A leading Public Relations & Rating firm, Avance Media has announced its inaugural publication of 50 Ghanaian women who have made significant impacts in the financial sector in 2024.

The publication recognises the resilience, innovation, and expertise of these women across the banking, insurance, tax, accounting, and investment industries, who have contributed to making Ghana a hub for female leadership in the financial sector.

The 50 Most Influential Ghanaian Female Financial Leaders in 2024 list includes a variety of trailblazing roles, such as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Board Chair, Deputy Governor, Chief Director, Executive Director, Managing Director (MD), Vice President, and Partners. The list features 5 Board Chairs, 19 CEOs & MDs, and 5 Partners.

Some honorees have remarkably broken barriers, becoming the first women to occupy these high-ranking positions within their organisations.

Their successes not only advance gender diversity within Ghana’s finance sector but also set an example of excellence, inspiring a new generation of women to aim high.

This list contains Ghanaian women who have taken their leadership beyond Ghana to serve on international portfolios across the continent.

It includes the Regional CEO of United Bank of Africa (UBA), Abiola Bawuah, PWC’s Global People Leader, Tax & Legal Services, Ayesha Bedwei Ibe, World Bank Vice President responsible for Eastern & Southern Africa, Victoria Kwakwa, and Josephine Ankomah, Managing Director of Ecobank Kenya among others.

The Managing Director of Avance Media, Prince Akpah, emphasised that publication of the women in top roles in the financial sector aims to celebrate and inspire the younger generation.

“The achievements of these Ghanaian women in finance serve as a powerful example of what is possible. They demonstrate that with determination, strategic planning, and resilience, women can achieve great success in finance,” he noted.

He further encouraged the honorees to continue leading by example and offer mentorship and support to younger women to encourage them to train and even venture into the finance industry.

Below is the full list of Avance Media’s 2024 50 Most Influential Ghanaian Female Financial Leaders in alphabetical order.

1. Abena Amoah || CEO, Ghana Stock Exchange
2. Abena Biney || Partner, Deloitte Ghana
3. Abena Brigidi || CEO, Nimed Capital
4. Abena Osei Asare || Minister of State, Ministry of Finance
5. Abena Osei-Poku || CEO, Ecobank Ghana
6. Abiola Bawuah || Regional CEO, UBA
7. Adoma Owusu || General Manager (Fintech Business Development), MTN Group
8. Alice Osei Okrah || Partner, EY Ghana
9. Ama Sarpong Bawuah || Board Chair, Access Bank Ghana
10. Amma Frimpomaa Dwumah || MD, SIC Life Savings & Loans
11. Aretha Duku || MD, Ghana Union Assurance Company
12. Ayesha Bedwei Ibe  || Global People Leader, Tax & Legal Services, PWC
13. Belinda Boamah || Executive Director, Strategy & Growth, UMB Bank
14. Boatemaa Barfour-Awuah || CEO, Star Assurance
15. Charlotte Forson-Abbey || Partner, Deloitte Ghana
16. Christabel Okantey || VP, Pensions, Institutional & Private Clients, InvestCorp
17. Clara Amarteifio-Taylor || Partner, PWC Ghana
18. Dzifa Alba Cofie || CFO, Bayport Savings and Loans
19. Elizabeth Wyns-Dogbe || MD, Pelmax Insurance Brokers and Consultants
20. Ellen Ohene-Afoakwa  || Managing Principal, ABSA Bank Ghana
21. Elsie Addo Awadzi || 2nd Deputy Governor, Bank of Ghana
22. Eno Ofori-Atta || Deputy MD, ADB Bank
23. Eugenia Amporfu || Economics Professor, KNUST
24. Eva Esselba Mends || Chief Director, Ministry of Finance
25. Fatoumata Gakou || Deputy MD, Bank of Africa
26. Frances Adu-Mante || Board Chair, ABSA Bank Ghana
27. Freda Yahan Duplan || Board Chair, Zenith Bank Ghana
28. Grace Isaac-Aryee || Head of Treasury, FirstBank Ghana
29. Helen Amarquaye || Board Chair, Old Mutual Ghana
30. Jacqueline Benyi || MD, Enterprise Life
31. Jane Dornukuor Mingle || Ag. CEO, Prudential Life Insurance
32. Josephine Ankomah || MD, Ecobank Kenya
33. Joyceline Coleman || Partner, KPMG Ghana
34. Kakra Duffuor-Nyarko || CEO, Starlife Assurance
35. Karen Akiwumi Tanoh || Board Chair, Prudential Life Insurance
36. Maame Dufie Achampong-Kyei Obeng  || MD, Glico Life
37. Mabel Nana Nyarkoa Porbley || MD, SanlamAllianz General Insurance Ghana
38. Madeline Nettey || CEO, Republic Investments Ghana
39. Mansa Nettey || CEO, Standard Chartered Ghana
40. Nana Akyaa Obeng-Adiyiah || Deputy CEO, Ghana EXIM Bank
41. Nana Ama Poku || Deputy CEO, Consolidated Bank Ghana
42. Nana Esi Idun-Arkhurst  || Divisional Director, Fidelity Bank Ghana
43. Ophelia Nana Ama Sarsah || CFO, Donewell Life Insurance
44. Patience Akyianu || CEO, Hollard Ghana
45. Patience Asante || Executive Director, Risk & Control, First Atlantic Bank
46. Patricia Safo || CEO, JCS Investments
47. Pearl Nkrumah || Executive Director, Access Bank Ghana
48. Sheila Wristberg || CEO, IRisk Management Limited
49. Sylvia Inkoom || Executive Director, First National Bank Ghana
50. Victoria Kwakwa || Vice President, Eastern and Southern Africa, World Bank

This list is published by Avance Media in partnership with WatsUp Agency & edwardasare.com