President Akufo-Addo has nominated Dr. John Kofi Mensah as the new MD of Agricultural Development Bank (adb).
Dr. Mensah’s nomination is subject to approval by the Board of Directors of the bank to take over from Mr. Daniel Asiedu, who was appointed MD on March 1, 2016.
Dr John Kofi Mensah, has over twenty-six years experience within the banking industry with special expertise in Treasury Management, Credit Management, Foreign Operations and nurturing new and distressed banks and financial institutions.
He holds a Doctor of Business administration (DBA) Degree (Finance option) from the Swiss Management Centre University, Switzerland.
He also holds an MSc. degree in Banking and Finance from FINAFRICA in Milan, Italy and a BA degree in Economics and Statistics from the University of Ghana, Legon.
Dr Mensah is credited with the transformation of First Capital Plus into a bank from a savings and loans company.
Prior to joining First Capital, he was the Deputy Managing Director of uniBank Ghana.
He also worked at International Commercial Bank as the General Manager/Deputy CEO, and supervised the organic growth of the bank.
He has also worked with the erstwhile Bank for Housing and Construction, and the Securities Discount Company Limited.