John Awuah FCCA. John has a proven executive management track record for over two decades driving corporate growth programmes across various functional areas in the financial services sector. He is the
Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Association of Banks (GAB). Before joining GAB, he was Managing Partner of Jawuah & Co. Advisors, a financial services consulting firm. John is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (UK) and a member of the Institute of chartered Accountants Ghana (ICAG) with several years post qualification senior management experience. He holds Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Cape Coast and MBA from Oxford Brookes University, UK. He has previously worked with Universal Merchant Bank (UMB) as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Bank and in prior careers, held senior leadership positions as Finance Director at GCB Bank, Group Chief Finance Officer at Ecobank Capital, Financial Controller at Barclays Bank of Ghana (now ABSA Bank), Chief Finance Officer at UBA Ghana and as Finance Business Partner at Standard Chartered Bank Ghana with industry exposure from Tractor & Equipment Ghana (now Mantrac) and Western Castings Limited. John has broad knowledge in investment banking and has been part of many landmark deals from his time at Ecobank Capital and as Managing Director of UMB Bank. He serves on the following Boards and National Committees: 1. Council member, Chartered Institute of Bankers, Ghana 2. Council member, Ghana Association of Banks 3. Board member, Legacy Bonds Limited 4. Board member, Hill Bill Company Limited 5. Board member, Jawuah & Co. Advisors 6. Board member, Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) 7. Board member, GAB Health Insurance Company Limited 8. Board member, Atlas Commodities Limited 9. Committee member, Cocoa Sector Marketing Committee 10. Committee member, Domestic Credit Rating Agency Implementation Committee 11. Committee member, Capital Markets Master Plan Implement
John Awuah
CEO, Ghana Association of Banks
John Awuah FCCA. John has a proven executive management track record for over two decades driving corporate growth programmes across various functional areas in the financial services sector. He is the
Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Association of Banks (GAB). Before joining GAB, he was Managing Partner of Jawuah & Co. Advisors, a financial services consulting firm. John is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (UK) and a member of the Institute of chartered Accountants Ghana (ICAG) with several years post qualification senior management experience. He holds Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Cape Coast and MBA from Oxford Brookes University, UK. He has previously worked with Universal Merchant Bank (UMB) as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Bank and in prior careers, held senior leadership positions as Finance Director at GCB Bank, Group Chief Finance Officer at Ecobank Capital, Financial Controller at Barclays Bank of Ghana (now ABSA Bank), Chief Finance Officer at UBA Ghana and as Finance Business Partner at Standard Chartered Bank Ghana with industry exposure from Tractor & Equipment Ghana (now Mantrac) and Western Castings Limited. John has broad knowledge in investment banking and has been part of many landmark deals from his time at Ecobank Capital and as Managing Director of UMB Bank. He serves on the following Boards and National Committees: 1. Council member, Chartered Institute of Bankers, Ghana 2. Council member, Ghana Association of Banks 3. Board member, Legacy Bonds Limited 4. Board member, Hill Bill Company Limited 5. Board member, Jawuah & Co. Advisors 6. Board member, Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) 7. Board member, GAB Health Insurance Company Limited 8. Board member, Atlas Commodities Limited 9. Committee member, Cocoa Sector Marketing Committee 10. Committee member, Domestic Credit Rating Agency Implementation Committee 11. Committee member, Capital Markets Master Plan Implement
