Republic Bank appoints Manasseh Afoh as Chief Information Officer

Republic Bank (Ghana) PLC, has appointed Mr. Mannaseh Afoh as Chief Information Officer, (CIO) of the Bank. Mr. Afoh assumed the role on 16th August upon receipt of approval from the Bank of Ghana.

Profile of Mannaseh Afoh

Mr. Manasseh Afoh is a Senior Technology leader with over 22-years experience within the Financial Services, Software Engineering and Aviation sectors. He has proven expertise in Business/Technology Strategy, Datacenter Engineering, Financial Service Technology and Core Banking Systems and Cloud Technologies. He has for the past decade been advocating the adoption of Secure Cloud Strategies and Digital Experience Platforms towards business development and the growth of Banking products.

Manasseh joined Republic Bank (Ghana) PLC as the Project Manager, Core Banking Upgrade and later become a Consultant at the Bank’s Technology and Business Support Systems (BSS) Division. Prior to joining Republic Bank, he worked with the Receiver PwC (as Associate Consultant), Heritage Bank Limited as CIO/GM Information Technology, Access Bank Ghana PLC as Head Information Technology, Fidelity Bank as Manager, IT Infrastructure & Security and as Head Business Solutions. In his early career, Manasseh worked as Head, IT Automation then Head, IT Production at SG-SSB.

Manasseh holds a BSc. in Electrical/Electronic Engineering from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). He also has certifications in AWS Cloud and IBM Infosphere.

As the Chief Information Officer of the Bank, Mr. Afoh will provide strategic direction, leadership and the technical skills necessary to build profitable and sustainable businesses in the Information Technology and Management Information Systems Departments.

The Managing Director of Republic Bank, Mr. Benjamin Dzoboku congratulated Mr. Afoh and assured him of Management’s commitment to accord him the needed support and cooperation in discharging his duties.