GCB Bank Limited is a tier 1 bank with an asset size of GHS4.87 billion (June 2015), which was incorporated in 1953 to offer banking services to an emerging Ghanaian economy. The bank has the largest exposure to government banking business in Ghana, a situation that caused problems when the state owned Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) failed to pay its debts. The debt was subsequently restructured between 2010 and 2011 to release funds that enabled the bank's new leadership led by Simon Dornoo to rebuild its loan book in targeted sectors, which transformed the bank's financial performance. The new management is also working on expanding the bank's range of products to include treasury and investment banking. However, the most arduous task that the new leadership is embarking on is changing the mindset of bank's workforce from that of a public sector bank to a private sector bank. GCB has the widest network of branches in Ghana (158 branches), which enables the bank to mobilize cheap retail deposits.

• 1953: Year established
• 1996: Listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange
• 2007: Raised GHS60.0 million against a target of GHS45.0 million in a rights issue that was oversubscribed by 71.6%.
• 2010: Appointment of Simon Dornoo as Managing Director
• 2010: Government restructured TOR debt and paid GHS445 million cash to GCB as part payment.
• 2011: Government cleared remaining TOR debt by issuing a GHS572 million 3-year bond to GCB
• 2013: Shareholders approved a change of name from Ghana Commercial Bank Limited to GCB Bank Limited
• 2017: Acquired the assets of 2 failed banks including UT Bank and Capital Bank
• 2018: Transfers GHS400mn from income surplus to stated capital in a bid to meet new minimum capital