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Sad news – Sunday 31 January 2021

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our dear year group OAA ‘80 colleague and brother Akora Nicholas Gbeckor-Kove which occurred on Saturday 16 January 2021. May Nicholas Soul rest in Perfect Peace. God grant his family, friends and those who mourn him solace and comfort.

 Funeral is tentatively scheduled for Saturday 13th February 2021.

 GC online vigil to celebrate the life of Nicholas will be held on Friday, 12th of February at 06:00pm GMT. Log on details to follow. All GC is welcome and hope to see you all.

 Please send memories; pictures, stories etc to share to Michael Ankrah.

 Kindly send in donations by the 6th of February to help with timely arrangements.

 Collection Contacts:

Caroline Andah (Ghana), Emmanuel Arbenser (Europe), Angie Opoku (North America)

 In regards to keeping COVID protocols, GC contributions will be delivered on February 7th by Charles Blankson – Hemans to his widow and 3 children.

 God Bless.

GC Colleague in the news – Thursday 1 Oct 2020

Societe Generale Ghana is pleased to announce the appointment of Mrs. Margaret Boateng Sekyere as Chair of the Board of Directors, effective 1st October 2020. Mrs. Sekyere has served on the Board since November 2019 as an Independent Non-Executive Director. She succeeds Mr. Kofi Ampim who retired as Board Chairman on 30th September 2020.

Mrs. Sekyere has over thirty years working experience in the private and public sectors in the areas of financial and human resource management, project management, and public sector reforms.

From 2013 to 2018, as a Licenced Investment Advisory Representative of Ghana’s Securities and Exchange Commission, Mrs. Sekyere was the Executive Director of Finance & Administration at a Ghanaian-based Infrastructure Development firm. Her key role was to ensure full compliance to all financial regulatory matters. In 2008, she was appointed a partner in Oak Partners Limited, an asset management company that specialised in financial solutions to the real estate industry.

Between 2004 and 2007, Mrs. Sekyere played a key role in major public sector reform initiatives in Ghana under the Leadership of the Senior Minister and the Minister for Public Sector Reforms. Her key accomplishment was in the preparatory arrangements for the Government of Ghana (GOG) to obtain approval from the Board of Directors of the United States Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) for approximately USD$547million for GOG’s anti-poverty campaign.

As a precursor to her public sector reform role in Ghana, Mrs. Sekyere was recruited by the Government of Sierra Leone to manage a five-year Public Sector Program funded by the World Bank from 1992 to 1997.

From 1998 to 2003, Mrs. Sekyere served as the Senior Resource Management Officer of the World Bank Office in Ghana. She managed administrative services and the accounting team, together with staff training, systems back-up and replacement planning. Additionally, she played a key role in the coaching and development of newly recruited resource management staff for the World Bank Country Offices in South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Nigeria, Ethiopia, and Kenya.

Mrs. Sekyere’s immediate post-graduate work experience from 1985 to 1992 was in Public Accounting and Mortgage Banking in the USA, and at Price Waterhouse in Ghana as a Management Consultant with special focus on Financial Management Reviews and Assessments of donor funding to public sector institutions.

Mrs. Sekyere holds BBA (Accounting, 1985) and MBA (1987) degrees from Howard University in Washington, D.C.

The OAA 1980 year group co-sponsored the above celebrations with the OAA 1970 year group as part of their legacy commitments to the school as per the Old Achimotan Association directive. The pictures below capture the festivities during the weekend.

Bonfire Night: Friday 6 March (18:00 hrs)

Cadet Parade: Saturday 7 March (08:30 hrs)

Founders’ Day Durbar: Saturday 7 March (14:00hrs)

Thanksgiving Service: Sunday 8 March (09:00 hrs)

Folders above being used by the Choiresters were donated by the OAA 1980 Year Group in 2005

Good Company

The Board of Directors of Prudential Bank has appointed Mr. John Kpakpo Addo as the Bank’s new Managing Director, effective January 2nd, 2020. Mr. John K. Addo comes to the job with over 30 years of rich corporate experience in banking and finance, having worked with reputable institutions both in the United Kingdom and Ghana.

He is a Chartered Accountant by training, and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). Mr. Addo also holds a degree in Applied Economics from the University of East London, in the United Kingdom (UK).

Commenting on his new role, in a statement issued in Accra yesterday Mr. Addo said, “I am truly honoured to lead the strong and dedicated team at Prudential Bank and I will leverage the strong foundation built by my predecessor to create value for all stakeholders of the Bank.”

He takes over from Mr. Stephen Sekyere-Abankwa, a co-founder of Prudential Bank, who retires after 23 years of dedicated service and exemplary leadership to the Bank. The Acting Chairman of the Board of Prudential Bank, Mr. Kwaku Agyei-Gyamfi,  said “I am pleased to have Mr. Addo step into the role of Managing Director.  I have no doubt that he has the passion and the dedication to propel the bank to further growth”.

Adubea Jensen last week held their 5th-anniversary party at the beautiful La Villa Boutique Hotel in Osu. The party was attended by customers, friends and family of Ms Janet Adubea who is the CEO and Creative Director of the brand. It was in celebration of all the success the brand has chalked over the past years. The night was packed with exciting activities such as raffle draw, great discounts, shopping, dancing, drinks and networking amidst good music from the 80s and 90s popular afrobeat.

Aside all the fun and exciting moments, the charity donation was a sobering one. An important ethos of the brand as stated by Ms Janet is giving back. The charity support project for Adubea Jensen for the end of 2019 throughout 2020 is supporting the Children’s Heart Foundation of which an amount of Five Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHS 5000) was donated to the foundation to support their effort in raising funds for life saving surgery for underprivileged children with congenital heart disease.

Adubea Jensen luxury brand is recognized globally for making stunning handmade pieces out of tiny colorful beads to create one of a kind handbags, jewelry and other accessories.

 Invited guests and loyal customers spoke well of the quality of work that goes into each brand they have purchased including their attention to details, finesse finishing, their impeccable customer service and the opulence of their designs. The joy and excitement in the room were profound and a true testament to how the brand has held up to its social impact value over the years

Adubea Jensen was launched in November 2014 as a socially responsible brand that has been changing lives one bead at a time. They source their raw materials locally using specialized skills to create unique and vibrant collections of beaded handbags, purses and other accessories.

Locate Adubea Jensen at Labone, next to Say Cheers and at Kotoka International Airport, Terminal 3, Departure Gate 5. You can also shop online via www.adubeajensen.com and info@adubeajensen.com