Republic Bank Ghana : PR. 006/2023 RBGH APPOINTMENT OF MRS. AKUA ODURAA BOTCHWAY AS COMPANY SECRETARY

Press Release

For Immediate Release

REPUBLIC BANK (GHANA) PLC APPOINTS

MRS. AKUA ODURAA BOTCHWAY AS COMPANY SECRETARY

Mrs. Akua Oduraa Botchway

Accra, Friday, 6th January 2023, Republic Bank (Ghana) PLC has appointed Mrs. Akua Oduraa Botchway as the Company Secretary following the retirement of Mrs. B. Ama Amoah who has been with the Bank for over sixteen (16) years. Mrs. Akua Oduraa Botchway assumed the substantive role effective 1st January 2023 following the Bank of Ghana's approval.

Profile of Mrs. Akua Oduraa Botchway

Mrs. Akua Oduraa Botchway, a Lawyer by profession, has over 20 years of cross-functional private and public service experience in Legal, Corporate Governance, Risk Management, Supplier Engagement Management and Customer Service. She has over 13 years of cumulative banking experience spanning her career. Prior to joining the Republic Bank Ghana Group, she worked as a private Legal Practitioner and consulted for KOBAKA CHAMBERS and A.C.A. LAW CONSULT, respectively. She has also worked at Barclays Bank Ghana Limited (now Absa Bank), Prudential Bank Limited, Internal Revenue Services (now GRA) and Apex Law Consult.

She holds a BA in Law and Political Science (University of Ghana) and an MBA in Finance from the Coventry University, UK. She is a Notary Public and holds a BL from the Ghana School of Law. Mrs. Akua Oduraa Botchway is a Member of the Ghana Bar Association. She will be a member of the Executive Management Committee (EXCO) and have oversight responsibilities of the Legal and Regulatory Compliance Department and the Corporate Secretariat.

The Board Chairman welcomed Mrs. Oduraa Botchway to the Bank as the new Company Secretary on behalf of the Board of Directors. He assured her of the Board's commitment to accord her the needed support and cooperation in discharging her duties. End//

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About Republic Bank (Ghana) PLC

Republic Bank (Ghana) PLC, a subsidiary of Republic Financial Holdings Limited (RFHL) of Trinidad & Tobago, is a leading Universal Banking institution in Ghana and arguably the most diversified financial institution. As a one-stop financial institution, the Bank's services include Corporate, Commercial and Retail Banking; Investment Banking; Trustee Services; Mortgage Banking, VISA Credit and Debit Cards and Microfinance.

The Bank's parent company, RFHL, is the largest and most profitable independent Bank in the English- speaking Caribbean, having served the region for over 185 years with a total Asset base of over USD

16.5 billion at the end of the 2021 financial year. The Bank focuses on four SDG goals - Good Health and Well-being, Quality Education, Clean Water and Sanitation and Climate Action as part of its Corpo- rate Social Responsibility under its umbrella initiative Power to Make a Difference (PMAD).

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