Simeon, the Board Chairman of OmniBSIC is a seasoned professional in the banking industry who has over 32 years of industry experience. He brings a wealth of knowledge to the Bank and provides priceless advice on banking operations and regulations. He
previously worked at the Bank of Ghana for an impressive 32 years in various positions including Director of the Human Resource Department. Simeon was also the Director of Budget at the Ministry
of Finance where he worked closely with the Finance Minister on national economic matters including the implementation and monitoring of the annual budget of Ghana.
Simeon has extensive experience in chairing various boards and was a member of the GIFMISS Steering Committee. He holds an impressive array of academic qualifications, which include
an MBA (Finance) from the University of Ghana and a Post Graduate Diploma in Project Financing from Bradford University, United Kingdom.
Mr. Daniel Asiedu is a Chartered Accountant by profession with over twenty-five (25) years industry experience and brings to the Board a wealth of knowledge and expertise. He is a seasoned banker, financial specialist, motivational speaker, business coach
and renowned reverend minister of the gospel of Christ.
Daniel is one of Ghana’s most sought-after speakers with engagements that include high profile assignments for both local and international organizations. His motivational speeches
have covered varied themes ranging from human capital development, leadership, entrepreneurship as well as business strategy and change management experiences in both the corporate and private
world. Daniel holds an impressive array of academic qualifications some of which are Executive and Master’s Degrees in Business Administration, EMBA (Finance Option), Economic Policy Management
and Development Finance from the University of Ghana. He also has notable qualifications from Harvard Business School, Columbia University among others.
Daniel has worked in very senior positions and served on various boards including Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Zenith Bank Plc, Standard Trust Bank Ghana Ltd (now UBA Gh. Ltd) and Jospong
Group Company Ltd. Furthermore, Daniel was instrumental in turning around the profitability of the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) and several other banks, which has won him numerous
awards.
Nicholas Darko is a Chartered Certified Accountant, Organization Development (OD) Consultant, a registered Organization Development consultant, finance professional, and an ordained minister of the Church of Pentecost. He also currently serves as the Finance
and Administration Director at the Church of Pentecost's International Headquarters among other prominent positions in the Church.
He has made several contributions as a lecturer, administrator and member of various boards and numerous committees and has continuously led the development of effective practical
financial, management and change models for effectiveness in various organizations for over 25 years. Apart from the board of OmniBSIC, Nicholas Darko sits on the boards of the Vision International,
Organization Development Institute, Pentecost Convention Centre and the Pentecost Theological Seminary.
Philip is an Executive Director of the Board of OmniBSIC who is a people-focused and result oriented individual who brings on board over 14 years of industry experience. He is the current DMD (Operations and Shared Services) of OmniBSIC Bank Ltd. His
areas of expertise include strategy formulation, business planning and development, risk management among others.
Over
the years, Philip has achieved consistent growth, increased profitability and revolutionized industry leadership practices in the various organisations he has led in various capacities including
Deputy Managing Director of ProCredit Ghana and Audit Board Member of ProCredit Bank, D.R. Congo.
Mr. Oti-Mensah holds among others a BSc - Banking and Finance and MBA - Project Management
from the University of Ghana Business School and a ProCredit Banker Certificate (MBA Equivalent) in International Bank Management from ProCredit Academy (Germany). Furthermore, he is a valued
member of the West African Nobles Forum due to his virtues of honesty, integrity and accountability.
Mustafa is a highly experienced banker who brings to the Board a wealth of in-depth knowledge
of the banking and financial services sector which spans over three decades. He started his
esteemed career in 1985 as an employee in the Accounting Department in Gumhouria Bank and
consistently rose through the ranks to his current role as Managing Director at BSIC Bank.
Mustafa is also currently a board member of Yaqeen Bank, Tripoli.
In addition to his career as a banker, Mustafa is also a respected academician who has previously
practised as a lecturer in several universities and academic institutions including the Open
University, Tripoli. He is a Certified Accountant and holds a PhD in Accounting from the
Glamorgan University, UK and an MSc in Finance and Banking from the Arab Academy for
Financial and Banking Studies, Jordan.
