Republic Financial Holdings Limited (RFHL) has further deepened its relationship with one of its subsidiaries, HFC Bank Ghana Limited with a visit by Mr. Nigel Baptiste, the new Chief Executive Officer of Republic Financial Holdings Limited and Managing Director of Republic Bank Trinidad and Tobago.

This is his first visit to Ghana since assuming office on the 11th of February 2016asPresident ofRFHLafter the retirement of Mr. David Dulal Whiteway.

Nigel Baptiste, a Banker for the past twenty-five years is a graduate of the Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Programme.Mr. Baptiste also holds a diploma with distinction from the ABA Stonier Graduate School of Banking (USA).He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers (England), and holds a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Economics from the University of the West Indies.

Prior to assuming his current position as Managing Director, he held several management positions includingDeputy Managing Director, Executive Director, Managing Director of the Group’s subsidiary in Guyana and General Manager, Human Resources.

Mr. Baptiste currently is a member of the board of the Group’s subsidiary in Guyana as well as various other subsidiaries in Trinidad.As part of his visit to Ghana, Mr. Nigel Baptisteheld strategic discussions with Mr. Robert Le Hunte, Managing Director of HFC Bank Ghana Limited and his management team on deepening Republic Bank’s involvement in HFCBank and the progress that HFC bank has made since becoming a subsidiary of the Republic Bank group. Mr. Baptiste also took the opportunity to visit some of the Bank’s branches in the Greater Accra region

He paid a courtesy call on Dr. Kofi Wampah, the Governor of the Central Bank -Bank of Ghana, where he pledged Republic Financial Holdings Limited’s continued support for HFC Bank and the Ghanaian Banking sector. In a statement, Mr. Baptiste said ‘The Group’s investment focus is consistent with Ghana’s long term focus and We will be working closely with HFC Bank to develop it to become a formidable force in the Ghanaian Banking Industry.

Mr. Nigel Baptiste was Guest of Honour at the official opening of the Bank’s 42nd Branch at Adjiringanor, East Legon on the 8th of March 2016 in Accra.