Jimmy Ben Heymann Explained

Jimmy Ben Heymann
Office2:Ghanaian High Commissioner to Republic of South Africa
Term End2:2009
Successor2:Lee Ocran
Office3:Board Chairman of SIC Insurance
Term Start3:2017
Nationality:Ghanaian
Occupation:Board Chairman
Profession:Medical Doctor

Jimmy Ben Heymann is a former Ghanaian diplomat and the chairman of the Board of Directors of SIC Insurance.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Early life and education

Heymann is an alumnus of the Adisadel College and completed in 1973.[5] [6] [7] He further went to the Alliance Francaise d’Accra and the University of Ghana Medical School.[8]

Career

Heymann began his career in 1989 as a Medical Doctor.

He is also the board chairman of the SIC Insurance PLC, a general insurance company in Ghana since 2017.[9] [10] [11] He is also a board member of Playsoccer Ghana, Global Railway (Ghana) Ltd, Corricreche, Crimson School in Akosombo and Aggrey Memorial A.M.E Zion Secondary School.

He is also on the board of Cenpower Generation Company Limited.

Ambassadorial roles

From 2006 to 2009, Heymann was the High Commissioner of Ghana to the Republic of South Africa.[12] [13] In January 2006, he replaced Mrs. Ellen Nee-Whang as the High Commissioner of Ghana to South Africa.[14] He is also a former Consul of Ghana for Lesotho from 2006 to 2009.[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SIC Insurance records progressive growth . 2023-12-07 . GhanaWeb . en.
  2. Web site: admin . 2023-10-25 . SIC Insurance Plc shows resilience amidst challenges - Board Chairman . 2023-12-07 . Ghanaian Times . en.
  3. Web site: 2022-01-18 . SIC Insurance PLC kick-starts 2022 with thanksgiving service - MyJoyOnline . 2023-12-07 . www.myjoyonline.com . en-US.
  4. Web site: MITI . Dispatch-SIYA . 26 November 2007 . Ghanaians in E Cape urged to go back home . 7 December 2023 . Modern Ghana.
  5. Web site: Adisadel College Old Boys Association - Alumni Clubs . 2023-12-07 . www.adisadelonline.com.
  6. Web site: 2023-03-09 . The Story of Adisadel College . 2023-12-07 . DailyGuide Network . en-US.
  7. Web site: 2023-03-13 . Adisadel Old boys (Santa98) build African first Multipurpose Reading Complex for Adisadel College . 2023-12-07 . Wundef.com . en-US.
  8. Web site: Dr. Jimmy Heymann . 2023-12-07 . www.cenpowergen.com.
  9. Web site: Jimmy Ben Heymann - Biography . 2023-12-07 . www.marketscreener.com . 23 November 2022 . en.
  10. Web site: SIC.GH Company Profile & Executives - SIC Insurance Co. Ltd. - Wall Street Journal . 2023-12-07 . www.wsj.com.
  11. Web site: 20 December 2021 . SIC Insurance Plc to pay GH¢3m dividend to shareholder . 7 December 2023 . Graphic Online.
  12. Web site: Our Sections . 2023-12-07 . Ghana High Commission - Pretoria, South Africa . en-GB.
  13. Web site: Amoako . Samuel . 9 June 2008 . 262 Ghanaians in South Africa lost homes . 7 December 2023 . Modern Ghana.
  14. Book: Brandful, William G. M. . Personal Reflections of a Ghanaian Foreign Service Officer - Whither Ghanaian Diplomacy? . 2013 . Dorrance Publishing . 978-1-4809-0006-6 . en.
  15. Web site: Past High Commisioners – Ghana Consulate . 2023-12-07 . en-US.