Samuel Acquah

Samuel Acquah represents the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) on the PBC Limited Board of Directors. He has over twenty-five (25) years professional life experience. He started his career in London, United Kingdom (UK) as a Market Analyst and then as a Geologist in an Oil company from 1992 to 2001. He then joined Dun and Bradstreet, UK as a Product Marketing Manager in the year 2001.

Samuel Acquah started his banking career in 2003 with Barclays Plc, London as a Senior Manager in Risk Management. There, he gained an aptitude in analytical approach to Business Risk Management and Value creating initiatives. He later joined Standard Chartered Bank (SCB), Singapore in 2006 as a Team Leader in Risk Management. He was noted to have been instrumental in securing Advanced Internal Risk-Based (AIRB) status for the Bank in April 2007. He was later appointed Director for Risk Modelling in SCB, Dubai responsible for overseeing the implementation of Basel II across Africa.

He joined Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), Lome at the end of 2009 as a Group Head, Risk Modelling with responsibility of strengthening the Risk Management function. He was a member of the Excellent Project team overseeing the entire Transformation and Optimization process and also a member of Flexcube Standardization Project across the ETI affiliates.

He is currently the Chief Risk Officer at the GCB Bank, having assumed the role in 2012. His responsibilities include providing technical advice and support to the GCB Bank Board Risk Committee, defining and implementing risk framework, developing and maintaining risk policy guidelines, managing risk profile via monitoring risk exposures, as well as promoting risk awareness.

Mr. Acquah holds a BSc. Geology from the University of Ghana and MSc. in Geoscience from Kingston University, London. He has over the years undertaken several professional development courses in Finance, Risk Management, Risk Analytics and Basel II/III with reputed institutions.

Mr Samuel Acquah has travelled extensively in Europe and Asia and likes swimming and football.