President of the Republic of Ghana, H.E Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed Mr Kofi Tutu Agyare as the Board Chairman for the newly constituted of board of the Volta River Authority.
He is the Managing Partner at Nubuke Investments, an FSA registered asset management and advisory firm focused solely on Africa, which he founded in 2007.
He comes on the VRA Board with rich experience, having had a 21-year career with UBS Investment Bank and holding a number of senior positions, most recently as the Head of European Emerging Markets and a member of the Investment Bank Board.
He is also the co-Chair of the African Acquisition Committee at the Tate Modern Museum in London.
He has a degree in Mathematics and Computing from University of Ghana, Legon.
The new VRA board has the Chief Executive Officer of VRA, Ing. Emmanuel Twum Antwi–Darkwa, Hon. Kwame Anyimadu–Antwi, Dr Joyce Rosaline Aryee, Richard Obeng Okrah and Most Rev. Cyril K. Ben Smith, PhD. as members.
The rest are Mr Musa Badimsugru Adam, Solomon Adjetey Sowah and Madam Janet Anane.
Inaugurating the newly constituted VRA board on Tuesday, Ghana’s Energy Minister emphasised on the importance of electricity in the day to day activities of human lives.
He, therefore, charged the board to ensure that the lights are stable to support Ghana’s economy.
He further tasked the new board to work hard to ensure that intra-sector debts are eliminated in order to enhance
the liquidity of entities within the sector.
“I look forward to a harmonious working relationship between the Board and Management in order to raise the image and reputation of the company, and I pledge my utmost support to the tackling of managerial, financial and technical challenges within the VRA.”
Source: https:// energynewsafrica.com
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