Mohamed Shalbek is the current Managing Director of BSIC Gambia who brings to the Board over 38 years of banking experience and also serves on the boards of BSIC Benin and BSIC Central Afrique. Mr Shalbek is a seasoned banker who has worked in various
banks spanning over three decades where he has served as the LC at Jomhoriya Bank (formerly Umma Bank) in various departments and subsequently becoming its manager for the International Foreign
Operations Division.
At BSIC, Mohamed served in numerous positions rising through the ranks. He was among others, the
Deputy Manager at its Tripoli branch, Deputy Managing Director for BSIC Senegal and General Manager for BSIC Gambia. He was instrumental in the migration of the bank’s record keeping practices
from a manual one to its current computerized systems.
He holds a Diploma in Finance and Banking Science and Credit administration from Arabic Academy for Finance and Banking Science, Aman Jordan.
Abdusalam is a Chartered Accountant by profession who brings to the Board of OmniBSIC invaluable knowledge and experience. He has played key strategic roles at the Central Bank in Tripoli and has also previously worked as an Accountant at the Elkidwa
International Group where he was responsible for several tasks including preparing budget schedules and maintaining exceptional customer services to internal departments.
Abdusalam has also established himself in the accounting sector by qualifying in an impressive array of ACCA certifications and academic qualifications. He holds a BA(Hons) Accountancy
from the London International College, London, and a Business English (BEC) from the Regents College (Business School), London, among others.
Afua is an experienced international corporate lawyer with extensive experience in corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, telecoms, and agribusiness and in navigating regulatory affairs in Ghana. She is a Partner at CQ Legal & Consulting, a leading
corporate and commercial law firm in Ghana where she acted as joint legal counsel for the successful 2019 $3BN Government of Ghana Sovereign Bond and the 2020 $3BN Government of Ghana Sovereign
Bond.
Afua is an advisor to the Government of Ghana’s energy sector recovery programme where she engages with numerous Independent Power Producers and Gas Suppliers. Prior to CQ Legal, Afua
served as Head of Legal and Company Secretary for ATC Ghana where she was responsible for all its commercial negotiations including TC’s $420m acquisition of MTN Ghana’s tower infrastructure.
Furthermore, Afua is a member of the Ghana Bar Association, the English and Welsh Bar and the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn.
Teresa Effie Cooke is an HR Practitioner with over 25 years of invaluable experience in leading HR teams and supporting senior executives in people, culture and organizational development. Effie’s background includes senior leadership roles in HR Consulting,
Banking and Retail. She is currently Global HR Director for d.light Design, a leading Solar Energy Innovator.
Effie is also Founder and Non-Executive Director of Capability Trust, a full-service HR Consulting firm in Ghana and currently serves on the Board of Golden Beach Hotels, Ghana. Prior
to Founding Capability Trust, Effie was Africa Regional HR Director for Opportunity International.
Effie is a Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) and holds an undergraduate Degree
in Law from Middlesex University and Post Graduate Certificates in Human Resources from Middlesex University and Cranfield University UK.
Mr. Daniel Asiedu is a Chartered Accountant by profession with over twenty-five (25) years industry experience and brings to the Board a wealth of knowledge and expertise. He is a seasoned banker, financial specialist, motivational speaker, business coach
and renowned reverend minister of the gospel of Christ.
Daniel is one of Ghana’s most sought-after speakers with engagements that include high profile assignments for both local and international organizations. His motivational speeches have
covered varied themes ranging from human capital development, leadership, entrepreneurship as well as business strategy and change management experiences in both the corporate and private world.
Daniel holds an impressive array of academic qualifications some of which are Executive and Master’s Degrees in Business Administration, EMBA (Finance Option), Economic Policy Management and
Development Finance from the University of Ghana. He also has notable qualifications from Harvard Business School, Columbia University among others.
