Bank PHB To Extend Operations To Ghana

Bank PHB Nigeria, the title sponsors of the Africa format of the world famous business reality show, The Apprentice Africa, says it has plans to extend its arms to Ghana and West Africa as a whole.

A statement issued by the bank said the overall winner of the Apprentice Africa TV business reality show, Mr Isaac Dankyi-Koranteng would be assigned to work on a special West Africa expansion project of the Bank, which would include its entry into Ghana.

“He will be assigned special responsibilities by the Managing Director and CEO of the bank, which include research and development of products, and roll-out strategy for the bank, in new markets with supervision by the Apprentice Africa 'CEO', Mr Biodun Shobanjo,” it said.

Mr Dankyi-Koranteng is one of the three Ghanaians who competed with 15 others from six African countries, including Africans who studied and lived in Europe and America.

He is a graduate of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, and holds Bachelors degree in Publishing Studies and an MBA from the University of Technology, Wuhan, China.

By coming tops from this gathering of what can be described as Africa's best young minds, Isaac has lent credence to the quality of Ghanaian education.

Two other Ghanaians were also part of the maiden Apprentice Show. They are

Ms Hannah Acquah and Regina Agyare who made it to the last six.

The Group Head of Corporate Communications of the bank, Mr Charles Odibo, said by producing The Apprentice-Africa, Bank PHB was living its commitment of identifying and nurturing a new crop of future leaders and also broadening the bank's continuing engagement with programmes and initiatives to extend the frontiers of education, innovation and leadership.

He also indicated that 15 other contestants had accepted to work in various job positions offered by the bank, which include its expansion roles into East Africa.