GSE’s Abena Amoah and Japan Motors’ Salem Kalmouni win CIMG Marketing Woman and Man for 2025

The Managing Director of the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE), Abena Amoah, and the Group CEO of Japan Motors, Salem Kalmouni, were named Marketing Woman and Marketing Man of the Year at the 37th Annual National Marketing Performance Awards organised by the Chartered Institute of Marketing, Ghana (CIMG).

The awards, which celebrate achievements for 2025, were presented at a ceremony held at Labadi Beach Hotel in Accra on Saturday, October 17, 2026.

Ms Amoah was recognised for her contribution to marketing and leadership in Ghana’s financial sector. Mr Kalmouni, who was the Managing Director of Japan Motors up until June 2026, received the Marketing Man of the Year award for his contribution to marketing and business leadership.

Other individual winners were Mavis Frempong, Head of Corporate Communications, Marketing and Brands at Consolidated Bank Ghana Limited, who was named Marketing Practitioner of the Year, and Thomasina Tettey, who received the Marketing Student of the Year award.

Ecobank and Multimedia Group were among the corporate winners.

Ecobank Ghana Plc was named Overall Marketing-Oriented Organisation, and Multimedia Group Limited was recognised as Media Organisation of the Year.

Many other organisations were recognised in sectors such as banking, telecommunications, retail, manufacturing, hospitality, insurance, and more.

Melcom Ghana won in both the Retail Outlet and E-Commerce Company categories. Japan Motors was also recognised in the Motor Firm category, alongside Mr Kalmouni’s individual award.

GOIL Plc was recognised in the petroleum categories, and Labadi Beach Hotel won in the hotel category. Adansi Travels was honoured in the Hospitality Facility (Allied and Support Services) category.

MTN Ghana was recognised in telecommunications, Enterprise Trustees in Corporate Pensions Trust, DHL Ghana Limited in international postal and courier services, and Myjoyonline in the Online News Portal category.

For the media awards, the Ginny Rice Campaign won in the Above-the-Line category, the CBG Electroland Promo took the Below-the-Line award, and Multimedia Group’s Galamsey Fight campaign (#Notogalamsey) was named the winner in the New Media Campaign category.

Joy FM’s Drive Time programme won the Radio Programme category, and the National Science and Maths Quiz, produced by Primetime, received the award for TV Programme.

Other notable winners included the following:

Wilmar Africa Limited was named Manufacturing Company of the Year and also won the Product Manufacturing category with Frytol.

Other winners were Hollard Life for Insurance Company (Life), Star Assurance Company Limited for Insurance Company (General), Lakeside Estate Limited for Real Estate, New Crystal Health Services Ltd for Private Health Facility, and Amenfiman Rural Bank Plc for Rural Bank.

The awards also recognised Opportunity International Savings and Loans Company Ltd, Maroon Capital Micro-Finance, Forms Capital Limited, Smart Infraco Limited, Dynamic Data Solutions Ltd, Passion Air, Yom Yom Services Limited, Newage Agric Solutions Ltd, World Vision Ghana, Zesuza Catering Services, and Kivo Hot Shito in their categories.

The CIMG President’s Special Awards were given to Dr Angela Dwamena-Aboagye, Founder of The Ark Foundation, and Ehunabobrim Nana Prah Agyensaim VI, King of the Assin Owirenkyi Traditional Area in Assin Kushea.

The CIMG Annual National Marketing Performance Awards honour individuals and organisations for their marketing achievements and contributions to business development in Ghana.

Here is the complete list of winners.

Full list of 2025 CIMG award winners

Individual awards

• Marketing Man:

  Salem Kalmouni, Managing Director, Japan Motors

• Marketing Woman:

  Abena Amoah, Managing Director, Ghana Stock Exchange

• Marketing Practitioner:

  Mavis Frempong, Head of Corporate Communications, Marketing and Brands, Consolidated Bank Ghana Limited

• Marketing Student:

  Thomasina Tettey

Hall of Fame – Elite Category (>10)

• Retail Outlet:

  Melcom Ghana

• Insurance Company (General):

  Vanguard Assurance

Hall of Fame (<10 Years)

• Motor Firm:

  Japan Motors

• Bank:

  Ecobank Ghana Plc

• Petroleum:

  GOIL Plc

• Telecommunications:

  MTN Ghana

• Petroleum:

  TotalEnergies Ghana

• Hospitality Facility (Hotels):

