Matilda Asante-Asiedu appointed BoG deputy Governor

Matilda Asante-Asiedu, the Group Head of Retail Banking at Access Bank (Ghana) PLC, has been appointed as the second deputy Governor at the Bank of Ghana (BoG). She was appointed as per the Section 17 of the Bank of Ghana Act, 2002 (Act 612) as updated.

The Minister of State in charge of Government Communications and presidential spokesperson, Felix Kwakye Ofosu revealed in a press released on Monday afternoon April 28, 2025, Mrs. Asante-Asiedu is a Chartered Banker and corporate leader who previously help the role of  Group Head, Retail Banking at Access Bank Ghana PLC.

She is a holder of MBA in Marketing from GIMPA Business School (2021), an MA in Journalism Studies from Cardiff University (2005), and diplomas in Journalism (Ghana Institute of Journalism, 1997) as well as Politics and Public Affairs Reporting (International Institute of Journalism, Berlin, 2000).

Matilda Asante-Asiedu is a Chartered Executive Banker (CIB-Ghana, 2024). She has completed Executive Programme at Said Business School at Oxford University (2023), Wharton School (2015) and Marquette University’s Les Aspin Centre (2003), and more. Before taking on the banking sector at Access Bank, Matilda Asante-Asiedu was a reporter at Joy FM from 1997 to 2009.

She also provided consultancy services to international organisations. Matilda Asante-Asiedu worked as Head of Corporate Communications and Brand Management at Access Bank, during the period of May 2010 – June 2015.

With her extensive background in Corporate Reputation Management and Stakeholder Engagement she managed the Bank’s credibility and provided strategic leadership for community investment.

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