Mr Asante is currently the Chief Financial Officer of Standard Chartered Bank Ghana PLC.

He joined Standard Chartered Bank Ghana Ltd in 2006 and has held various senior roles including Head, Wholesale Banking Business Finance, Ghana, Financial Controller and Chief Financial Officer for Standard Chartered Bank, Angola S.A.

He also served as an Executive Director of the Bank while in Angola. Prior to his appointment as Chief Financial Officer for Standard Chartered Bank Ghana PLC, he was the Cluster Head of Finance for Corporate, Commercial & Institutional Banking, West Africa with oversight responsibility for Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Gambia, and Sierra Leone.

Albert is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana; a CFA Charterholder, holds an MBA from the University of Warwick, United Kingdom, and a Bachelor of Science in Administration (Accounting option) from the University of Ghana, Legon.

A release issued by the bank said he brings a wealth of experience in Strategy, Financial Planning and Analysis, Leadership and Enterprise Risk Management.