Edward Armah-Mensah is a highly experienced Senior Banker with over 31 years of professional banking experience within the Ghanaian Banking and Financial Services Industry and beyond. He has a stellar track record of transforming organisations through exemplary leadership, with rich experience spanning Corporate & Investment Banking, Credit Risk Management, Sales and Marketing, Debt Recovery, and Corporate Restructuring. He is a top specialist in Structured Trade in the Ghanaian context and a well-known expert in cocoa finance at both syndicated and local finance levels. His core specialisations include Cocoa Financing, Oil & Gas Financing, Mining Finance, MNC Financing, Cash Management/Transaction Banking, Trade Finance, Corporate Finance, and Structured Trade & Finance. Edward developed winning business strategies at the Agricultural Development Bank (2010–2022) and held senior positions at Barclays Bank Ghana (now ABSA Ghana), Stanbic Bank, and NDK Financial Services. He was actively engaged in the listing of ADB on the Ghana Stock Exchange in 2016 and participated in various board sub-committees, EXCO, ALCO, and Credit Committee during his tenure. He is currently a Doctoral Candidate at SBS Swiss Business School in Geneva, Switzerland, graduating in July 2026. He also holds an Executive MBA (Finance) from the University of Ghana Business School and a BSc in Business Administration specialising in Banking and Finance.
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Edward Armah-Mensah is a highly experienced Senior Banker with over 31 years of professional banking experience within the Ghanaian Banking and Financial Services Industry and beyond. He has a stellar track record of transforming organisations through exemplary leadership, with rich experience spanning Corporate & Investment Banking, Credit Risk Management, Sales and Marketing, Debt Recovery, and Corporate Restructuring. He is a top specialist in Structured Trade in the Ghanaian context and a well-known expert in cocoa finance at both syndicated and local finance levels. His core specialisations include Cocoa Financing, Oil & Gas Financing, Mining Finance, MNC Financing, Cash Management/Transaction Banking, Trade Finance, Corporate Finance, and Structured Trade & Finance. Edward developed winning business strategies at the Agricultural Development Bank (2010–2022) and held senior positions at Barclays Bank Ghana (now ABSA Ghana), Stanbic Bank, and NDK Financial Services. He was actively engaged in the listing of ADB on the Ghana Stock Exchange in 2016 and participated in various board sub-committees, EXCO, ALCO, and Credit Committee during his tenure. He is currently a Doctoral Candidate at SBS Swiss Business School in Geneva, Switzerland, graduating in July 2026. He also holds an Executive MBA (Finance) from the University of Ghana Business School and a BSc in Business Administration specialising in Banking and Finance.