Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed Patrick Nyarko as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer in charge of Finance and Administration for the Petroleum Hub Development Corporation (PHDC) in line with Section 16(1) of the legislation that established the PHDC, Act 1053.
According to asaaseradio.com, Mr. Nyarko’s appointment letter was signed by Nana Asante Bediatuo, Secretary to the President, and he is expected to act “pending receipt of the constitutionally required advice of the governing board of the corporation, given in consultation with the Public Services Commission” or PSC.
Patrick Nyarko is also instructed to indicate, in writing, his acceptance or otherwise of the appointment within 14 days of receiving the engagement letter.
He is currently serving as a Board Member of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC).
Profile
Patrick Nyarko is an experienced financial service and energy professional with expertise in balance sheet management, financial analysis, credit analysis, insurance, energy policy analysis and sustainability strategy.
Until this latest appointment, he was the maiden Director for Environment, Health and Safety at the Ghana Integrated Iron and Steel Development Corporation (GIISDEC), taking up the job in March 2022.
He previously served as the maiden Director for Corporate Affairs and International Relations at GIISDEC, beginning in September 2020.
From September 2019 through to August 2020, Mr Nyarko was the Director of Strategy and Policy at the Kandifo Institute, governance and policy think tank based in Accra, and simultaneously, between April 2019 and August 2020, an Energy Policy Analyst/Consultant with Baobab Energy Consult.
In the banking sector, Nyarko has worked as the Regional Sales and Relationship Officer in the consumer banking department of GCB’s regional office in Cape Coast, and as a Sales Manager/Personal banker with Barclays Ghana from 2016 to 2017, gaining experience in various departments, including retail and corporate banking as well as credit risk.
He is a member of the board of directors/commissioner for the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), a position he has held since November 2021.
Patrick Nyarko holds a BSc in Management with Computing from Regent University College, Ghana, an MBA in Oil and Gas Management from Coventry University in the UK and an MSc in Strategy and International Business from Aston University in Birmingham, also in the UK.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com