| Kofi Amoa-Abban | |
| Birth Name: | Kofi Amoa-Abban |
| Birth Place: | Tema, Ghana. |
| Nationality: | Ghanaian |
| Alma Mater: | Mfantsipim School |
| Chief Executive Officer of Rigworld Group | |
| Years Active: | 2000–present |
| Boards: | Rigworld Group, KOKA Energy, Rigworld International Services |
| Parents: | Mr Kofi Amoa Abban and Mrs Leticia Amoa Abban |
Kofi Amoa-Abban is a Ghanaian Oil and Gas entrepreneur,[1] and philanthropist. He is best known as the founder and CEO of Rigworld Group, an oil services business with operations across West Africa.
Kofi Amoa-Abban was born in Tema, Ghana, the son of Kofi Amoa-Abban a Director at Textile company TTL, and Letitia Amoa-Abban a retail entrepreneur.[2] Kofi Amoa-Abban attended Mfantsipim School in Cape Coast, Ghana. Kofi Amoa-Abban graduated from the University of Ghana with a degree in Psychology and subsequently pursued a master's degree at Oslo University.[3]
In 2011, Kofi Amoa-Abban started Rigworld from a small office in Osu, Accra providing recruitment services to the burgeoning oil and gas industry in Ghana.[4] Prior to that, he had served as a drill crew member with Atwood Hunter responsible for the TEAK1, TEAK 2, and Banda Wells. In July 2015 Kofi Amoa-Abban co-founded PressureTech, a wholly owned subsidiary of Rigworld International Services, which offers engineering solutions to Oil and Gas companies in Ghana and beyond.[5]
In February 2016, Kofi Amoa-Abban received an honorary doctorate in Business Administration "Honoris Causa" from two universities, the Commonwealth University and the London Graduate School who collaborated. In the same year Kofi Amoa-Abban received the "Extraordinary Entrepreneur" award from the Tema Excellence Awards Foundation.[6]
| Year | Event | Prize | Recipient | Result | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Commonwealth University and the London Graduate School | Honorary Doctorate | Kofi Amoa-Abban | [7] | ||
| 2016 | Tema Excellence Awards | Extraordinary Entrepreneur award | Kofi Amoa-Abban | [8] | ||
| 2016 | 2016 EMY Awards | Rising star award(Special Award) | Kofi Amoa-Abban | [9] | ||
| 2016 | Oil and Gas Ghana Awards (OGGA) 2016 | CEO of the Year Award (upstream) | Kofi Amoa-Abban | [10] | ||
| 2016 | Ghana Oil and Gas Awards (GOGA) 2016 | Rising Star Award | Kofi Amoa-Abban | [11] | ||
| 2016 | Ghana Oil and Gas Awards (GOGA) 2016 | Oil and Gas Personality of the year award (Up stream) | Kofi Amoa-Abban | [12] | ||
| 2017 | 7th Ghana Entrepreneur & Corporate Executive Awards | Oil And Gas Entrepreneur For 2016 | Kofi Amoa-Abban | [13] | ||
| 2017 | Ghana-UK Based Achievement Awards (GUBA) | GUBA Black Star award for Young Oil and Gas Entrepreneur | Kofi Amoa-Abban | [14] | ||
| 2017 | Ghana Shippers Awards 2017 | Most Promising CEO | Kofi Amoa-Abban | [15] | ||
| 2017 | Oil and Gas Ghana Awards 2017 | CEO of the Year Award (upstream) | Kofi Amoa-Abban | [16] | ||
| 2017 | Forty Under 40 Award 2017 | Young Leaders Award in Oil & Gas | Kofi Amoa-Abban | [17] | ||
| 2018 | Gender and Development Initiative for Africa (GADIA) Awards 2018 | The GACH Award | Kofi Amoa-Abban | [18] | ||
| 2018 | Forty Under 40 Award 2018 | Young Leaders Award in Oil & Gas | Kofi Amoa-Abban | [19] | ||
| 2018 | Forty Under 40 Award 2018 | Young Leaders Award in ENERGY | Kofi Amoa-Abban | [20] | ||
| 2018 | Sustainability & Social Investment Awards 2018 | SSI CEO of The Year | Kofi Amoa-Abban | [21] | ||
| 2018 | Oil and Gas Ghana Awards 2018 | Oil and Gas Personality of the Year (Upstream) | Kofi Amoa-Abban | [22] | ||
| 2019 | 2019 Ghana Industry CEOs Awards | Ghana Industry CEO for Oil and Gas | Kofi Amoa-Abban | [23] | ||
| 2019 | Ghana Oil and Gas Awards (GOGA) 2019 | CEO of the Year (Upstream) | Kofi Amoa-Abban | [24] |