The board works closely with school leadership to ensure that ICS maintains strong academic standards, responsible management, and a clear vision for the future. Board members bring experience from diverse fields, including education, leadership, business, and community development.
Board of Directors
Mr. Stephen Antwi-Asimeng has over thirty years extensive experience in management, banking, and finance, specializing in banking, investment banking and private capital (including private equity and venture capital “PE/VC”) funds management. He previously served as Managing Director of Fidelity Capital Partners, Chief Operating Officer of UMB Bank, Chief Operating Officer and CEO of UT Bank Limited and has held several C-Suite positions in banking and financial services institutions in Ghana. Stephen has served as director on the boards of serval local and international companies including the board of the Africa Venture Capital and Private (AVCA).
Stephen provides financial advisory and consultancy services in PE/VC, investments, corporate governance, and restructuring. As an investment banker, Stephen has participated in and led several local and international transactions including fund raising, privatization, corporate and corporate and organizational restructuring.
Stephen recently successfully facilitated a Benchmark Study on PE/VC in Ghana and led a baseline study and publication on the asset class, covering a period of three decades (1990 – 2023). He also played a leading role as member of an international consortium to undertake a landscape study on domiciliation of funds and investment vehicles in thirteen (13) jurisdictions in Africa and five (5) global fund domiciles.
Stephen served as a panel member of the UN ECA Adhoc Committee of PE/VC in Africa as a subject matter expert for two consecutive years in 2013 – 2014.
He is a licensed Insolvency Practitioner and a member of the Chartered Institute of Restructuring and Insolvency Practitioners (CIRIP).
He has received executive education from in banking, finance, corporate governance, private equity and venture capital from several reputable executive educational institutions including the Harvard Business School, Amsterdam Institute of Finance and Citibank. Stephen holds a Master of Arts degree in banking and finance from the University of Wales, U.K and a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Ghana.
Dr Charles Yeboah is a respected visionary leader of education in Ghana, having contributed immensely to educational development in Ghana through the school (International Community School-ICS) he founded with his wife more than 23 years ago. The school that started in their living room has grown from 7 children to over 2400 learners today and spread over 3 campuses. He has raised, managed, and invested multimillion dollars in school expansion works and development over the past 20 years. Dr Yeboah also plays key roles in the education sector in Ghana and internationally. Currently, he is the Co-Founder for and Managing Director of International Community Schools, Founder and former Executive Director of Ghana ASCD (the first African affiliate of ASCD USA). He was the lead consultant for the Ministry of Education flagship project of National Educational Leadership Institute (NELI)
Dr Yeboah has serve on several local and international boards, including but not limited to the following:
- National School Inspectorate Authority NASIA) an authority under the Ministry of Education of Ghana (2017-Present)
- ASCD USA (2020-Present-First African to serve on ASCD board in its 75 years history)
- Minister of Education Advisory Board s(2021-Present)
- International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE, USA) since 2023
- Etc.
Prior to his schoolwork at ICS, Dr Yeboah served at teaching a research fellow at Loyola University Chicago, USA, Head Pastor of New Tafo Baptist Church (now Central Baptist), Lecturer at the Ghana Baptist Theological Seminary (now GBUC), adjunct lecturer at Spurgeon’s College, London. Dr Yeboah holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Abidjan (Ivory Coast, 1988), a master’s degree from Trinity International University (formerly Trinity Divinity School, Deerfield, Illinois, 1994); and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Loyola University Chicago (1998). He is married and a father of 3 grown up children.
Board Member, ICS
Abiola Ojo-Osagie, FCA, is a distinguished finance executive and private equity leader with over 26 years of experience driving transformative investment outcomes across Africa. As Senior Partner and Managing Director at AfricInvest Group, she leads operations and investment management across Anglophone West Africa, serving on multiple boards and partnering closely with portfolio companies to accelerate growth through strategic guidance, operational improvements, and capital enhancements. Guided by a conviction that capital can be a powerful force for wealth creation, Abiola brings deep expertise in investment management, capital structuring, and board governance. Her collaborative leadership style makes her a trusted partner to entrepreneurs, management teams, and stakeholders alike.
Skander is the CIO and Deputy MD of AfricInvest Group, a Pan-African asset manager. He joined this group in 2008 and since then played an important role on the Board of several African companies across the Education, Healthcare, Financial Services and other sectors. Prior to that, he was head of Project and Structured Finance at BMCE International in London, which he joined after spending eight years working for the International Finance Corporation (IFC) in Washington, DC, USA. During his time at the IFC, he focused on investments in Telecoms and Infrastructure and executed IFC’s first CFA denominated bond issue in West Africa. Skander holds a Master’s degree from MIT, Cambridge, USA and engineering degrees from France’s Ecole Polytechnique and Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées.
Board Member, ICS