  Labadi Beach Hotel

• Corporate Pensions Trust:

  Enterprise Trustees

New Entrants

• Hospitality Facility (Allied and Support Services):

  Adansi Travels

• Postal and Courier Services (International):

  DHL Ghana Limited

• Online News Portal:

  Myjoyonline

Media awards

• Above-the-Line:

  Ginny Rice Campaign

• Below-the-Line:

  CBG Electroland Promo

• New Media Campaign:

  MGL Galamsey Fight (#Notogalamsey)

• TV Programme:

  Primetime National Science and Maths Quiz

• Radio Programme:

  Drive Time on Joy

Business awards

• Insurance Company (Life):

  Hollard Life

• Insurance Company (General):

  Star Assurance Company Limited

• Hospitality Facility (Hotels):

  Labadi Beach Hotel

• Hospitality Facility (Allied and Support Services):

  Adansi Travels

• Petroleum Company:

  GOIL Plc

• Real Estate Company:

  Lakeside Estate Limited

• Private Health Facility:

  New Crystal Health Services Ltd

• Corporate Pensions Trust:

  Enterprise Trustees

• Media Organisation:

  Multimedia Group Limited

• Bank:

  OmniBSIC Bank Limited

• Rural Bank:

  Amenfiman Rural Bank Plc

• Savings and Loans Company of the Year:

  Opportunity International Savings and Loans Company Ltd

• Micro-Finance Company:

  Maroon Capital Micro-Finance

• Finance House:

  Forms Capital Limited

• Telecom Company:

  MTN Ghana

• Telecom Company (Allied and Support Services):

  Smart Infraco Limited

• Internet Service Provider:

  Dynamic Data Solutions Ltd

• Overall Marketing-Oriented Organisation:

  Ecobank Ghana Plc

• Airline (Domestic):

  Passion Air

• Airline (International):

  Not awarded

• Manufacturing Company:

  Wilmar Africa Limited

• Postal and Courier Services (International):

  DHL Ghana Limited

• Postal and Courier Services (Domestic):

  Yom Yom Services Limited

• Agro-Based Company:

  Newage Agric Solutions Ltd

• Online News Portal:

  Myjoyonline

• Non-Profit-Making Organisation:

  World Vision Ghana

• Retail Outlet:

  Melcom Ghana

• E-Commerce Company:

  Melcom Ghana

• Indigenous Catering Facility:

  Zesuza Catering Services

• Motor Firm:

  Japan Motors

Product awards

• Manufacturing:

  Frytol – Wilmar Africa Limited

• Services:

  Hollard Ghana Asomdwee MSME Insurance

• Emerging Brand:

  Kivo Hot Shito

CIMG President’s Special Awards

• Dr Angela Dwamena-Aboagye, Founder, The Ark Foundation
• Ehunabobrim Nana Prah Agyensaim VI, King of the Assin Owirenkyi Traditional Area, Assin Kushea

GH-CSI 2025 winners

The attached winners’ document also includes the following Ghana Customer Satisfaction Index (GH-CSI) banking results.

Consumer banking

Service quality

• Best Bank:

  OmniBSIC Bank Ghana Limited

• First Runner-up

  : UBA Ghana

• Second Runner-up:

  Access Bank (Ghana) PLC

Customer satisfaction

• Best Bank:

  UBA Ghana

• First Runner-up

  : FirstBank Ghana Limited

• Second Runner-up:

  OmniBSIC Bank Ghana Limited

Net Promoter Score

• Best Performance:

  OmniBSIC Bank Ghana Limited

• First Runner-up:

  Stanbic Bank Ghana

• Second Runner-up:

  Universal Merchant Bank

Business banking

Service quality

• Best Bank

  : Agricultural Development Bank PLC

• First Runner-up

  : GCB Bank PLC

• Second Runner-up:

  FirstBank Ghana Limited

Customer satisfaction

• Best Bank:

  First Atlantic Bank PLC

• First Runner-up:

  Stanbic Bank Ghana

• Second Runner-up:

  Agricultural Development Bank PLC

Customer loyalty

• Best Bank:

  Zenith Bank Ghana Limited

• First Runner-up:

  Agricultural Development Bank PLC

• Second Runner-up

  : FirstBank Ghana Limited

Net Promoter Score

• Best Performance

  : Fidelity Bank Ghana Limited

• First Runner-up:

  First Atlantic Bank PLC

• Second Runner-up:

  CalBank PLC