Stephen Antwi-Asimeng

Chief Executive Officer

Prior to his appointment as CEO, Mr. Stephen Antwi-Asimengwas the Chief Operating Officer of UT Bank. He is the key driver of the bank?s strategic, financialand operational priorities. He has held several Senior and Executive Management positions including Board level appointments in the banking and financial services industry in Ghana. Prior to joining UT Bank, he was the Operating Officer at Universal Merchant Bank Limited, where he played several key roles in the rebranding, turnaround and business growth of the bank. Mr.Antwi-Asimengholds a Master of Arts degree in Banking and Finance from the University of Wales, UK, and a Bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Ghana and has received executive education from reputable institutions including the Amsterdam Institute of Finance and Harvard Business School.

Gillian Slater

Chief Finance Officer

Ms. Gillian Slater is a seasoned financial professional, with over 20 years of experience gained in several multinational organisations. She joins UT Bank tasked to drive financial performance with direct supervision over the Finance, Treasury, and Investor Relations functions. Until her appointment, Ms. Slater was the Chief Finance Officer of UT Holdings, parent company of UT Bank, and has been involved in a number of successful rationalization, growth and turnaround strategies for some of the subsidiaries in the UT Group. Ms. Slater has unparalleled experience in conducting due diligence and overseeing the valuation of the entire franchise business of a leading Asian hotel chain which led to a $1 billion acquisition of the chain by Marriott International. She has also led the development of a capital long range planning process for the second largest UT Logistics organisation, US Foodservice, thereby assisting them to formulate a new strategic direction for a $1.6 billion planned capital expenditure. Ms. Slater is credited as being the brain behind the valuation of the largest telecom subcontract deal worth over $80M for Vodafone Ghana and was closely involved in the selection and negotiation processes of the deal. Ms. Slater has held several positions across the business and corporate landscape internationally and nationally including Controller and Head of Finance and Accounting positions in several organisations globally, including Director, Financial Planning and Analysis for Marriott International; Director, Capital Planning and Analysis for US Foodservice; Technology Controller, Financial Controller and Head of Finance Decision Support all for Vodafone Ghana. Her international work experience spans Europe, USA and Africa. She holds a combined degree in French and Linguistics from the University of Ghana, Legon. She did her MBA studies at the University of Westminster and is a Chartered Accountant. She started her career at the Attorney General’s Department and subsequently worked as a solicitor at Fugar & Co., a private legal practice. She then went on to work in various departments in Ghana Commercial Bank from Oct.1981- March 1994: Secretary, Board Loans Recovery Committee, and Assistant Secretary to the Executive Management Committee and subsequently as Deputy Manager and acting as Secretary at Board Meetings. She has worked in various capacities at management and senior management levels in the Bank including General Manager, Support Services, Head of Marketing, where she helped in the establishment of the Marketing Department. She also supervised the Administration & Human Resource and Legal Departments of the Bank and was a local nominee Director for British Telecom Global Services and Kosmos Energy LLC. She holds a LL.B (Hons) from the University of Ghana and BL from Ghana School of Law.

Simon Badzi

GM - Risk Management

Simon is currently the General Manager of Risk Management, UT Bank Limited. He has combined 13 years experience in Banking Operations, Foreign Operations/Trade Finance, Retail Banking, Corporate Banking and Risk Management in leading banks, Ghana Commercial Bank Limited and Ecobank Ghana Limited. He also has over 2 years international exposure with Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) as Acting Country Risk Manager for Sierra Leone and Country Risk Manager for The Gambia. Simon holds a first degree in Economics and an MBA in Finance. He is also an associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers (ACIB).

Catherine Johnson

General Manager, Treasury & Investor Relations

Prior to her current role, Ms Johnson was Head of Treasury and Acting Head of Corporate Banking at UT Bank Limited. Ms Johnson has a wide range of experiences across the Treasury function and enhanced her capacity as Acting Head of Corporate Banking. She established the Public Sector unit within Corporate Banking and oversaw the growth of the unit to a portfolio of over $500m in transactions. Prior to joining UT Bank, Ms Johnson was the Head of International Banking at Barclays Bank Ghana, where she set up the first offshore banking operations in Ghana. She was previously Deputy Treasurer & Head of Funding and Capital Management at Barclays, having risen through the ranks from Treasury Analyst to Head of Liquidity Management. Ms Johnson has been on working assignments in Mauritius, Uganda and Kenya. She has taken advanced courses in Capital and Liquidity Management, and holds the ACI dealing certificate and Fellowship. She holds an MSc in International Securities from the University of Reading (UK).

