The Chief Executive Officer of Universal Merchant Bank (UMB), Nana Dwemoh Benneh, has paid a courtesy call on the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi. The visit was to congratulate the Otumfuo on the occasion of his 71st birthday and for Nana Dwemoh Benneh to formally announce his appointment to leadership at the bank.
Nana Dwemoh Benneh, accompanied by some key officials of the bank, reiterated UMB’s most sincere and fervent compliments to His Majesty. He further outlined the bank’s commitment to providing superior financial services to Asanteman and Ghana. He further stated that as part of UMB’s rich legacy of building and supporting business growth, the bank had positioned itself as a resilient and digitised SME bank of choice.
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, in his remarks, congratulated Nana Dwemoh Benneh on his appointment as CEO of UMB and expressed his confidence and blessings as regards his success. He charged him to not only uphold the fundamental principles of his forebears but also build on this to establish a legacy of growth for the bank. He noted the bank’s upcoming 50th anniversary milestone, and looks forward to being apprised of events to mark this momentous event in the coming months.
Nana Dwemoh Benneh’s visit forms part of his stakeholder engagement and familiarisation tour of the region