Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) has announced the appointment of Josephine Anan-Ankomah as the Regional Executive for Central, Eastern, and Southern Africa (CESA) and Managing Director of Ecobank Kenya.

Josephine, a Ghanaian career banker and a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, will lead and grow the bank’s business in Kenya and the wider CESA region, which constitutes 18 out of 33 Ecobank affiliates and one representative office. Anan-Ankomah has worked for the bank for the past 30 years in various senior capacities and is expected to bring her wealth of experience in treasury management, commercial banking, and investment banking to the role.

She replaces Cheikh Travaly, who retired at the end of 2022, having attained the mandatory retirement age of 60 years, in accordance with Ecobank Group policy.

Mrs. Josephine Anan-Ankomah earned a Master of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS). She also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Sociology from the University of Ghana and is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.

Sharing her readiness to take up her new role, she wrote, “Looking forward to this new challenge and opportunity, as I work with the team to build the business in Kenya and the CESA region.”