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  "id": 12242264,
  "title": "Absa Bank Ghana names Stephen Ato Frimpong as Board Chair",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/absa-bank-ghana-names-stephen-ato-frimpong-as-board-chair",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-05T22:25:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Joy Business",
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    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/absa-bank-ghana-names-stephen-ato-frimpong-as-board-chair/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Absa Bank Ghana has appointed Stephen Ato Frimpong as its new Board Chair, effective October 1, 2026. Frimpong, who joined the board as an Independent Non-Executive Director in March 2021, has extensive experience in corporate governance, audit, finance, business operations, risk management, compliance, ethics, fraud investigations, information technology, cybersecurity, and data privacy. Holding degrees from the University of Cape Coast and the University of Texas at Austin, Frimpong previously served as Vice President and Chief Audit Executive at Kimberly-Clark Corporation in the United States. He succeeds Frances Adu-Mante, who concluded her tenure as Board Chair on September 30, 2026.",
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        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Absa Bank Ghana names Stephen Ato Frimpong as Board Chair",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/absa-bank-ghana-names-stephen-ato-frimpong-as-board-chair-12245298",
        "published": "2026-10-05T22:25:49.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}