Evans Sarfo Kantanka - Chief Executive Officer

Professional Experience

Mr. Evans Sarfo-Kantanka was appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of K u m a w u m a n Rural Bank Limited on August 2021. In his 20 years of professional banking experience, Evans has distinguished himself as self-motivated, courageous, and a dedicated individual with a high level of integrity. Mr Sarfo-Kantanka started his professional career as a teacher and taught at Wenchi Model 2C Junior High School for three years, after which he left for further studies. In 2001, after obtaining his HND certificate, he started his Banking profession at Kintampo Rural Bank as a Microfinance Field Officer. Through hard work, commitment, and dedication to duty, he rose to the position of Head of Microfinance Department of the bank in his third year. He moved to World Vision as a Branch Manager for their Microfinance Institution (APED) in April 2009. In November 2010, he resigned from World Vision and joined Okomfo Anokye Rural Bank as Credit Audit and Recovery Manager. Due to his resilience, dedicated service, and the vast knowledge he had in the credit delivery process, he was promoted to Senior Manager in April 2014. In December that same year, he resigned and joined his current employer, Kumawuman Rural Bank as Head of Credit.

Education and Qualification

Mr Sarfo-Kantanka is currently a partly-qualified member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers (CIB). He obtained his MSc in Microfinance from the University of Cape Coast in 2014. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from GIMPA in 2008, an HND Certificate in Accounting from Sunyani Technical University (then Sunyani Polytechnic). He graduated as a professional teacher from N.J. Ahmadiyya Training College in 1995.

Achievements and Contributions

As CEO, Mr Sarfo-Kantanka is successfully implementing decisions of the Board of Directors, establishing linkages between the Bank of Ghana and ARB Apex Bank PLC and other players in the industry to improve on the existing controls at the bank. As the Deputy General Manager of the bank, Evans organized management to develop a lot of policies, significant amongst them were the Strategic Plan and Credit policy. He also contributed immensely to the growth of the bank’s loan portfolio. At Okomfo Anokye Rural Bank, he assisted the General Manager to institute controls in dealing with procurement issues of the bank, he also assisted Management to conduct well-planned internal training for the staff.

Family Life and Hobbies

He is a native of Senya-Nkoranza in the Bono East Region of Ghana. He is married to Cynthia Sarfo. They are blessed with three girls and a boy. Reading Christian Women’s Mirror and related magazines and listening to News are his hobbies.