Julian Opuni

Julian Kingsley Opuni is a Ghanaian banker and the Managing Director of Fidelity Bank Ghana, a post he has held since 1 December 2018. He is the bank's third managing director, succeeding co-founder Jim Baiden.

Education

Opuni attended Accra Academy, finishing in 1990, and then moved to the United Kingdom, where he earned a BSc in Banking and Financial Services at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST). He became an associate of the Institute of Financial Services.

Career

In 1994 he joined Lloyds Bank in the UK on its fast-track management trainee programme and spent 18 years there, rising to senior manager responsible for business centres west of London. He returned to Ghana in June 2012 to set up Fidelity Bank's commercial banking unit, became director of commercial and SME banking in 2015 and divisional director of retail banking in 2016, where he led the bank's Save for Gold deposit promotion. He was named deputy managing director in November 2017 and took over as managing director in December 2018.

Succession

In November 2026 the Fidelity Bank board selected Deputy Managing Director Atta Yeboah Gyan to succeed Opuni when his eight-year tenure ends on 21 November 2026, subject to Bank of Ghana approval. Opuni is expected to remain available for about six months to support the transition. This profile will be updated once the change is confirmed.