Daniel Wilson Addo
Daniel Wilson Kodwo Addo | |
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| Occupation | Banking professional |
| Known for | Managing director of Consolidated Bank Ghana (2018–2025) |
Daniel Wilson Kodwo Addo is a Ghanaian banking professional who held the position of managing director at CBG from August 1, 2018, until March 26, 2025. His appointment followed the establishment of the bank, which was created by merging five troubled banks during the 2018 banking sector restructuring initiated by the Bank of Ghana. Before assuming this role, he served as an Executive Director at First Atlantic Bank.
Early life
Addo completed his secondary education at Accra Academy and obtained a degree in accounting from the Institute of Professional Studies in 1991. He underwent professional training with KPMG Ghana and qualified as a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ghana. Between 2000 and 2002, he pursued an MBA in Finance at Alliance Manchester Business School.
Career
Beginning his career at Standard Chartered Bank Ghana (2003–2004), Addo joined UBA Ghana in 2004 as head of corporate and energy banking divisions. He advanced to executive director responsible for wholesale and retail banking in 2009 and was promoted to deputy managing director in 2011. In February 2012, he assumed the role of managing director at UBA Tanzania, a position he held until June 2013.
Upon returning to Ghana in July 2013, Addo took on the role of executive director for business development at First Atlantic Bank, which was led by former UBA CEO Gabriel Edgal. In 2016, he partnered with Edgal at Oakwood Green Africa.
In August 2018, Addo was named managing director of CBG, becoming the inaugural CEO of Ghana’s second-largest commercial bank by branch network.
Boards
Addo holds a non-executive directorship at Mobus Property, a real estate company chaired by Sam Jonah. Additionally, he sits on the boards of Hollard Ghana Holdings and its subsidiary Hollard Insurance, thereby extending his presence within the insurance industry.