A former Executive Director of Minecom responsible for the oil and gas business unit, Jerry Kofi Hinson, has been appointed as the Managing Director of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), confirming an earlier report by this portal that he has been pencilled for the post.
On February 11, this year, energynewafrica.com reported that Jerry Kofi Hinson is likely to be named the fourth MD of TOR under the administration of President Akufo-Addo, after the then Managing Director, Francis Boateng, and his deputy, Ato Morrison, were dismissed some nine months ago.
Since June 2021, the debt-saddled state oil refinery was being managed by a three-member Interim Management Committee (IMC) until Wednesday, March 2, 2022, when it ended its role, thereby, paving way for the newly constituted board and new MD to take over.
Speaking at the inauguration of the new board, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, Ghana’s Minister for Energy, charged the board to be tactical enough to ensure that there is a conducive working environment to improve upon the relationship between the board and management as well as unions.
“It is in our collective interest as a nation for TOR to be fully operational, especially at this time and more especially when we have our discovery,” he said.
The Minister added that TOR is an important national asset that must be protected.
“I believe its transformation lies in individual hearts and minds. I am confident that with the collective input of all stakeholders, we can empower TOR to play a vital role in our economic development. I am clear in my mind that with the diverse expertise represented on this Board, you will deliver. I once again want to assure you of my support as the sector Minister as we embark on this journey together.”
The new Board Chairman, David Kwame Tandoh Adomako, assured the Minister of their full commitment to managing the facility just as any private individual would manage their business and leave TOR better than they met it.
The new board members include; Jerry Kofi Hinson (MD), Nana Akua Bakoma Prempeh, Prince Hamidu Armah, Prof Albert Ahenkan, Edith Sapara-Grant, Kamal-Deen Abdulai, Leon Kendon Appenteng and Irene Osei Bonsu.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com