Obeahon Asekhame Ohiwerei began his professional banking career in 1991 with Guaranty Trust Bank Plc (GT Bank) where his exceptional performance saw him rise to the position of a Manager within a short time.

He worked with various banks including Equatorial Trust Bank, Pacific Bank, Continental Trust Bank and Standard Trust Bank. While at Standard Trust Bank, he was appointed the pioneer MD/CEO of Standard Trust Bank, Ghana in 2004.

Obeahon holds a Masters degree in Business Administration and a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics. He has attended several professional development programmes within and outside the country including Accenture Training programme (USA), Harvard Business School (USA), Manchester Business School (UK), Lagos Business School amongst others.