President John Dramani Mahama has appointed Mrs. Matilda Asante-Asiedu as the Second Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, in line with Section 17 of the Bank of Ghana Act, 2002 (Act 612), as amended.
The appointment, announced by the Presidency on Monday, follows Mrs. Asante-Asiedu’s extensive career in banking and communications, marked by a blend of executive leadership and academic distinction. Prior to this appointment, she served as Group Head of Retail Banking at Access Bank Ghana PLC, where she was credited with driving strategic growth in the bank’s retail operations.
Mrs. Asante-Asiedu is a Chartered Executive Banker, certified by the Chartered Institute of Bankers, Ghana in 2024. She holds an MBA in Marketing from GIMPA Business School (2021) and an MA in Journalism Studies from Cardiff University (2005). Her academic foundation also includes diplomas in Journalism from the Ghana Institute of Journalism (1997) and Politics and Public Affairs Reporting from the International Institute of Journalism, Berlin (2000).
She has participated in several executive education programmes globally, including at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford (2023), Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (2015), and Marquette University’s Les Aspin Center for Government (2003).
Mrs. Asante-Asiedu will be working with Governor Dr. Johnson Pandit Asiedu and First Deputy Governor Dr. Zakari Mumuni, both of whom were sworn into office on 25th February 2025.
