Ecobank Transnational Incorporated on Tuesday announced the departure of Group CEO, Thierry Tanoh, with effect from March 12.
He will also cease to be a director of the bank from same date.
Mr. Tanoh joined the Ecobank Group as CEO designate in July 2012 and commenced his executive role in October 2012 prior to being appointed Group CEO in January 2013.
He will be replaced by Albert Essien, currently Deputy CEO/ Group Executive Director for Corporate and Investment Bank, with immediate effect.
Mr. Essien has been at Ecobank for more than 20 years rising to the position of Deputy Group CEO two years ago.
Prior to becoming Deputy CEO, Mr. Essien was the Regional Head for the Anglophone West Africa (excluding Nigeria) and Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) regions. He started his banking career in 1986 with the National Investment Bank in Accra, Ghana and joined the Corporate Banking Department of Ecobank Ghana in 1990. In 1997, he became Country Risk Manager. He was appointed Deputy Managing Director in 2001 and became Managing Director in December 2002.
Mr. Essien has a degree in Economics from the University of Ghana and is an alumnus of the Executive Development Program of INSEAD (France / Singa
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