Patricia Sappor Retires from Ecobank

Rev. Mrs. Patricia Sappor, first female President of the Chartered Institute of Bankers (CIB) has retired from Ecobank, one of the leading banks in Ghana and Africa.

Rev. Sappor was the Regional Head of Marketing and Communications, Anglophone West Africa (AWA) for Ecobank, the Pan African Bank.

She worked with the Bank for over 20 years and initiated several activities and programmes in Ecobank Ghana in the area of Customer Service and other areas of the bank, positioning the Bank to winning numerous awards.

As the Post Integration Manager leading the integration between Ecobank Ghana and the erstwhile Trust Bank, her expertise and rich experience in Branch Banking, Operations, Risk Management, Treasury, Trade Services, Customer Relations, Call Centre Management and attention to details resulted in the seamless integration of the two institutions.

Career Achievements

She was adjudged the ‘Most Outstanding Professional Woman of the Year’ by the Business Executive Magazine in August 2017

First female President of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, Ghana in the 38-year history of the Chartered Institute of Bankers- Ghana.

Training of professional Bankers for the Banking Industry for Economic Development

Offering Suggestions to Central Bank for Economic development, News Paper write up for Public Education on Economic issues

She embarked on several Corporate Social Responsibility activities to promote Health, Education, for the needy and underprivileged.

She also embarked on Customer Service initiatives to improve service quality and Customer Experience

Rev. Mrs. Patricia Sappor, is the first female President of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, Ghana in the 38-year history of the Chartered Institute of Bankers.

She became an Associate Member of the London Institute of Banking and Financial Studies, UK in 1995, having studied at City Banking College, UK from 1991-1995.

Mrs. Sappor was subsequently awarded a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers Ghana in 2008.

She is an alumnus of the University of Leicester, U.K, where she graduated with MBA finance Option and also holds a Diploma in Public Relations and Reputational Management from the London School of Public Relations, UK.

Mrs. Sappor in a brief message expressed appreciation to the entire staff of Ecobank for their unflinching support throughout her working period at the Bank.