Charles Ofori-Acquah Mr. Charles Ofori-Acquah was the Chief Executive Officer of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, Ghana. He is an experienced Chartered Banker with over 25 years of demonstrable track record in the banking industry.
He was the Executive Director, Business Development of HFC Bank (now Republic Bank) with responsibilities for crafting the bank’s policy and strategy for retail banking, as well as implementing Board decisions within the bank’s approved policy limits for risks. He had oversight responsibility for Treasury, International Trade Services and Marketing Departments. He also served as Executive Director for Corporate Banking.
He has been a Council Member, Executive Committee Member and a Member of the Ethics Committee of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, Ghana since 2011. He was also a Member of the Board of Directors of Republic Bank from 2012 to 2015 as well as a Board Member of UG-Republic Bank Ghana Limited between 2012 and 2015.
Mr. Ofori-Acquah is currently a member of the Board of Trustees of the Old Mutual Pension Trust and a council member of the National Banking College, Ghana. Charles holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science from the University of Ghana, Legon and an Executive Masters in Governance and Leadership from the Ghana Institute of Management & Public Administration (GIMPA).
He is an Associate of the London Institute of Banking and Finance (formerly Chartered Institute of Bankers, England) and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, Ghana.
Ken Tshribi Mr. Ken Tshribi is an astute Lawyer with almost forty (40) years' experience in various areas of Law and Banking. He has served in various capacities in large corporate firms both locally and internationally as well as in academia. His rich experience in business development, compliance, mergers, and business combinations has been brought to bear in his span of practice notable amongst them being the merger of Anglogold Limited and Ashanti Goldfields
He has advised on joint ventures, equity schemes, banking transactions, project finance, mineral and mining law issues, financial restructurings, stock exchange issues, employment matters, dispute resolution including participating in two international arbitrations held under the auspices of the ICC. He also served as Non-Executive Director on the Boards of Universal Merchant Bank (2015-2019), Ashanti Goldfields- Kilo DR Congo (2004-2009) and Ashanti Goldfields Sporting Club (2000-2004).
Ken is the current Managing Counsel of Laryea, Laryea & Company (Lawyers & Notaries) after retiring from AngloGold Ashanti South Africa Limited-AGA (Corporate Office-Johannesburg, South Africa).
Mr. Tshribi holds LLB (Hons) from the University of Ghana (1982), BL from the Ghana School of Law (1984), a graduate of BPP Law School-London, UK and was admitted to the Law Society of England and Wales as Solicitor in 2004.