Experience

Mastercard Foundation

• Canada
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Program Lead, Agribusiness

  • Sep 2022 - Present

• Program Lead, Agro-Processing and Agribusiness

  • Aug 2021 - Sep 2022

• Program Lead, MSME and Agriculture Finance

  • Jun 2020 - Aug 2021

  Programing work aimed at strengthening MSMEs and Agribusinesses



IFC - International Finance Corporation

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Consultant, Agri-Finance - Warehouse Receipts Systems Project.

  • Dec 2019 - Jun 2020

  A 4year project aimed at setting up a well-functioning regulated Warehouse Receipts System that is expected to help create linkage to financing opportunities that can increase credit to farmers and agribusinesses as well as linkage to structured markets. - Training and building capacity of FIs, agribusinesses and the supply chain to catalyze warehouse receipts financing. - Providing technical project support for the development and execution of warehouse receipt financing. - Identifying and collaborating with relevant agribusinesses to promote use of the warehouse receipts system. Show less



Palladium: Make It Possible

• Australia
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head, Financial Sector Support Unit - USAID Financing Ghanaian Agricultural Project

  • Jan 2017 - Jul 2018

  A 5 year USAID Financing Ghanaian Agriculture Project (USAID FinGAP) to address a key constraint restricting the development of commercial agriculture in Ghana: access to finance necessary to enable investment in agricultural value chains. Led in facilitating financing for agribusinesses through strategic partnerships with financial institutions (Banks, Non-Bank Financial Institutions, Private Equity Firms and Investment Funds), capacity building , use of risk mitigation tools and innovative financial products and market linkages. Analyzed pipeline of agricultural finance opportunities and designed strategies for increased financing to Agribusinesses. - Collaborated with the FIs and Business Advisory Services on deal origination, structuring, closure as well as Loan restructuring. - Supported, designed and implemented Project events and Annual Investment Summits. - Contributed to budget preparation and design of annual work plans and reports for USAID Show less



Stanbic Bank Ghana

• Ghana
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Relationship Manager

  • Nov 2012 - May 2015



Standard Chartered Bank

• United Kingdom
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Business Relationship Manager

  • Sep 2009 - Oct 2012

• Business Analyst

  • Feb 2006 - Aug 2009



ADB - Agricultural Development Bank Ghana

• Banking
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Credit Officer

  • Jul 2000 - Jan 2006