Edward Effah (middle) with his award
Founder of Fidelity Bank Ghana Ltd. and the Fidelity Group, Edward Effah, has been honored with the prestigious FAF Eminent Achievement Award, a landmark initiative by the Faculty of Accounting and Finance (FAF) at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA).
The award celebrated Mr. Effah for his entrepreneurial foresight and transformative leadership in Ghana’s financial sector.
The Faculty’s citation lauded him for building Fidelity Bank, “into one of the nation’s most trusted and admired financial institutions, a beacon of indigenous excellence and sound governance.”
Presenting the award on behalf of the Faculty, CEO of the Ghana Association of Banks, John Awuah, highlighted that Mr. Effah’s “visionary leadership continues to inspire enterprise, innovation, and mentorship within Ghana and across the continent.”
In his remarks, Professor Isaac Boadi, Dean of the Faculty of Accounting and Finance at UPSA, articulated the award’s profound purpose.
“The FAF Eminent Achievement Award was conceived by UPSA to honor trailblazers whose careers have driven ‘excellence and transformation’ in accounting, finance, banking, and economics,” he said.
Mr. Effah’s journey is a chronicle of this transformation. After a distinguished career in finance in London and Accra, he founded The Fidelity Group in 1998, followed by the launch of Fidelity Bank in 2006.
His leadership was pivotal in growing the institution from a corporate finance advisory firm into one of Ghana’s leading Tier 1 banks.
By Samuel Boadi