Ms. Abena Amoah

Abena Amoah was appointed Managing Director of the Ghana Stock Exchange in November 2022. Ms. Amoah has worked in the capital market industry for over 20 years and is highly respected for her technical knowledge, business acumen, outstanding professionalism, and integrity.

She is currently the Co-Chair of the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) Pan-African Committee, and in 2023 the World Federation of Exchanges named her one of the global top 20 Women Leaders. She also serves on the Executive Committee of the African Securities Exchanges Association.

She has broad boardroom experience gained from serving on the boards of organisations such as the Central Securities Depository (Ghana) Limited, Minerals Income and Investment Fund of Ghana, Access Bank (Ghana) PLC, Coronation Asset Management (Nigeria), Kosmos Energy Ghana HC, The Foschini Group (Ghana) Ltd, Ghana Venture Capital Trust Fund, the University of Ghana, the Ghana Petroleum (Stabilization and Heritage) Funds and the African Women’s Development Fund.

She previously worked as a Senior Advisor with the BlackIvy Group LLC; Renaissance Group, where she was CEO of New World Renaissance Securities Ltd and Head of Investment Banking & Finance in West Africa (ex-Nigeria) for Renaissance Capital; and Strategic African Securities Ltd, where she was Executive Director.

She is an alumna of the University of Ghana Business School. In 2023, she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate Degree by the University of Ghana for her immense contribution to Industry. She has also undertaken academic and leadership studies at global institutions such as the Stanford Graduate School of Business and Harvard Business School.