Kwesi Baffour has been appointed as the new chief executive of Ghana Shipper’s Authority by Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
Baffour is to takes over from Ms Benonita Bismarck who was appointed in 2017.Until his appointment on 3rd November, 2023,Kwesi Baffour Sarpong was the President of Vulcan Companies Inc., a 20-year entity, headquartered in the United States with Offices in Ghana.
He is analytical, and a strong strategic thinker, who believes in focusing on the execution of business processes to nurture and capture value.
After UOP Chemicals, Kwesi went to work for Stupp Corporation, an oil and gas, and infrastructure development company, in 2001 as its youngest International Business Manager.
After 5 years with Stupp Corporation, Kwesi acquired an MBA in Finance, Marketing, and IT Strategy from the same Louisiana State University.
Kwesi then went to work for Albemarle Corporation, a fortune 500 company from 2007 to 2012 as Global Business Manager for one their Petrochemicals division.
After a series of promotions, Kwesi Left Albemarle in 2012 and joined the United Nations Foundation as their Special Representative in Clean Energy from 2013 to 2020.
