George Y. Mensah

Mr. George Y. Mensah started his professional career in 1993 with Merrill Lynch Asset Management (MLAM) as a Financial Accountant in Princeton, New Jersey (NJ), USA. He later joined Prudential Financial Company Limited in Newark, NJ as a Senior Analyst within the Investment Management Research team where he was responsible for ensuring that the firm’s portfolio managers have the ability to achieve superior returns in both up or down markets.

Mr. Mensah is a product of New York University (Stern Business School) where he earned an MBA in Finance. He also holds a BSc in Accounting and a minor in French from Montclair State University in New Jersey.

In 2002, he relocated to Ghana to join SIC Insurance Company as the Head of Investments and became the Executive Director of SIC Financial Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of SIC Insurance Company in 2006.

Mr. George Y. Mensah joined African Reinsurance Corporation on April 1, 2010 as the Assistant Director in charge of Treasury and Investment, a position he held until his appointment as Managing Director of Ghana Re on September 1, 2017. He retired from Ghana Re in June 2023.

Mr. Mensah has served on several Boards including Ghana Stock Exchange as a Council Member. Other Board representations include NTHC Financial Services, Afram Publications Limited, Hollard Insurance Company, Ghana, Starwin Products Limited, a pharmaceutical company in Ghana and Ghana Oil and Gas Insurance Pool (GOGIP) where he served as the Chairman for three years.