Sir John’s son turns GIPC deputy CEO

Yaw Amoateng Afriyie, an astute entrepreneur with a rich resume and enviable academic credentials has been appointed as Acting Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana Investment Promotions Center (GIPC), by President Akufo-Addo.

Mr. Amoateng Afriyie, son of the most loved General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie alias Sir John of blessed memory, is to assist and work with the newly constituted GIPC Board and CEO, Yofi Grant and existing Management of the Center.

His appointment, per the GIPC Act 2013, is subject to the constitutionally required advice of the governing Board of the GIPC in consultation with the Public Services Commission.

Mr. Yaw Amoateng Afriyie, was hitherto the Managing Director at Elmina Advisory Limited, a Ghana focused government affairs consultancy which specialises in political and policy risk analysis, stakeholder management, investigations and reputational due diligence, and crisis management.

He worked in various senior capacities in the United Kingdom and Ghana as a Management & Political Risk professional. He possesses considerable experience in commercial, tactical and strategic issues affecting business and investment in sub-Saharan Africa.

He has also worked as Head of West Africa at Africa Matters Limited (AML), a London based Africa focused consultancy; a Research Analyst at Conservative Campaign HQ – International Office; Researcher at Africa Practice, London; an External Consultant at FTI Consulting, a global business advisory firm; and an Anglophone West Africa Freelance Contributor at The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).

Mr. Amoateng Afriyie holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Global Business from The Saïd Business School, the University of Oxford, a Masters Degree (MA) in Conflict Resolution in Divided Societies from King’s College London and a Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA Hons) in Politics and International Relations from the University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom.

The GIPC is Ghana’s foremost investment attraction and promotion agency under the Office of the President.

Guided by the GIPC Act 2013 (Act 865), the Centre courts and facilitates valuable investments to stimulate economic growth, unlock opportunities and spur job creation. The Centre also provides a diligent team of resource persons to furnish investors with insight and necessary guidelines towards a successful integration into the Ghanaian World of business, and as such remains the first point of contact for all foreign investors coming to Ghana.

Its core function is to maintain Ghana as a choice destination for investment and ensure that your investments are safe and profitable in an ever-changing economic landscape.