Board of Directors

Dual-qualified New York and Ghanaian lawyer, the Harvard-educated Kimathi Kuenyehia is regarded as one of the best and gifted lawyers around. Highly regarded as an extraordinary strategist, Kimathi is the Managing Partner of the litigation, arbitration and transaction powerhouse firm, Kimathi & Partners, in Ghana. A director at Google Ghana, he helps Fortune 500 companies, global multinationals and G20 Countries…

David Thornton was appointed Regional Senior Vice President of Newmont Africa’s operations in February 2022. Prior to this role, he served as Newmont’s Vice President, Productivity – North America. Dave has more than 20 years of mining sector experience with a demonstrated track record of delivering safe operational performance in surface and predominantly underground mining operations. Dave joined Newmont in…

Bethel Yeboah is the Corporate Affairs Director (West Africa BU) at EQUATORIAL COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY. He has over 20 years of experience in the manufacturing industry. An expert in Corporate Affairs, Government Relations & Communications, Reputation management, and Sustainability & Strategy Execution creating value for businesses. Bethel also has expertise in managing and leading the Quality & Production environment with…

Mark has over 24 years of experience in the energy sector with expertise in power plant operations and maintenance, gas turbine field service operations, account management, managing service agreements, project management, product management, working with government utilities, business strategy, and commercial contracts.

Eloina Baddoo is Delta Air Lines’ Sales Manager - Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, and Liberia. She is one-quarter of an all-female Sales leadership team in Africa. As the face of the airline for her markets, she manages commercial operations, maintains good relationships with existing customers, fosters new ones, and provides support for her Trade and Corporate partners. Eloina works closely with…

Nii Koi Kotey is a strategic HR Business Leader with a global mindset and operational understanding of various Human Resources management practices in a multicultural business environment and deep insights into multiple industries spanning mining, banking & and finance, consumer electronics, technology, hospitality, building construction, and agriculture.

Ashok Ramchand Mohinani is the Executive Director of Mohinani Group; a third-generation family business with over 50 years of experience in multi-sector operations in various industries across the African continent. Ashok Mohinani oversees the operations of all the business units in Ghana and its subsidiaries from the headquarters in Accra. He joined Mohinani Group in 1984 as Head of Sales…

Dean Matlack is the Counselor for Commercial Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Ghana. Dean is a career Foreign Service Officer with twenty years of experience and a demonstrated history of working in the international trade and development industry. Skilled in Business Development, Government Affairs, Entrepreneurship, International Trade Policy, and Public Speaking. Strong communication and interpersonal skills with a Master…

Stephanie Hutchison is the Economic Section Chief at the U.S. Embassy in Ghana. Stephanie served as the Deputy Economic Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Rabat and the Economic Unit Chief at Embassy Lisbon in Portugal. Prior to these assignments, Stephanie was responsible for U.S.-Turkish economic relations in the Office of Southern European Affairs at the State Department. She has…