Okyere Kwasi Akyeampong is the Chief Transformation Officer at Fidelity Bank Ghana.  He leads a multi-faceted and cross-functional team mandated to spearhead transformation across the Bank to improve efficiency, enhance customer experience and drive business growth.

Before joining Fidelity Bank, Kwasi served as a global leader in diverse roles spanning a variety of world-class banks in Europe. He was the Head of Technology Strategy for Fixed Income and Wealth Management within the Global Markets at Credit Suisse in London.

Prior to joining Credit Suisse in 2010, as the Global Head of Commodities Technology, he worked for Morgan Stanley as the Global Head of Commodities Trading and Sales Technology and held other global roles, with a deep understanding of a majority of the Fixed income asset classes. Over the course of his career, he has held a variety of senior roles within the investment banking industry, with experience in leading teams globally working on a variety of technology offerings.

While at Credit Suisse, Kwasi also served as the Chair for the UK Financial Inclusion Advocates. This role enabled him to leverage the skills and enthusiasm of Credit Suisse employees in order to raise awareness, build, advance financial inclusion and impact investing efforts across the firm. As part of a global cohort of senior leaders, he traveled to Uganda in June 2019 to strengthen existing partnerships with financial inclusion organizations.

Kwasi holds a first-class Computer Science degree from Salford University in England and is an alumnus of the MSc Finance program from London Business School. He is also an Amanfo, a proud alumnus of Prempeh College in Kumasi- Ghana, where he attended Senior High School.

In his free time, he loves to read, play golf and exercise, he regularly runs half marathons to raise money for worthy causes. Kwasi is passionate about Fintech, Data Science, and Agriculture in Africa and is keen to address the issue of food security using technology.