Daniel has worked in very senior positions and served on various boards including Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Zenith Bank Plc, Standard Trust Bank Ghana Ltd (now UBA Gh. Ltd) and Jospong
Group Company Ltd. Furthermore, Daniel was instrumental in turning around the profitability of the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) and several other banks, which has won him numerous awards.
Philip is the DMD, Operations and Shared Services at OmniBSIC Bank who is a people-focused and result oriented individual who brings on board over 14 years of industry experience. His areas of expertise include strategy formulation, business planning
and development, risk management among others.
Over the years, Philip has achieved consistent growth, increased profitability
and revolutionized industry leadership practices in the various organisations where he has led in various capacities including Deputy Managing Director of ProCredit Ghana and Audit Board Member
of ProCredit Bank, D.R. Congo.
Mr. Oti-Mensah holds among others a BSc - Banking and Finance and MBA - Project Management from the University of Ghana Business School and a ProCredit Banker
Certificate (MBA Equivalent) in International Bank Management from ProCredit Academy (Germany). Furthermore, he is a valued member of the West African Nobles Forum due to his virtues of honesty,
integrity and accountability.
Kojo is the Deputy Managing Director, Business of OmniBSIC Bank who brings over a wealth of over 25 years of experience working with prestigious banks like Stanbic Bank, Merchant Bank Ghana, Metropolitan
and Allied Bank, and SSNIT working in key management positions.
He is a Fellow of the University of Ghana, Legon and holds a Ph.D. in Strategic Management from the Business University
of Costa Rica, an MPhil in Economics and a BA Hons in economics from the University of Ghana, Legon. He is also currently a faculty Professor at the Business University of Costa Rica, supervising
Ph.D. students. His main hobbies are lecturing and supervising academic research at the graduate programs of KNUST, IDL/CEMBA, UGBS, MUCG, Netherlands Business School and the National Banking
College where he also doubles as an external examiner to some of these universities.
Valerie is the Head of Personal and Business banking at OmniBSIC Bank who is a seasoned banker with decades of experience . She has worked in various major executive management roles in banks and organisations like Sahel Sahara Universal, Merchant Bank
(UMB), and the Canadian International Development Agency Budgetary Support Programme where she was later appointed the Corporate Regional Manager for the Northern Sector with oversight responsibility
for the Western Region.
Valerie has extensive banking experience in the fields of Agribusiness, Manufacturing and Commerce. She
has previously been on UMB’s Board of Fonds de Guarantie des Investissements Privés en Afrique de L’Ouest (GARI) in Togo. She holds a BSc Administration Degree from the University of Ghana and
a Master’s Degree in Finance from Centre Africain d’Etudes Superieures en Gestion (CESAG) in Senegal. She also holds a Diploma in French from Alliance Francaise and an Executive MBA from GIMPA.
She is a certified chartered banker and an associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, Ghana.
Mr. Andoh-Yamoah serves as OmniBSIC Bank’s Head of Banking Operations. He is a seasoned professional with over 20 years of experience in the banking industry and prior to taking up this position
served as Head of Banking Operations for the former Sahel Sahara Bank. He has also previously worked with the Bank for Housing and Construction and Amalgamated Bank, now called Bank of Africa
(BoA) as Head of Foreign Operations and has extensive experience in Trade Finance.
Chris holds an International Executive MBA from the Paris Graduate School of Management and a BSc Administration
(Accounting) from the University of Ghana. Furthermore, he holds an AIB intermediate certificate from the Chartered Institute of Bankers College in Ghana and has attended numerous professional
workshops for senior managers.
Chris is a dedicated business professional who is well known for his dedication, excellence and passion to every role he takes on. He enjoys networking events
and brainstorming activities.
Anne Marie is the Head of Corporate Banking and comes to OmniBSIC with over 10 years’ experience in Corporate Banking from institutions such as FBN Ghana, Universal Merchant Bank and Zenith Bank.
She has a good understanding and knowledge of the Ghanaian market, and demonstrates high standards of excellence, has a good track record of customer relationship management and extensive
experience in portfolio management.
