Board of Directors

He is a 65 year old Retired Army Officer having served with the Colours in the Ghana Army to the Rank of a Captain.

A Graduate of the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst in the United Kingdom, Capt. (Rtd.) Odiatuo-Kankam Bempong was commissioned into the Ghana Army In 1975. He served in various units of the Ghana Armed Forces and holding various appointments commensurate with his rank. He undertook United Nations Peace Keeping Operations in Sinai, Egypt under U.N.E.F. and U.N.I.F.I.L. in Lebanon. He left the Service in 1983.

In civilian life, Capt. (Rtd.) Odiatuo-Kankam Bempong worked with Busi and Stephenson GH. Ltd. - a British Trading Firm as the Regional Manager for Greater Accra, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines as Head of Security and The Royal Netherlands Embassy in Accra as a Field Worker.

He is presently a Co-Shareholder/Director Of Debill Services Ltd. - a Private Security organisation with specialty in Aviation Security as well as Electronic and Man-Guard Security. In addition, he is the Sole Proprietor of Eagle Eye Consultancy which undertakes investigations/verifications of documents for and on behalf of certain Foreign Missions in Accra.

Capt. (Rtd.) Odiatuo-Kankam Bempong is married with six children. He is a Christian and fellowships with Endtime Revival Mission, Tema, a non-denominational fellowship that believes in the Spoken Word Ministry. He delights in religious music and literature, games (especially football) and travelling.

Seth is the Executive Director of SIC Brokerage Ltd. and a member of the Ghana Securities Industry Association (GSIA). Prior to joining SIC Brokerage Ltd., He was an Associate Vice-President of IC Securities (Ghana) Ltd. responsible for heading the Brokerage Department, haven previously worked with SDC Brokerage Services as an Authorised Dealing Officer (ADO). As a Registered Securities Dealer (RSD) licensed by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Ghana Stock Exchange, with over twenty-five years’ experience, he has initiated and executed numerous block trades worth several millions of Ghana Cedis on the Ghanaian bourse on behalf of both local and foreign investors.

As Executive Director providing strategic and visionary leadership at SIC Brokerage for over a decade now, Seth has led various business development programmes including processes leading to the listing of a number of companies on the Ghana Stock Exchange. He has also headed a team to establish Provident Fund Schemes for a number of associations whose members are on the payroll of the Government of Ghana.

Seth who is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Ghana Stock Exchange, holds an Executive MBA in Banking and Finance from the Paris Graduate School of Management, Paris France and a degree in BSc Admin in Banking and Finance from the University of Ghana, Legon. He has undertaken a course and holds a certificate in Domestic Debt Management in West Africa, jointly organized by the West African Institute of Finance and Economic Management/United Nations Institute of Training and Research (WAIFEM/UNITAR). He is an avid writer of stock market articles in both local and international newspapers and magazines.

Ms. Duku is a highly successful individual with strong commercial insight and business flair with expertise in formulating new business strategies, building effective customer relations and spearheading new marketing initiatives to drive sales, success and profitability.

She is the Managing Director AG for SIC Financial Services Limited, a leading investment firm that offers a wide range of financial solutions to a diverse clientele, including high-net-worth individuals, small and medium-sized companies, large corporate institutions, and government institutions. For over 16 years, Ms. Duku worked with First Atlantic Bank Limited as she rose through the ranks from Corporate Planning Analyst, Relationship Manager – Corporate Banking, Assistant Manager – Banking Services, Deputy Manager – Corporate Banking, Manager – Banking Services, Head of Corporate Banking to Head – Banking Services.

Ms. Duku possesses excellent communication skills with the ability to interface at all levels. She demonstrates an absolute commitment to delivering the highest standards of customer service.

She holds a BL from the Ghana School of Law and LLB from University of London, Postgraduate Diploma from Chartered Institute of Marketing, UK, Master of Business Administration from University of Wales – Cardiff and a BA Honors in English and History from the University of Ghana, Legon.

Mr. Nick Twum Ampofo is a retired Insurance Practitioner and a Development Economist with an extensive hands-on experience at senior management level within the insurance and financial service industries in the United Kingdom and Ghana. Mr. Twum has offered a wide range of support to startup companies from their inception stage until these companies became recognized and known. As part of his experiences, he organized seminars, wrote product manuals, coordinated and monitored activities of companies for over 20 years.

He is a qualified member of the Life Insurance and Financial Advisors Association, London ALIA(UK), a registered member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, United Kingdom. He is a graduate of the University of Ghana, Legon, the Institute of Public Studies, Duke University, Durham, United States and, is an alumnus of the Institute of Management and Public Administration, GIMPA.

As part of career history, he worked for various Insurance Companies in Ghana and the United Kingdom including Enterprise Group Financial, SIC Insurance Company Limited and Abbey Life Company, American Life, Manulife Financial Group (Western Union), Acuma-American Express Financial Services. He also worked as a project officer at the then Project Development Unit of National Investment Bank where he started his career before he left for United Kingdom.

He was the Secretary to the Committee tasked to plan and implement the successful de-coupling of the SIC Life Company from the composite SIC Insurance Company Limited in 2006. He undertook this assignment with utmost affinity for details and meeting tight deadlines until the department emerged as a fully-fledged Corporate Entity which began operations in 2007.

Nick has attended various insurance courses and seminars including Risk Management and Corporate Governance, Making Micro Insurance Work for Ghana, Life Insurance Leadership training and Customer Loyalty Strategies.

Mrs. Abena Larbi-Yeboa a dedicated and dynamic banking executive with expertise in leading strategic plans and relations to maximize opportunities for market growth. She has extensive experience in augmenting customer base, redirecting business strategies, offering digital financial services and his highly qualified in project management, business development, fundraising and financial oversight of high net worth clients.

She is the Head of Premier banking for Ecobank Ghana Limited, where she leads the financial activities of the bank’s high net worth individuals and generating and executing all aspects of the private banking strategy. Mrs. Abena Larbi-Yeboa has worked with Ecobank Ghana Limited for over 16 years rising through the ranks as a Senior Relationship Manager where she facilitated the commencement of private banking services within the branch and then as Manager, Digital and Financial Services where she provided leadership for the establishment of a new digital and Financial Services Centre benchmarking services of similar centres in the world, including New York and Dubai. Prior to her roles at Ecobank, she worked as Fundraising and Marketing Executive at Rehab UK, Birmingham and Real Estate Sales and Marketing Executive at Aqua LLC, Atlanta, GA, United States of America.

She holds Master of Science in Marketing from University of Birmingham Business School, Customer Experience Strategy from Cranfield University, Cranfield, UK and a Bachelor of Arts from Kwame University of Science and Technology. Her certifications include, International certificate in Wealth and International management, Customer Experience Strategy from Cranfield, UK, Securities and Exchange Course from Securities and Exchange Commission, Private Wealth Management, Women Manager in Banking, Credit Monitoring in Banking and, Relationship Management courses from the National Banking College, Ghana.