Matilda Asante-Asiedu has been appointed as the Second Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) by President John Dramani Mahama.

The appointment, made under Section 17 of the Bank of Ghana Act, 2002 (Act 612), was announced in a letter dated Monday, April 28, and signed by Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Spokesperson to the President and Minister for Government Communications.

As a Chartered Banker and seasoned corporate leader, Asante-Asiedu previously held the position of Group Head of Retail Banking at Access Bank Ghana PLC.

She holds an MBA in Marketing from the GIMPA Business School, obtained in 2021, and an MA in Journalism Studies from Cardiff University, earned in 2005.

Her qualifications also include diplomas in Journalism from the Ghana Institute of Journalism (1997) and in Politics and Public Affairs Reporting from the International Institute of Journalism in Berlin (2000).

In addition to her academic achievements, Mrs. Asante-Asiedu is a Chartered Executive Banker (CIB-Ghana, 9342024).

She has also completed executive programmes at Said Business School, Oxford University (2023), Wharton School (2015), and Marquette University’s Les Aspin Centre (2003), among others.