Anne Marie is highly innovative and result-oriented, with superior business management and leadership skills. She has led several departments to success
and risen through the ranks over the years. She has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science from the University of Ghana and a Master of Business Administration Degree in General Management
(Delta International University of New Orleans) with extensive training in Relationship Management, Credit Risk Analysis, Enterprise Risks, Accounting and Finance, International Trade Finance
and Operations.
Samuel is the Head of Finance and Strategic Planning with over 13 years of professional experience in Banking and Finance, Accounting, Audit & Assurance and Taxation. Throughout his career, Samuel
has carved out an impressive portfolio of supervisory and managerial roles in various banking institutions including Head of Retail Banking and Group Head of Corporate Banking at FBN Bank Ghana,
Intercontinental Bank, Access Bank and Fidelity Bank among others.
He has also worked in other financial and non-financial institutions including Ernst & Young Ghana, British Telecom Ghana, St. Lambert Drilling and Alcatel CIT. He graduated from the University
of Cape Coast with a First-Class Degree in Bachelor of Commerce and also holds a Bachelor of Laws Degree from the Mountcrest University College. He is credited with his involvement in setting
up the accounting system of Mistui OSK lines, a shipping company in Ghana and is a Chartered Accountant with the ICA- Ghana.
Charlotte is the Head of Treasury at OmniBSIC and her vast experience spans over 12 years with a focus on liquidity management, financial and economic analysis, assets and liability management, forex
trading, investment research and management, risk management and marketing. She has a proven track record of possessing exceptional business acumen, understanding business opportunities and the
ability to identify and drive tactical and strategic outcomes.
Charlotte has the uncanny ability to leverage and adapt multi-industry experiences and knowledge to achieve exceptional outcomes.
She holds an MBA in Banking and Finance from the Paris Graduate School of Management, a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from the University of Ghana, Legon and is also a member of the International
Financial Markets (ACI Certified).
Stephen is a seasoned Human Resource Management Practitioner with over 19 years of experience in the Manufacturing and Finance Industries. Prior to joining OmniBank, now OmniBSIC, he was UMB’s Director of Human Resource, Nestle Ghana Limited’s Human Resources
Business Partner and Intercontinental Bank’s Head of Human Capital among others. He holds an MBA in Human Resources Management and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Philosophy, all from the University
of Ghana. He is also an Associate Member of the Institute of Human Resource Practitioners.
Stephen’s impressive array of expertise
ranges from human resources policy development, talent management, outsourcing, employee/industrial relations, collective agreement negotiations, performance management to training and development.
He has also been instrumental in providing invaluable knowledge to the setting up of various human resource departments.
Dominic has over 18 years of experience in Business Development and Risk Management in the banking and non-bank financial sector. His specific areas of expertise are corporate governance, enterprise
risk management and institutional building. Dominic worked at ProCredit as Head of Credit and later as Head of the Risk Management Division. He also worked at UniBank in various positions including
Head of Monitoring and Recoveries, Corporate Relationship Manager and Head of Small Business Unit.
He holds a BSc Degree in Accounting from the University of Ghana Business School and
a ProCredit Banker Certificate (MBA equivalent) in Management from ProCredit Academy (Germany).
Stephen is an accounting, banking and finance, and risk management professional with over 15 years’ experience in accountancy, audit, finance, risk management and general banking operations. He has
previously served in several senior roles including working as the Regional Accountant with Community Water and Sanitation (CWSA) where he was responsible for budgets and procurement planning,
financial reporting and internal control.
He joined OmniBank Ltd as Head of Enterprise Risk Management from NDK Financial Services Ltd where he worked for seven years in various management
roles. He brought to the bank his vast experience in risk management, audit and operational control, a strong understanding of the credit cycle, including capacity in structured, persistent and
robust loan recovery which is a key element in the banking services sector in Ghana.
Stephen holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Administration (Accounting) from the University of Ghana
Business School and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance. He is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers (CIB), Ghana and a Certified Operational Risk Professional
(CORP) of the International Academy of Business and Financial Management (IABFM), Dubai-UAE).
