By Sandra Agyeiwaa OTOO
Abena Amoah was named Managing Director of the Ghana Stock Exchange in November 2022. With over 20 years of experience in the capital markets, she is widely respected for her technical expertise, business insight, professionalism and integrity.
In June 2025, she was elected to the Board of the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) and currently serves as Co-Chair of its Pan-African Committee. In 2023, the World Federation of Exchanges recognized her as one of the top 20 women leaders globally. She also sits 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.
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