Felix Nyarko-Pong
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Alma mater | Accra Academy University of Ghana University of Glasgow University of Oxford |
Occupation | Banker UniBank |
Felix Nyarko-Pong is a Ghanaian banker and the executive chairman of Via Veritas Limited, a management consultancy and investment advisory services group. He was CEO of uniBank from June 2011 to May 2017.[1][2][3]
Education[]
Nyarko-Pong was educated at Accra Academy for his secondary education. He continued to the University of Ghana, Legon where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in Banking & Finance. He went on to the University of Glasgow Scotland and graduated with an MBA in International Business. He studied at the Said Business School, Oxford and obtained a Certificate in Strategic Leadership.[4]
Career[]
In 1996, Nyarko-Pong became an assistant principal consultant of the National Banking College, Accra and also joined Barclays Bank Ghana. He first served as executive director of retail banking and then executive head of treasury. In 2007, he left for Tanzania and was appointed chief operating officer at NMB Bank in Dar Es Salaam (on secondment from Rabobank International Nlg). In 2011, he was named chief executive officer of uniBank.
In 2008 he became chairman of A-Riis Company, (the printing press arm of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana) and held the role roll until 2016. Nyarko-Pong was a member of the 4th and 5th University Council of the Presbyterian University College within the period began in 2011 till now.
In 2015 Nyarko-Pong was made chairman of the advisory council of University of Ghana's College of Education and was a member of the management committee of the university's School of Bio Medical and Allied Health Sciences
Membership and honours[]
Nyarko-Pong is an honorary Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers Ghana (FCIB) and also holds an honorary doctorate in banking and finance. He has been awarded by The Global Leadership Training USA(Exceptional Corporate Leadership, 2012); Global Centre for Transformational Leadership (Africa Prize for Transformational Leadership and Most Outstanding CEO 2013) and also has the West African Nobles Award. Felix Nyarko-Pong was on Saturday, April 30, 2017 presented with the Banking and Financial CEO of the Year 2016 award at the 7th Ghana Entrepreneurs and Corporate Awards held at the Banquet Hall, State House, Accra.[5][6][7][8]
References[]
- ^ http://www.unibankghana.com/board_profile.php?id=6 Archived 31 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine Felix Nyarko-Pong Profile
- ^ http://www.unibankghana.com/executives.php Archived 24 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine uniBank Management Executives
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Felix Nyarko-Pong: Executive Profile & Biography". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ http://vibeghana.com/2013/02/28/ceo-of-unibank-ghana-receives-award/ CEO of uniBank Ghana receives top award
- ^ http://graphic.com.gh/business/business-news/10391-unibank-ceo-wins-transformational-leadership-award.html Felix Nyarko-Pong honoured
- ^ http://www.ghanafa.org/pages/blackstars/201311/8933.php Archived 30 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine uniBank sponsors Ghana Black Stars
- ^ Technologies, Sci-Fi Web. "uniBank | News: Felix Nyarko-Pong Wins CEO of the Year Gong". www.unibankghana.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- Living people
- University of Ghana alumni
- Ghanaian bankers
- Alumni of the University of Glasgow
- Alumni of Saïd Business School
- Alumni of the Accra Academy