Najib is the Head of Internal Audit at OmniBSIC Bank and is an astute banker with over 15 years of working experience. Prior to his current position, he was the head of the Audit Department with
erstwhile Sahel Sahara Bank (BSIC Gh.). He also previously worked with Ernst & Young (EY)-Ghana, SG-Ghana, The Trust Bank and Guaranty Trust Bank, Ghana.
Mr. Najib is a Chartered Accountant
by profession. He holds an MBA, Accounting, from the University of Ghana Business School and is a Fellow of the Association of Certified Accountants (ACCA), UK. He is also a member of the Institute
of Chartered Accountants (ICA) Ghana and Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Ghana.
Grace is the Head of Information Technology OmniBSIC Bank. She is an astute IT professional with over 15 years’ work experience in the financial services sector. Before her current position, she
worked as a Systems Administrator with ProCredit Savings and Loans Company Limited prior to joining erstwhile Sahel Sahara Bank, (BSIC Ghana).
She was promoted to the position of Deputy
Head of IT and subsequently head of the department within three years of joining BSIC Ghana. Her outstanding professionalism, leadership skills and commitment towards her career, led to her being
was assigned additional responsibility as the Deputy Group Project Director, English Zone of BSIC Group from 2017 to date.
Grace holds a vast array of impressive academic and professional qualifications including an MBA in Project Management from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration
(GIMPA) a BSc Administration (Banking and Finance) from the University of Ghana, Legon and is a certified ISO/IEC 27032 Lead Cybersecurity manager. She enjoys hiking, travelling and volunteer
work.
Isaac is an experienced risk and compliance professional with over 15 years of experience in the financial industry, currently heads the compliance department and is also the Anti-Money Laundering Reporting Officer (AMLRO) for OmniBSIC Bank. Previously,
he was the Head of Credit Administration at the Bank and held other key positions including Deputy Head of Banking Operations Department and Branch Manager of Darkuman, Madina and Adum-Kumasi
branches.
Mr. Brown has extensive experience in risk management, compliance, credit, microfinance, relationship banking and banking operations. He was also previously the Regional Manager in charge
of various branches in the Eastern, Ashanti and Brong Ahafo Regions of Ghana and the Northern Sector at ProCredit Savings & Loans Company (Now Fidelity Bank).
Isaac has an impressive array
of professional and academic qualifications including being a Chartered Banker with the Charted Institute of Bankers (GH), a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), a Fellow of the
Microfinance Association (UK) and also holds a Commonwealth Executive MBA from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology (KNUST) and a Degree in Banking & Finance from the University
of Ghana Business School (then School of Administration).
Amma is the Head of Service Quality at OmniBSIC Bank. She is a team builder and a result-oriented leader with over 15 years of work experience working in financial services and other related areas. She was highly instrumental in setting up the Customer
Service Department of the erstwhile Union Savings and Loans.
Amma’s passion for excellent customer service delivery drove her to successfully manage the several branches she was seconded to at OmniBank. She has managed to unify her team and improved
immensely on existing standards and procedures of the department. Her hard work can be associated with awards such as Ghana Customer Service Awards-Best Customer Service Company, Savings & Loans
Sector Category 2015 Award and the OmniBank Best Unit Award in both 2014 and 2015. In 2016 she also won the third Best Middle Manager Award in OmniBank.
She is an alumnus of Aburi Girls
School and has a degree in Banking and Finance from the University of Ghana Business School.
Lovestone is a seasoned IT professional with over 20 years of industry experience with more than 10 of those years in senior management roles. Before joining OmniBank, he held various positions at Gateway Business Africa, a multinational telecommunication
company focused on providing business communications services in Africa, which later became part of Vodacom Business and Network Computer Systems, the first ISP in West Africa.
As the Executive Head of Engineering of Gateway Business Africa, he led the deployment of the company's Pan-African MPLS network with points of presence in more than twenty cities.
He has an MPhil degree in MIS from GIMPA, an MBA in finance from University of Ghana Business School and BSc degree in Computer Science from University of Ghana.
