UBA Ghana has appointed Linda Naa Dzama Quaynor as the bank’s first female Board Chairperson, bringing more than 25 years of experience in financial services, management consulting, public policy and corporate strategy to the institution at a time when Ghana’s banking industry is increasingly focused on digital resilience, investment and sustainable growth.
Mrs. Quaynor succeeds Kweku Andoh Awotwi, whose tenure as Board Chairperson ended with his retirement from the board after what the bank described as a period of transformational growth.
Her appointment gives UBA Ghana a board leader with experience spanning governments, regulators, financial institutions, multinational companies and development organisations across Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States.
That experience could be particularly important as Ghana’s financial sector navigates a changing business environment shaped by digitalisation, cybersecurity risks, tighter governance expectations and the need to expand financing to productive businesses.
Before becoming Chairperson, Mrs. Quaynor chaired UBA Ghana’s Cyber and Information Security Committee, giving her direct exposure to the bank’s digital resilience, risk management and information security agenda.
Her background also includes senior positions at Deloitte Consulting West Africa, Accenture, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Vircan Capital and EFInA, where she served as General Manager in a CEO-equivalent role.
Beyond UBA Ghana, she serves on the boards of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund and Growth Investment Partners, a provider of growth capital to Ghanaian companies.
Her experience in investment and corporate strategy therefore places her at the intersection of banking, infrastructure financing and private-sector growth, areas that are central to Ghana’s broader economic development.
For UBA Ghana, the appointment could strengthen the bank’s capacity to balance growth with governance and risk management, while supporting its expansion in a financial market where technology and financial inclusion are increasingly shaping competition.
The appointment also adds a gender-diversity dimension to corporate leadership in Ghana’s banking sector, with UBA positioning the move as part of its commitment to progressive leadership and inclusion.
Mrs. Quaynor’s elevation comes alongside other leadership changes at UBA Ghana, including the appointment of two Ghanaians to the positions of Managing Director/CEO and Executive Director for the first time.
UBA Group Managing Director Oliver Alawuba expressed confidence that Mrs. Quaynor would help sustain the bank’s growth trajectory.
With her combination of financial-sector knowledge, public policy experience, investment expertise and digital-risk oversight, Mrs. Quaynor takes the chair at a time when the quality of corporate governance is becoming increasingly important to the ability of banks to grow while protecting depositors, investors and the wider economy.
