President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo- Addo has appointed Mr. Paul Asare Ansah as the acting Director-General of the Ghana Ports and harbors Authority(GPHA).<\/p>\n
A statement signed by the president on February 22, 2017 said \u201cpursuant to section 8(2) of the GPHA Act 1986(PNDCL160). I herby appoint you to act as the Director-General of the GPHA, pending receipt of the constitutionally required advice of the governing board of the authority, given consultation with the Public Service Commission\u201d<\/p>\n
As part of his objectives, Mr. Ansah is expected to apply his rich knowledge and experience in the maritime industry to improve the efficiency and productivity of the ports as well as enhance the quality of service deliver.<\/p>\n
He is also required to transform the port industry into the beacon for economic growth in\u00a0Ghana to position it as the maritime hub for trade and industry in the\u00a0entire sub-region<\/p>\n
He holds an UNCTAD Post Graduate Diploma in Senior Port Management from Dublin, Ireland, in 2016, and a\u00a0Commonwealth Executive Master\u2019s Degree in Business Administration from the \u00a0Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in \u00a02015.<\/p>\n
He has Post Graduate Diploma in Port Management, JICA Institute, Yokohama, Japan, 2003, Post Graduate Diploma in Port Administration, Galilee Collage, Israel, 1997, \u00a0Post Graduate Degree in Communication Studies, University of Ghana, 1993 and B A. Hons \u2013 Humanities\u00a0 from the University of Ghana in 1988.<\/p>\n
On his work experience, Mr.Ansah was the Corporate Affairs and Marketing Manager of\u00a0 GPHA until his appointment.<\/p>\n
He was a\u00a0Management Consultant on Public Private Partnership for Nigeria Port Authority, \u00a0from 2013 to 2015 and a Member of\u00a0 the National Trade Facilitation Committee, 2014-2016.<\/p>\n
He was the Marketing and Public Relations Manager and Chairman of the Strategic\u00a0Management Team, Port of Tema, from 2013 to 2015 and Member, GPHA Institutional Restructuring Committee in 2013.<\/p>\n
He was also the\u00a0Chairman of the Technical Committee on Trade, Investment, Transport and\u00a0Free Movement; and was a member of the \u00a0Ghana-Burkina Faso Permanent Joint Commission for Co-operation in 2011.<\/p>\n
He has been a member of several committees in the industry.<\/p>\n
Mr. Ansah is married with three children to Mrs. Frances Mullen Ansah, a Principal State Attorney.<\/p>\n
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By Lawrence Segbefia\/citibusinessnews.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo- Addo has appointed Mr. Paul Asare Ansah as the acting Director-General of the Ghana Ports and harbors Authority(GPHA). A statement signed by the president on February 22, 2017 said \u201cpursuant to section 8(2) of the GPHA Act 1986(PNDCL160). I herby appoint you to act as the Director-General of the GPHA, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":297301,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[32,171,1166],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n