Socrates is currently the Deputy Managing Director, Finance of GCB Bank Ltd. He is a finance professional with over 15 years’ experience in the Financial Services sector. He has a breadth of experience across strategy; business performance and reporting (financial, regulatory and statutory); debt and capital raising; business combination; investment and risk management.

Prior to joining GCB Bank in February 2016, he was the Finance Director of Fidelity Bank Ghana Limited.  Other positions he held at Fidelity include Head of Research and Head of Business Performance & Financial Control. He worked with UBA (Ghana) as Senior Analyst deputizing for the Financial Controller. He also worked with Export Finance Company Limited as Head of Finance & Administration and General Leasing & Finance Company Limited as Analyst for lease credit applications.

Socrates is a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), having qualified by June 2003.  He holds a Master of Business Administration (Finance) degree from the University of Ghana Business School and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Cape Coast.  He is an alumnus of the Wharton Executive Education, University of Pennsylvania, USA.