Nana Esi Idun-Arkhurst is a Chevening Scholar and currently the Divisional Director for Retail Banking at Fidelity Bank where she is responsible for leading the Bank’s strategy to address the financial needs of Individual, SME and Commercial Banking clients. She joined Fidelity Bank in November 2016, as the Director for Commercial and SME Banking. 

Prior to joining Fidelity Bank, Nana Esi worked with Standard Chartered Bank for 12 years. She joined the Bank in 2003 on the International Graduate Program after National Service. After the 2-year international training she took up various roles in Commercial and SME Banking and in 2012 moved to the regional office in Dubai as the Regional Product Manager for Wealth Management, Africa. In 2014, she progressed to become Regional Head of Bancassurance for Africa, managing the Bancassurance business across 8 markets in East, West and Southern Africa. She has worked in 14 different markets. 

She holds a BSc. in Chemical Engineering from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. She holds an MBA from the University of Edinburgh Business School where she was awarded the School’s 25th Anniversary Scholarship as well as the Chevening Scholarship.