Melvina Amoafo, Deputy Chief Executive Officer
CENTRAL SECURITIES DEPOSITORY (GH) LTD
Mrs. Melvina Amoafo has held several significant roles in Ghana’s capital market industry. She served as the first Executive Director of Ghana Stock Exchange Securities Depository Company Ltd (GSD) from 2008 to 2013, managing the startup company and developing its operating rules and procedures. She also played a key role in the merger of the Bank of Ghana CSD and the Ghana Stock Exchange CSD, contributing technical insights to the Ministry of Finance’s recommendations. She served as the first Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the merged CSD from 2014 to present, successfully implementing the merger agreement alongside the CEO. She also provided technical input for successful data migration and led the committee for harmonizing rules and procedures between the two CSDs.
Mrs. Melvina Amoafo implemented a three-year plan from 2015-2017 and led in the development of a five-year plan from 2021-2025. She provided leadership and coaching to functional heads and project teams, mentoring young professionals in Ghana’s capital market. She led the committee that conducted the first-ever self-assessment in line with IOSCO principles, enhancing enterprise risk management and making it more resilient in the company.
She was appointed as a Board Member of the Ghana Investment and Securities Institute from 2018-present.As Deputy CEO (2014-present), she led the transformation of the Ghana CSD into a respectable and recognized financial market infrastructure by expanding business lines and processes, increasing financial growth from GHS11.2 million in 2014 to GHS74.0 million in 2022. She developed and implemented world-class corporate strategies, transforming the CSD into a customer-oriented capital market entity.
