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fua Konadu Mensah is an experienced business operations professional with over 12 years working experience spanning across industries including Banking, Digital transformation, and Telecommunications (Fiber Optics and Fintech). She has worked in various multinationals including General Electric, Google, CSquared, and MTN in capacities as Commercial Operations Manager, Business Manager and Fintech Operations Manager.
Prior to joining MTN Mobile Money Limited as Fintech Operations Manager primarily responsible for managing and executing operational projects within the division, Afua worked as a Commercial Operations Manager for Google and CSquared, where she worked with various stakeholders to formulate commercial proposals and appraise new products.
As a Business Manager at General Electric (GE) for the Digital, Gas and Power businesses, Afua was involved in driving the strategy, planning, and coordinating resources for various projects. She as well managed General Electric’s strategic relationships with government agencies and stakeholders.
Afua has experience in the banking sector, having worked with Barclays Bank (now Absa), Fidelity and Stanbic banks in various capacities in the areas of banking operations, sales, and relationship management.
She is currently the Deputy Head for Corporate Affairs and External Relations at the Minerals Income Investment Fund, a sovereign wealth Fund, and is responsible for establishing the strategy and policy direction for internal and external communications as well as corporate relations of the Fund. As Deputy Head of corporate Affairs, Afua also provides an oversight to develop strategy and programmes for the Fund’s Corporate Social Responsibility activities. In addition, she provides stakeholder management and external relations to corporate organisations and other stakeholders. She also oversees the management of the Fund’s brand collaterals, executing campaigns that keep stakeholders engaged and committed to fulfilling the Fund’s mandate.
She sits on the Board of Donewell as a Non-Executive Director for the Insurance Company.
She is the Executive Director of Yhalis, a multifaceted digital PR Agency in Ghana. She leads the strategic focus of the company, engaging C-Suite Executives to create cutting edge campaigns that drive results for their companies.
She holds a Master of Business Administration Degree (MBA) from the University of South Wales (UK) and a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Degree in Psychology and Linguistics from the University of Ghana, Legon.
She also holds a Certificate in Professional Project Management from the Project Management Institute, Ghana. Afua is a product of Wesley Girls High School Cape Coast.