Dr. George Agyekum Donkor is the President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), a regional international financial institution belonging to the fifteen (15) ECOWAS Member States.
Dr. Donkor had previously held the position of Vice-President, Finance and Corporate Services, for seven (7) years and prior, to that, Head of Legal Division/Compliance for four (4) years in the same institution. His professional areas of interest focus on corporate law, leadership, change management, and improvement.
A lawyer by profession and a development banker by training, Dr. Donkor s illustrious career, which spans over three decades, has been marked with outstanding success. He focuses on implementing change to drive progress not only in the West African sub-region but also to stimulate a wider international impact through regional integration and engagement. With several years of internationally recognised credentials from across Europe, America, Asia, and Africa, Dr. Donkor is reputed to be an experienced and successful leader with a record of accomplishments in producing, presenting, and managing the implementation of innovative business and administrative solutions. Proactive and highly self-motivated in converting opportunities into success and driving profit and growth, Dr. Donkor possesses hands-on experience in innovation, organisational design, development, and improvement.
He is well-networked and has excelled in implementing business process improvements, defining the company s direction, achieving goals on time, and optimising business procedures. He possesses a unique gift for leading large diverse teams from multi-cultural environments.
Under Dr. Donkor s visionary leadership, EBID has achieved remarkable successes on all fronts including receiving the Financial Institution of the Year 2024-Africa Award category at the Africa Sustainability Awards 2024; and an upgrade in its credit ratings by Moody s and Fitch Ratings.
Dr. Donkor holds a Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) and a master s degree in Applied Business Research (MABR) from the SBS Swiss Business School, Zurich, Switzerland. He earned a PhD (Marketing) from the Commonwealth Open University (CoU), British Virgin Islands, United Kingdom. He also obtained an Executive MBA (Marketing) from the University of Ghana Business School, Legon, and a Postgraduate Certificate in Contemporary Management from the Noble International Business School (NIBS), Ghana. Dr. Donkor holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from the University of Ghana, Legon, and a postgraduate professional law certificate from the Ghana School of Law.
He is a Council Member of the University of Ghana and former Chairman of the Investment Committee of the University Council. He is also a Board member of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), ASKY Airlines, and WAICA Re- Insurance, among others. He is an adjunct lecturer in the Department of Finance, School of Business of the University for Development Studies (UDS), Tamale, Ghana.
Dr. Donkor has been recognised with many awards, notable among them are the 2023 Development Champion Award, at the Rebranding African Forum, Brussels, Belgium, the 2023 CEO of the Year -Africa, (Ghana CEO Vision and Awards), the 2022 Prix de la Foundation award at the prestigious Crans Montana Forum, Geneva, Switzerland, and Ghana Innovation Leadership Award organised by the Ghana Innovation/NIBS Award in 2019. His name has been featured three consecutive times among the 100 personalities transforming Africa by FinancialAfrik, a renowned international magazine.
Dr Donkor is the first appointed Chancellor of the NiBS University. He is the current Honorary President of the Global Network for Export-Import Banks and Development Finance Institutions (G-NEXID) which is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. He is also the President of the African-Jewish Chamber of Commerce.
Dr. Donkor is a Public Speaker and Resource Person at numerous international conferences and fora.