President Akufo-Addo has appointed Patrick Nyarko as the deputy chief executive officer in charge of finance and administration for the Petroleum Hub Development Corporation (PHDC),
The appointment is in line with Section 16(1) of the legislation that established the PHDC, Act 1053.
A letter signed by the Secretary to the President, Nana Bediatuo Asante, and dated October 3, 2022 said Nyarko’s appointment is in an acting capacity, “pending receipt of the constitutionally required advice of the governing board of the corporation, given in consultation with the Public Services Commission” or PSC.
The appointment letter is copied to the vice-president, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei Opare, the Minister of Energy, Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the chairperson of the PSC, and the PHDC board chairman.
Patrick Nyarko is a seasoned financial services and energy professional with a strong background in balance sheet management, financial analysis, credit analysis, insurance, energy policy analysis, and sustainability strategy.
He was the first director for environment, health, and safety at the Ghana Integrated Iron and Steel Development Corporation (GIISDEC) until this latest appointment, beginning in March 2022.
He was previously the first director of corporate affairs and international relations at GIISDEC, which he will leave in September 2020.
Nyarko worked as the director of strategy and policy at the Kandifo Institute, an Accra-based governance and policy think tank, from September 2019 to August 2020, and as an energy policy analyst/consultant with Baobab Energy Consult between April 2019 and August 2020.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
