Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) has appointed Dan Sackey as Managing Director of its Ghanaian subsidiary, Ecobank Ghana, and Regional Executive for Anglophone West Africa.

The appointment, subject to regulatory approvals, takes effect from September 1, 2016.

He replaces former Ecobank Ghana Managing Director Samuel Adjei, who was appointed Managing Director of Ecobank Kenya and Group Executive, Central, Eastern and Southern Africa earlier this year.

Sackey has extensive experience and knowledge of the African banking landscape, having risen through the ranks in the Ecobank Group, which he joined in 1995 as a risk analyst in the corporate banking division of Ecobank Ghana.

Sackey’s previous positions include those as Managing Director of Ecobank Rwanda, Deputy Group Risk Manager and Regional Risk Manager.

In his current role as Managing Director for Ecobank Zimbabwe and Cluster Head for the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) zone, he has been responsible for driving Ecobank’s businesses in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique and Democratic Republic of Congo, in addition to spearheading the expansion of the Ecobank franchise into Angola.

Sackey’s appointment follows a reorganization at Ecobank earlier in the year, which created four geographical units: Nigeria with head office in Lagos; Anglophone West Africa with its center in Accra; French West Africa (the francophone West African Economic and Monetary Union or UEMOA) based in Abidjan; and Central, Eastern and Southern Africa with its center in Nairobi.

Sackey holds a MBA with specialization in International Banking and Finance from the University of Birmingham, UK and a BS degree in Administration (Accounting Option) from the University of Ghana’s School of Administration.