John Bayuo Warisa

Mr John Bayuo Warisa (66 years) started his career at the Bank of Ghana. He has thirty-seven years’ work experience with the Bank of Ghana where he worked mainly in the Banking Supervision Department in various capacities.

As a financial analyst he conducted both off-site and on-site supervision of banks to evaluate the prudential management of the banks and assessed their soundness. He rose to become Assistant Director and the Head of Licensing and Resolution Office where led a team to review new financial products, contributed to the drafting of banking laws and several banking regulations until he retired in 2016.

Between 2005 and 2008 he was seconded to the Office of the President as Policy Analyst and Advisor in the Policy Co-ordination, Monitoring and Evaluation Unit (PCMEU).

He is a fellow of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants, a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (Ghana), a Certified Information Security Auditor, and a Certified Information Security Manager.

He holds a BA in Economics from the University of Ghana, Legon and an MA in Development Economics from the Williams College Center for Development Economics, Williamstown Massachusetts- MA Development Economics.

He is currently a Member of the Audit and Finance Committee and Board Operation and Licensing Committee of the Gaming Commission of Ghana and a Member of the Audit and Finance and Human Resource Committees of Exceed Life Assurance.

He resides in Ghana and was appointed to the Board of Access Bank (Ghana) Plc on 16th August 2022.