Adwoa Nyantakyiwa Annan

Adwoa Nyantakyiwa Annan
Board Member, Fidelity Bank

Adwoa Annan is a seasoned professional with over 30 years of experience in the financial services sector. She is the co-founder of Geothermal Management Services Ltd, a company that focuses on green technology. She is also a non-executive director at Waveline Growth Partners Limited, a finance company in Nigeria, and a consulting Advisor at Alfie Designs, a garment manufacturing company, and J&J Plastics Ltd.

Mrs. Annan began her career with Barclays as a management trainee, where she worked for 23 years, holding various senior management roles in operations, internal audit, branch management, and business development. With a passion to empower women, she joined Women’s World Banking in 2007 as the Chief Operations Officer, where she oversaw all aspects of business strategy growth with specific concentration on the banking operations, credits, IT, Human Resources, and Administration units. She then became the CEO in 2011 and voluntarily retired after 4 years of implementing a successful turnaround program.

Mrs. Annan is a graduate member of the Chartered Institute of Administration and Management Consultancy. She also holds an International Baccalaureate diploma from United World College of the Atlantic (U.K), a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the University of Kent at Canterbury (UK), and a professional graduate diploma in management (International Professional Managers Association). Her extensive experience in banking operations, customer service, sales management, and strategic management has made her an asset to the financial services sector.

Adwoa Annan is ranked in Avance Media’s Inaugural list of Top 100 Ghana’s Women Board Directors collated in partnership with Acreaty Ghana.