Estelle Akofio-Sowah Explained

Estelle Akofio-Sowah is a Ghanaian businesswoman and the current CSquared Ghana Country Manager and former Google Ghana country manager.[1] Estelle was once the managing director of BusyInternet,[2] an internet service provider in Ghana.[3]

Early life

Born in Scotland to a Ghanaian father, her family moved to Osu in Ghana when she was 6 months old.[4]

Education

She attended Ghana International School then to University of Sussex from which she has a degree in Economics and Development Studies[4] and also a Fellow of the second class of the Africa Leadership Initiative-West Africa and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.[5] [6] [7] [8]

Career

She is the current country lead for Google Ghana. She previously served as managing director for Busyinternet, a company that deals with ISP, cybercafe and business incubator. She was the conference and banquet manager at La Palm Royal Beach Hotel and project manager of the National Poverty Reduction Program at ProNet, the local NGO partner to WaterAid UK.[8] She was the President of the Ghana Internet Service Providers Association.[9]

Awards

She was ranked among 2016's Top 50 Corporate Women Leaders in Ghana by WomanRising.[10] [11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ghana lags behind in I.T - Google country manager . GhanaWeb . 16 April 2014 . 4 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180704124519/https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=296577 . dead .
  2. Web site: Ghana: The Woman Behind Busy Internet -Estelle Sowah.
  3. News: Rise of the Ghanaian entrepreneurs . 12 February 2008 . . 16 April 2014.
  4. Web site: Estelle Akofio Sowah . africabusinesssource.com . 16 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140416180054/http://www.africabusinesssource.com/estelle-akofio-sowah/ . 16 April 2014 . dead .
  5. Web site: Aspen Global Leadership Network. The Aspen Institute. en-US. 2020-01-18.
  6. Web site: African Leadership Initiative West Africa - ALIWA. Africa Leadership Initiative West Africa. en-US. 2020-01-18.
  7. Web site: Google Ghana CEO, Estelle Akofio-Sowah receives WomanRising Top Corporate Women Leaders Award. www.ghanaweb.com. en. 2020-01-18.
  8. Web site: Meet Estelle Akofio-Sowah: Speaker, Citi FM Women's Career Forum. 2014-03-18. Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always. en-US. 2020-01-18.
  9. News: Google Ghana CEO receives award Starr Fm. Starrfmonline. Starr Fm . 16 October 2017 . en-US. 2020-01-18.
  10. Web site: Google Ghana CEO, Estelle Akofio-Sowah receives WomanRising Top Corporate Women Leaders Award. www.ghanaweb.com. en. 2018-02-21.
  11. News: Google Ghana CEO receives award Starr Fm. Mensah. Kent. Starr Fm . 16 October 2017 . en-US. 2019-04-13.