President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed Yoofi Grant as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC).
His appointment will however be confirmed after the constitutionally required advice of the governing council of the centre, is given in consultation with the Public Services Commission..
Grant takes over from Mawuena Trebarh who occupied that position for four years after being appointed by former President John Mahama in 2013.
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He served as the Executive Director of Databank Private Equity Limited between 2011 and 2012 as well as the Executive Director, Business Development of Data Bank Group from 2009 to 2010.
He was the transaction leader in the execution of a number of dealings including the capital raising for Intercontinental bank, the recapitalization of Fidelity Bank Ghana and also served as the lead Manager for UT Financial Services Ltd’s IPO at the time.
Grant also co- managed the divestiture of the Government of Uganda’s shares in National Insurance Corporation Limited (Uganda).
He holds a B.Sc(Hons) Psychology from the University of Ghana and studied for a M.Phil degree in industrial and Organizational Psychology.