Alfred George Thompson
UNCONFIRMED
REPORTS reaching DAILY GUIDE indicates that the Deputy Managing Director of
National Investment Bank (NIB), Alfred George Thompson, has been relieved of
his post.
Even though
reasons for Mr Thompson’s exit are yet to be released, this paper has learnt
that he did not receive approval from the Bank of Ghana to continue to be at
post.
This follows
certain corporate governance regulations and requirements that the central bank
issued recently.
Mr Thompson, at a
point, claimed he was going to stand for election but later, changed his mind.
Mr Thompson has
worked in the banking industry for the past 11 years. He started his Banking
career at the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) in the year 2000 and served
in various capacities such as Head of Trade Finance, International Banking
Department, Corporate and Marketing Manager of the Business and Marketing
Communication Department and Corporate and Customer Relations Manager of the
Foreign Operations Unit. He joined the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Ghana in
2004 in the following roles; Profit Center Manager, Deputy Head of Foreign
Operations, Deputy Head of Consumer Banking and later as the Head of Corporate
Services.
Mr Alfred George
Thompson is a self-motivated and forward-thinking individual with vast
experience in consultancy, finance administration, operations, marketing and
communication strategy- in the financial sector. He has leadership skills with
managing, developing and motivating teams to meet strategic objectives.
He is a member of
the Chartered Institute of Marketing, Ghana (CIMG) and an Associate member of
the Chartered Institute of Administrators (CIA) Ghana. He studied at the
University of Hull (UK) and was awarded a Diploma in Business Administration in
1996 and later obtained a Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from
the University of Lincolnshire and Humberside (UK) in 1997.
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