United Bank for Africa (UBA) Ghana has announced the appointment of Mr Kweku Andoh Awotwi as Board Chairman of the Bank following approval by the Bank of Ghana.
Mr Awotwi is the immediate past Managing Director of Tullow Oil Ghana Ltd and Executive Vice President of Tullow Oil Plc. He has over 30 years of work experience having occupied various managerial positions in both national and multinational organisations notable amongst them being the Volta River Authority, Tullow Oil and Ashanti Goldfields Company.
Mr Awotwi is an experienced international business executive who has worked in the energy sector, mining and extractive industries, in Africa and the United States (US). He also previously served as Manager of Business Planning and Analysis for Kaiser Aluminium & Chemical Corporation in Pleasanton in California, Chief Executive of Volta River Authority and as MD in charge of Strategic Planning and New Business Development at Ashanti Goldfields Company. He has also worked for GE/RCA and ITT, both in the US.
Mr. Awotiwi served as Chairman of Multimedia Group Limited, a Director of Stanbic Bank Ghana
Limited. He is an Electrical Engineer with a B.Sc. degree from Yale University and an MBA from from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
He is expected to bring on board, his rich experience spanning several sectors of the local and global economy to support the Bank to attain its Strategic objectives.
Commenting on the appointment, Managing Director and CEO of UBA Ghana, Mr Balogun Olalekan described Mr Awotwi as a consummate professional who has a deep understanding of corporate governance and businesses development.
“He will offer the leadership to take UBA Ghana to the next level towards becoming a dominant player in the Banking Industry in Ghana. Mr Awotwi brings a wealth of experience with a strategic vision for our organisation, and that will be critical to our ability to scale and meet the growing demand for excellent banking solutions for our cherished customers.”
Mr Awotwi described his appointment as a new challenge which he is looking forward to. He expressed his gratitude to the existing Board Members and the UBA Group Board for the work they have done so far in positioning United Bank for Africa as a relevant Bank in Ghana and the continent of Africa.
He added, “I am excited for what the future holds as we position the Bank as a dominant player in the financial services and banking sector in Ghana”.
As part of the Bank’s efforts to build a strong and vibrant Board for UBA Ghana, the Bank in 2019 appointed Francis Koranteng, Samuel Ayim and Ivan Avereyireh to the Board as Independent Non-Executive Directors while Mrs Abiola Bawuah was also appointed a Non-Executive Director.
Source: Laud Business
