Nana Dr. Emmanuel Adu-Sarkodee Afriyie
Chairman
Group Chairman, CDH Financial Holding
Background
Dr. Emmanuel Adu-Sarkodee is a seasoned business leader, legal professional and public servant, trained at the University of Ghana, GIMPA and Swiss Business School. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Economists (Ghana) and a member of the Chartered Institute of Tax Practitioners (Ghana), and serves as an Assistant Lecturer at the GIMPA Law School.
He is President of the Ghana Employers Association and Group Chairman of the Intermarket Group of Companies. He serves on the Board of SSNIT and is widely recognised for turning distressed businesses into profitable, well-governed enterprises, with major transformations across hospitality, healthcare, finance and investment.
- Founder of Gilead Medical and Dental Centre, Accra
- Executive Director and Board Member, Accra City Hotel; led the rebranding of Novotel to Accra City Hotel
- Founder and majority shareholder, Peninsula Resort and Golf Club, Akosombo
- Former Chairman, CDH Balanced Fund, named Best-Performing Balanced Fund (2016)
- Led the establishment of the National Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) as Chairman in 2014
- CEO of the Year, Ghana CEO Summit (2019); World Leader Business Person, World Confederation of Businesses, Houston (2018); Group Chief Executive of the Year, Ghana Entrepreneurs and Corporate Executives Awards (2016)
- Founder and President of the Reconciliation Ministry, serving vulnerable children in Accra