Francis Kojo Ackah linkedin.com/in/franciskojoackah ■ Career history: Branch Head – Spintex Road, Zenith Bank Plc, Ghana Branch Head – North Industrial Area, Zenith Bank Plc, Ghana Branch Head – Premier Towers, Zenith Bank Plc, Ghana Branch Head – Graphic Road, Zenith Bank Plc, Ghana ■ Education highlights: MBA, Warwick Business School, UK MSc, Business and Financial Economics, University of Greenwich, UK BA, Economics, University of Ghana, Ghana
■ Nationality: Ghanaian
■ Languages:
Nzema (native) English (fluent)
■ Career achievements: Led a team to manage a client base of corporates, financial institutions and multinationals. Established letters of credit/ standby letters of credit of US$130 million for corporates, enhancing clients’ capacity to expand import-export trade business. Off-balance sheet instruments increased wallet share and generated non-interest income, resulting in 30% year-on-year growth in the trade business revenue line. Arranged working capital facilities of US$70 million for a multinational automobile company which enhanced the client’s capacity to expand its operations. Utilisation of the working capital facilities to fund opex increased wallet share and generated interest income, which contributed to a 30% year-on-year growth in the top line of the business unit. Supervised the deployment of a digital banking collection and payments platform for a multinational money transfer organisation (MTO), which enabled clients to receive foreign transfers directly into mobile money wallets. This created a convenient and efficient international money transfer system which generated US$50 million turnover in 12 months for the MTO.
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