Experience

Edify

• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• VP of Africa Programs

  • Aug 2013 - Present



GIZ, Ghana

• Accra, Ghana

• Project Manager, Innovative Insurance Products for the Adaptation to Climate Change (IIPACC)

  • Jul 2010 - Jul 2013

  1. Support the insurance sector of Ghana establish an Agricultural Insurance System for the country 2. Facilitate the development of agricultural insurance products to help farmers hedge against the risk of production losses emanating from the negative effects of climate change such as droughts, excess rainfall and other weather risks beyond the control of farmers and government 3. Help support the national capacity to protect agriculture against extreme and diverse weather risks that create losses in national agricultural production thus affecting food sufficiency and security. 4. Create the enabling environment for national response to agricultural disasters due to climate change. Show less



SPEED GHANA

• Strategic Management Services

• Microfinance Expert

  • Mar 2007 - Jun 2010

  1. Support the microfinance sector of Ghana overcome operational challenges in serving the economically active poor 2. Provide capacity building support to the microfinance sector in Ghana in specific operational risk areas like governance, product development, streamlining of process flows, market development and consumer protection 3. Ensure that all the categories of microfinance institutions are applying best practices in their operations to make them more efficient 1. Support the microfinance sector of Ghana overcome operational challenges in serving the economically active poor 2. Provide capacity building support to the microfinance sector in Ghana in specific operational risk areas like governance, product development, streamlining of process flows, market development and consumer protection 3. Ensure that all the categories of microfinance institutions are applying best practices in their operations to make them more efficient



Opportunity International Bank of Malawi

• Malawi

• Head of Microfinance Banking

  • Aug 2002 - Dec 2006

  1. Strategic direction of microfinance services of the bank 2. Ensure accelerated outreach in unchartered territories 3. Serve the under-banked in a sustainable way and grow their businesses 4. Attract more savings deposits from the mass market 5. Ensure that microfinance clients have a good feeling of delightful bank services and good customer care 6. Ensure the outreach is scalable and reaches the bottom of the under-banked people 1. Strategic direction of microfinance services of the bank 2. Ensure accelerated outreach in unchartered territories 3. Serve the under-banked in a sustainable way and grow their businesses 4. Attract more savings deposits from the mass market 5. Ensure that microfinance clients have a good feeling of delightful bank services and good customer care 6. Ensure the outreach is scalable and reaches the bottom of the under-banked people



Opportunity International Network

• Harare & Kumasi

• Africa Region Director

  • Jul 2001 - Jun 2002

  1. Planned regional expansion of Opportunity International in Africa 2. Work on the strategic direction and budget needs of the countres we are serving 3. Sustainability of the Opportunity International partners in the Africa region 4. Ensure appropriate governance structures in each country of operation 5. Network with other partners serving economically active clients in the mass market 6. Advocacy 1. Planned regional expansion of Opportunity International in Africa 2. Work on the strategic direction and budget needs of the countres we are serving 3. Sustainability of the Opportunity International partners in the Africa region 4. Ensure appropriate governance structures in each country of operation 5. Network with other partners serving economically active clients in the mass market 6. Advocacy



Sinapi Aba Trust

• Kumasi, Ghana

• Executive Director

  • Jan 1997 - Jun 2001



Merchant Bank Ghana Limited

• Accra & Kumasi

• Assistant Manager

  • Oct 1984 - Dec 1996

  1. Assigned responsibility over some high volume corporate clients of the bank 2. Marketing for new corporate clients for the bank 3. Analyzed the credit and cashflow needs of these clients and propose tailor-made solutions to enhance their operations 4. Ensure that the bank offers them a complete package of preferred services 5. Ensure the banking services provided for corporate clients are super good. 1. Assigned responsibility over some high volume corporate clients of the bank 2. Marketing for new corporate clients for the bank 3. Analyzed the credit and cashflow needs of these clients and propose tailor-made solutions to enhance their operations 4. Ensure that the bank offers them a complete package of preferred services 5. Ensure the banking services provided for corporate clients are super good.