Managing Director of the Ghana Stock Exchange, Ekow Afedzie, is retiring from the Exchange after 31 years of dedicated service.
This was announced at
the company’s 32nd Annual General Meeting in Accra.
Ekow Afedzie was
appointed as the Managing Director of the Exchange on January 1, 2020.
Commenting on his exit,
Mr. Afedzie expressed gratitude to the Council of the Exchange chaired by Abena
Osei-Poku, Managing Director of Absa Bank, for its unswerving support and
commitment to the development of the local bourse.
“I wish to express my
sincere thanks and gratitude to the Council for their unwavering support and
commitment to the development of the Exchange. My deepest appreciation also
goes out to our stakeholders: Licensed Dealing Members, Ghana Fixed Income
Dealers, Associate Members, Listed Companies and the financial media houses for
their unflinching support towards the growth of the capital market.
“I wish to also show my
appreciation to my management colleagues and staff for their commitment to the
development of the Exchange for all the 31 years that I have been part of this
great organisation”, he said.
“As I bow out to proceed
on my retirement, I am very convinced that I am leaving the Exchange in capable
hands to continue the great work that we have started to move the Exchange from
a frontier market to an emerging market, contributing significantly to the
development of the Ghanaian economy”, he added.
Profile of Ekow Afedzie
Mr. Afedzie was
confirmed the MD of the GSE, effective January 1, 2020. Before then, he was
acting as Managing Director since August 1, 2019, taking over from Kofi Yamoah.
Before he assumed the
role of Managing Director, he was the Deputy Managing Director for 10 years.
Ekow Afedzie has worked
with the Ghana Stock Exchange, GSE since its inception in 1990.
He brought on board over
28 years of experience in the capital market, some of which were spent as the
Head of Marketing, Research and Systems and as General Manager of the Exchange.
Source: citibusinessnews