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Nana Esi Idun-Arkhurst is the Divisional Director of Retail & Business Banking at Fidelity Bank Ghana Limited. She handles strategy and leads the team to address the financial needs of diverse customer segments within Retail and Business Banking. 

She has led the transformation of the business into a dominant one, meeting the needs of customers through strong value propositions, innovative products, effective operating models and strategic partnerships.

With 20 years of experience in Banking, Nana Esi has expertise in SME Financing, Financial Inclusion, Wealth Management, Bancassurance and Digital Transformation. Prior to joining Fidelity Bank in 2016, Nana Esi worked with Standard Chartered Bank for 13 years where she worked in different roles across markets and headed various units. She holds a BSc. in Chemical Engineering from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and an MBA from The University of Edinburgh Business School in Scotland, where she was a Chevening Scholar as well as the school's 25th Anniversary Scholar. 

She has certificates in Technology Contracts and Global Banking Program in Fintech/ Digital/ Analytics from the Columbia Business School. 

Nana Esi is passionate about transformational leadership at all levels and seeks to contribute to the development of future leaders through her foundation, Ripples Leadership Hub. She has interests in innovative financial services, technology and agriculture. She is an avid gardener and a firm believer in organic agriculture. She wants to grow at least 80% of everything she eats in the next 3 years.