Abena Amoah is one of Ghana's leading female investment bankers and financial advisors. On July 15, 2020, she was appointed as the Deputy Managing Director of the Ghana Stock Exchange. In this position Ms. Amoah is responsible for the operational activities of the Exchange as well as assisting the managing director in defining and implementing the Exchange's corporate strategies and plans. Prior to this appointment, Abena was the chief executive officer for Baobab Advisors, a financial advisory services firm she founded.[1] Amoah has served on the boards of Wapic Insurance Limited (Ghana), Access Bank Limited (Ghana) and The African Women's Development Fund.[2] She received a Newmont Gold Ghana Highest Award for Excellence at the National Youth Excellence Awards in 2006.[3] And was listed as one of WomanRising's 100 Most Outstanding Women Entrepreneurs in Ghana in 2016.[4]

Education

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Abena Amoah graduated from the University of Ghana Business School with a first class honor bachelor's degree in Administration. She had her secondary school education at St Roses Senior High School in the capable and humble hands of Sisters Solamen Ott and Simon Zeta of the German Dominican Nuns in Akwatia, Eastern Region, Ghana.[2] She has undertaken academic and leadership studies at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, Harvard Business School and the University of Denver’s Daniels College of Business.[5]

Career

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Amoah resolved to establish Boabab Advisors after years of working as a stockbroker and head of the Investment Banking and Finance division at Renaissance Capital in Ghana.[6][7] She has served as director on several boards including that of Ghana Stock Exchange, the Ghana Venture Capital Trust Fund, Pioneer Aluminium, NewWorld Renaissance Securities, Strategic African Securities, and the Ghana Securities Industry Association.[3] On the 15th of July, 2020, she was appointed as the Deputy Managing Director for Ghana Stock Exchange[8] Abena Amoah becomes the new managing director of the Ghana Stock Exchange.[9]

Abena Amoah has been in the capital market industry over the past 24 years and is highly respected for her technical knowledge, business acumen, outstanding professionalism and integrity.[10]

Achievements

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References

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  1. ^ "Building a house to live in is no investment– Financial Advisor". Myjoyonline. 2018-01-11. Archived from the original on 2019-09-04. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
  2. ^ a b MarketScreener. "Abena Amoah - Biography". MarketScreener. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
  3. ^ a b c d "Abena Amoah to speak at Ghana Economic Forum - News Ghana". NewsGhana. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
  4. ^ WomanRising. "2016 – 100 Most Outstanding Women Entrepreneurs In Ghana – WomanRising". Archived from the original on 2019-09-04. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
  5. ^ "APPOINTMENT OF MS. ABENA AMOAH AS MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE GHANA STOCK EXCHANGE - Ghana Stock Exchange". 2022-10-18. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  6. ^ "Abena Amoah: Power from Ghana's pensions and petroleum". The Africa Report. 2013-01-04. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
  7. ^ "Glitz top 100 inspirational women – Page 100 – Glitz Africa Magazine". Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  8. ^ "Ghana Stock Exchange appoints Abena Amoah as Deputy Managing Director". MyJoyOnline. 2020-07-15. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
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  10. ^ "APPOINTMENT OF MS. ABENA AMOAH AS MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE GHANA STOCK EXCHANGE - Ghana Stock Exchange". 2022-10-18. Retrieved 2024-03-18.