The Board of Directors of UT Bank has appointed Mr. Stephen Antwi-Asimeng as Chief Operations Officer and Ms. Gillian Slater as Chief Finance Officer of the bank.
The appointment of the two took effect from 1st April 2015.
According to UT Bank, both appointments are key to contributing to the bank’s long term profitability drive.
The appointments, the bank says come at a time when the bank reaffirms its commitment to providing customers with high standards of product and service offerings and full support to the growth of the SME sector.
Prior to his appointment as Chief Operating Officer at UT Bank, Mr. Antwi-Asimeng was the Chief Operating Officer at Universal Merchant Bank.
His role will be to drive the new strategic direction of being the preferred bank in the country.
Mr. Antwi-Asimeng who brings on board over 25 years of solid professional experience in Banking & Finance, Investment, Management and Leadership, will be directly responsible for Banking Operations, Banking Technology, Compliance, Service Quality and General Services.
Ms Gillian Slater is a seasoned financial professional, with over 20 years of experience gained in several multinational organizations.
She joins UT Bank tasked to drive financial performance with direct supervision over the Finance, Treasury, and Investor Relations functions.
Until her appointment, Ms Slater was the Chief Financial Officer of UT Holdings, parent company of UT Bank, and has been involved in a number of successful rationalization, growth and turnaround strategies for some of the subsidiaries in the UT Group.