absa Bank MD, Abena Osei-Poku named one of Africa’s most influential female leaders As of 26 May 2021.
- ↑ "Ecobank Ghana appoints Abena Osei-Poku as Managing Director - MyJoyOnline". www.myjoyonline.com. 2024-01-05. Retrieved 2024-01-20.