Gideon Amonortey Otu

Mr. Gideon Amonortey Otu joined ADB PLC in 2014. He is an experienced banker with over 18 years’ industry experience across different departments from Back office to Front office especially in the area of Customer Service, Risk and Controls analysis and Assessments, Governance, Operations Management, Retail Banking, Training, Coaching/ Mentorship, Fraud Management, Value for Money procurements, Quality Standards, Investigations, policies. Process reviews, standardization, and General Due Diligence. He is currently the Acting Head, Internal Control and Due Diligence ensuring that the Bank has robust internal control mechanisms in place to promote operational efficiency, risk management, and compliance with regulations and policies. Prior to his appointment as the Acting Head, Internal Control & Due Diligence, he occupied other roles in the Bank including being Manager of Operational Rigour, and Manager, Internal Control and Due Diligence. He had also worked with other Banks like Barclays Bank Ghana Limited and the SDC Group (Discount & Brokerage Services) and before all these the Ferkos Ferramenta, a trading outlet. Gideon also doubles as the Quality Manager of the Bank, a role he has played since 2021, with the objective of ensuring the quality of the Bank’s processes, products and services in accordance with requirements of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO 9001:2015). Gideon Amonortey Otu holds a Bachelor of Management Studies from the University of Cape Coast, and an International Executive Master’s in Business Administration in Banking and Finance (IEMBA) from Paris Graduate School of Management. He is also a certified Lead Implementer in the Quality Management Systems (ISO 9001: 2015), Information Security Management Systems (ISO 27001:2013) and a certified ISO 19011:2018 Internal Auditor.