Sarah-Mary Frimpong

Sarah-Mary Frimpong serves as a board member of Stanbic Bank Ghana, the Ghanaian subsidiary of Stanbic Africa Holdings, part of Standard Bank Group, the South African financial services conglomerate with the largest banking network in Africa by total assets. Stanbic Bank Ghana is a significant presence in the country's corporate and investment banking market, serving multinational corporations, major Ghanaian businesses, and high-net-worth clients with a range of sophisticated financial products including structured lending, trade finance, transactional banking, and wealth management services.

Standard Bank Group's African network gives Stanbic Ghana access to corporate banking capabilities and regional expertise that few domestically-owned institutions can match, and the governance of its Ghanaian subsidiary involves ensuring that those capabilities are deployed in ways that meet both the commercial objectives of the parent group and the regulatory standards of the Bank of Ghana. Board directors contribute to this governance by providing oversight that is both globally informed and locally grounded.

Frimpong's board service at Stanbic Bank Ghana reflects the professional standing she has built in Ghana's financial services community. Her contributions to the board's oversight of the bank's strategy, risk management, and management accountability take place in the context of an institution that manages some of the most complex financial transactions in Ghana's corporate banking market, from large-scale project finance to sophisticated foreign exchange and derivatives products.

Her recognition in the 2026 Avance Media Top 100 Women Board Directors ranking places her among Ghana's significant women in banking governance. The ranking examined board compositions across 100 of the country's leading institutions, finding that women now hold nearly 26 percent of board seats across those organisations, a measure of progress in the governance gender equity conversation that encompasses both domestic and internationally-backed institutions like Stanbic Bank Ghana.

Her work at Stanbic Bank Ghana connects her to the governance of a bank that serves some of the most significant corporate relationships in Ghana's economy, including the financing of major projects in energy, infrastructure, and natural resources that shape the country's economic development trajectory.