Mark Achiampong

General Manager, Retail Banking

Mr. Achiamponghas served in SME and Retail Banking roles with Standard Chartered Bank and Stanbic Bank. At Stanbic Bank, he was the Head of Commercial Banking and Head of New Markets and Segments Proposition before joining UT Bank. Prior to joining UT Bank, Mr. Achiampong was the Head of New Markets and Segments Proposition at Stanbic Bank. His responsibility was the development of sector and segment proposition for the Business Banking segment of the bank. He was previously responsible for New Business and Commercial Banking. Mark?s extensive career in retail banking includes serving as the Head of Products & Segmentation Solutions, Head Credit Service and Head of Sales all at Standard Chartered Bank Ghana. In addition he has had various working stints in Kenya, South Africa and Singapore offices of Standard Chartered Bank. With his breadth of leadership experience, Mr. Achiampong brings to UT the skilled hands to drive focused growth and execution of our retail strategy. Mr. Achiampong holds a BA in Business Marketing from Nanyang University, Singapore. In addition to an OMEGA Certification in Credit Skills Assessment, Mr. Achiampong has completed several training courses in Banking and marketing.

Kwame Amenyo Akaba

General Manager, Banking Operations

Mr. Akaba has over 20 years of experience in various aspects of bank operations, having worked in frontline business, finance roles and managed operations in multiple geographies. Prior to his current role, he was the Director of Operations at Universal Merchant Bank. He has been instrumental in the development of Ecobank Ghana?s learning and development arm, and was the lead in turning around the operations of several Ecobank subsidiaries in Liberia, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, where he served as Head of Operations and Technology at various points in time. Mr. Akaba began his career with Standard Chartered Bank Ghana Limited. Mr. Akaba is a member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers (ACIB) and holds a Post-Graduate Certificate in Business Administration from the University of Leicester. He has completed various courses in financial analysis, trade and leadership in the course of his career.

Paul Ababio

Head, Strategy

Mr. Ababio has over 10 yearsexperience across the financial sector. Prior to joining UT Bank, he was a Senior Consultant with Paul & Associates. He worked as an Associate Director with Standard Chartered Bank, managing portfolios such as Mining, Manufacturing, Energy and Transportation. Paul has worked as the Investment Banker with JPMorgan Chase & Co., where he specialised on recapitalisation transactions, leveraged buyouts and credit facilities for asset management firms. He has extensive experience in assisting Small and Medium-sized companies to build and manage portfolios of financial and real assets. Mr. Ababio holds a BA in Economics and French from Franklin & Marshall College and an MBA in Financial Instruments and Strategy from New York University.

Samuel Dakurah

Head, Banking Technology

Mr.Dakurah is a senior IT professional with over 13 years progressive work experience in IT - software development, systems administration , project management and a host of business applications.He possesses excellent project management skills and is familiar with avariety of infrastructure and web-based technologies. As a Team Member of the E-Business department and the Systems Analyst/Programmer of UBA Ghana, he developed and implemented the first Real-time Transactions Notification System (Wise Alerts) in the Ghanaian banking industry for UBA Ghana Limited and handled the automation of over 70% of the bank?s operational process for improved efficiency and Turnaround Time. Mr.Dakurah set up the E-Business department of UT Bank Ghana Ltd, implemented the electronic cards, Internet and Mobile Banking programme for as well as Bank On Foot (Mobile Teller) Project.He was a Team Member of the E-Business department and the Systems Analyst/Programmer of UBA Ghana. Mr.Dakurah joined UT Bank as the Manager of the E-Business Department and rose through the ranks to become the Acting Head, Banking Technology and subsequently the Head of the Banking Technology. He holds numerous certifications including ITIL, PRINCE 2, PCI DSS including a BSC in Computer Science from Regent University College of Science and Technology and an Msc in Engineering Project Management from Coventry University, UK.