Evans Sarfo Kantanka - Chief Executive Officer

Professional Experience
Mr. Evans Sarfo-Kantanka is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Kumawuman Rural Bank PLC. In his over 23 years of professional banking, Mr Sarfo-Kantanka has distinguished himself as a self-motivated, courageous, and dedicated individual with a high level of integrity. He 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.

Subsequently, he moved to World Vision (Microfinance Institution – APED) as a Branch Manager in April 2009. In November 2010, he resigned from World Vision and joined Okomfo Anokye Rural Bank as the 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 of that same year, he resigned and joined his current employer, Kumawuman Rural Bank as the Head of Credit. Through his commitment, dedication, and strategic initiatives as a Key Management Member, Mr. Sarfo-Kantanka was subsequently appointed as the CEO of the Bank in August 2021.

Education and Qualification
Mr Sarfo-Kantanka is a Chartered Banker and a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Credit Management. He holds an MSc in Microfinance from the University of Cape Coast and a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from GIMPA. He further holds an HND Certificate in Accounting from Sunyani Technical University (then Sunyani Polytechnic) and also graduated as a professional teacher from N.J. Ahmadiyya Training College in 1995.

Achievements and Contributions
Mr. Sarfo-Kantanka brings worth of experience and strategies on board as the CEO of the Bank. In addition, he is successfully implementing strategic 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 of the bank. Through his leadership, several policies were developed to strengthen the internal controls of the Bank. He has further contributed immensely to the growth of the bank’s loan portfolio, deposit growth, and profitability.

Through his leadership, the Bank has seen tremendous growth in deposits (176%), profit (817%), total assets (157%) and other key indicators such as investments, loans, stated capital and shareholders fund. The Bank has also received several awards namely; the Bank with the Highest Outreach in Rural Areas (GHAMFIN Non-Bank Financial Institutions Award), Best in Deposit Mobilisation (Financial Inclusion Excellence Award), Best Bank Deposit Mobilisation (Association of Rural Banks Ghana), Best Bank in Corporate Social Responsibilities (Association of Rural Banks Ghana), amongst others.