Ashong Nsiah is the Coordinator of the various Zones (Branch Banking) in OmniBSIC Bank. He has over 20 years’ experience that transcends the banking industry and other international financial service providers like PricewaterhouseCoopers Ghana as well
as local firms (A-BAS Consulting). He commenced his career as an Investment Banker with NTHC Limited and subsequently with CDH Financial Holdings Limited and his expertise and training cover
areas of corporate finance, due diligence and negotiations, investment banking, negotiation skills and strategic management.
He was previously the Head of Credit at Sahel-Sahara Bank and Senior Relationship Manager at CAL Bank among others. He also holds an MSc in Development Finance and a degree in BSc Admin, (Banking
& Finance option) all from the University of Ghana Business School. He also has a postgraduate degree in Energy Finance from the National Banking College in Accra. Ashong has been instrumental
over the years in working tirelessly to foster the growth of the Bank.
Henry is the Head of Trade Finance at OmniBSIC. He is a seasoned trade finance expert with over 14 years’ experience in banking operations, finance and international trade.
He started his professional banking career at Amalbank now Bank of Africa as an executive trainee with banking operations and then rose through the ranks to Senior Banking Officer, Foreign
Operations. He later joined Fidelity Bank Ghana limited, where he occupied various managerial roles at the head office, and later become the Head of Trade Services. He played a lead role in the
setting up of an automated trade finance suite and corporate internet banking technologies.
He holds a B.Ed Social Science and MBA Finance from the University of Cape Coast and Central
University respectively.
Akyaa Afreh Arhin Addo-Kufuor serves as the secretary to the Board and Head of the Legal and
Recovery Department of OmniBSIC Bank.
Prior to joining OmniBSIC Bank, Akyaa was Head of the Legal Department of Intercontinental
Bank Ghana Limited (now Access Bank) and responsible for all legal matters involving the bank.
Akyaa worked at Dehands Services Limited, a subsidiary of Deloitte Ghana, which provides legal
secretarial services to companies. Furthermore, as a senior legal consultant at a leading law firm in Ghana, she was a member of the team of legal consultants that advised the Millennium
Development Authority, Ghana (MiDA) on the Compact signed between the Government of
Ghana and the Millennium Challenge Corporation of the United States of America for the
provision of five hundred and forty-seven million dollars’ facility.
She is a member of the Ghana Bar Association and also holds a Master’s Degree in Law (LLM)
from Temple University, USA in May 2000. Yet again, she is currently a member of the Council
of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) and Secretary to the Presidential
Committee on Emoluments of Article 71 Office Holders.
Raphael is currently the Head of General Services at OmniBSIC Bank. He is a seasoned Architect and a Project Manager with over 15 years’ experience in business support, project and facilities management. He started his professional career as an architect
with Archipro and later joined Cob ‘A’ Industries as Facilities Manager and later rose to become the Head of Business Support.
Raphael after practising as a freelance architect for four years later joined Fidelity Bank Ghana limited as the Facilities Manager with the Corporate Services Department and later joined
Union Savings and Loans in 2016 where he headed the properties and projects department and later held the same position for OmniBank Ghana Limited. He holds a BSc Architecture, Pg. Dip. Architecture
from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and is a Member of the Ghana Institute of Architects.
Seth Adri is Head of E-Banking of OmniBSIC Bank Gh. Ltd who joined the bank as an Intern and consistently rose through the ranks through hard work and dedication to his current role. He had previously been re-assigned the role of E-Banking support in
2010, a role he played until he was appointed Head of E-Business following the merger between BSIC Gh. Ltd and OmniBank Ghana Ltd.
He has also implemented and managed various projects in the Bank ranging from ATMs, Card Payments, SMS, Mobile and Internet Banking, GhiPSS Instant Pay (GIP) and call recorder systems. He
also successfully deployed the global swift releases in 2018 for BSIC GH Ltd and BSIC Sudan.
Seth holds a BSc in Computer Engineering from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.
He is a PECB certified ISO/IEC 270032 Lead Cyber Security Manager.
