Mansa Nettey

Mansa Nettey is a Ghanaian banking executive. She is the first female chief executive officer appointed by the Standard Chartered Bank of Ghana.[2][3] The release of Mrs. Mansa Nettey succeeds Mr Kweku Bedu-Addo who has been appointed CEO, South Africa & Southern Africa, subject to relevant local approvals being received. The release quoted Bola Adesola as saying that: "I am delighted to welcome Mansa as the first female CEO for Standard Chartered Bank in Ghana. Her breadth of knowledge and deep insights of the market will further drive the growth of the Ghana business. I would like to thank Kweku for his leadership of the Ghana business over the last six years and wish him well in his new role".[4] As part of her work, She will be reporting directly to Bola Adesola CEO, Nigeria and West Africa.[5] She had her secondary school education at Achimota School before enrolling for an undergraduate degree at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology where she came out as a pharmacist and her master's degree at the Manchester Business School [6][7] Mrs. Nettey has over 19 years experience in the banking sector and she has held various senior roles in corporate and institutional banking.[2] She is on the board of directors at Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria Limited and on the Standard Chartered Bank Ghana Limited board as an executive director.[8] She is the founder of the Leukemia Project Foundation in Ghana. It was set up after she battled with leukemia for some years.[6]

Mansa Nettey
NationalityGhanaian
OccupationChief Executive Officer [1]
Years active19
Known forBanking Executive

Education

Mansa Nettey is an alumna of Achimota School and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Ghana where she had her first degree.[9] She then received her MBA at the Manchester Business School.[7]

Career

She started her banking career as the relationship manager of Standard Chartered Bank.[7] She was the former head of foreign exchange sales in Ghana and across West Africa [7] She was also the head of the financial markets in Ghana [2] She is the executive director of the board of Standard Chartered Bank of Ghana and a non-executive director of the board of Standard Chartered Bank of Nigeria.[2][10] In 2017, she was appointed the chief executive officer of Standard Chartered Bank, and that is her current role.[2]

Awards and achievement

Mrs. Nettey led a sales team in developing the financial market in Ghana [6] After battling with leukemia for some years, Mansa Nettey founded the Leukemia Project Foundation in Ghana.[11]

References

  1. "Executive Committee". Standard Chartered Bank. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  2. Graphic, Daily. "Stanchart Ghana appoints Mansa Nettey as first female CEO".
  3. "Bloomberg". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  4. "STANCHART GHANA APPOINTS MANSA NETTEY AS FIRST FEMALE CEO". Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  5. watch Ghana. "STANCHART GHANA APPOINTS MANSA NETTEY AS FIRST FEMALE CEO". watch Ghana. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  6. "Mansa Nettey - Business World Ghana". www.businessworldghana.com.
  7. Dzakpata, Fred. "Mansa Nettey Appointed First Female CEO Of Standard Chartered Bank".
  8. "StanChart Ghana appoints Mansa Nettey as Chief Executive". 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  9. 4-traders. "Mansa Nettey - Biography". www.4-traders.com.
  10. "Glitz top 100 inspirational women – Page 100 – Glitz Africa Magazine". Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  11. "The 10 Coolest Bank CEOs in Ghana". www.pulse.com.gh. 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2019-04-23.


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