Sulemanu Koney Explained

Sulemanu Koney
Birth Name:Sulemanu Koney
Birth Place:Ghana
Nationality: Ghanaian
Occupation:Mining Executive
Employer:Ghana Chamber of Mines

Sulemanu Koney is a Ghanaian engineer and mining executive. He is the chief executive officer of the Ghana Chamber of Mines,[1] [2] [3] and the executive director of the ECOWAS Federation of Chambers of Mines.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Early life and education

Koney had his secondary education at the Accra Academy. Following his secondary education, Koney proceeded to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology where he obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering. He later enrolled at the Maastricht School of Management for his master's degree in international business. He also holds a post-graduate diploma in marketing which he obtained from the Chartered Institute of Marketing in the United Kingdom.

Career

Koney began at the marketing department of Shell Energy (now Vivo Energy Ghana Limited) as the head of technical sales with focus on lubricants. He later gained appointment as the retail business manager for the West African Sub-region, but opted to join the Ghana Chamber of Mines in the year 2000. There, he worked as the director of analysis, research and finance for a period of thirteen years.[12] [13] In 2014, he was appointed acting CEO and later,[14] substantive CEO of the Ghana Chamber of Mines. In 2016, upon the founding of the ECOWAS Federation of Chambers of Mines (EFEDCOM), he became the chamber's first executive director.

Koney is a member of the board of the National Petroleum Authority and chairs the agency's Technical Committee. He is also a member of the Steering Committee of the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI).

Honours

In 2020, Koney was awarded an honorary doctorate degree (Doctor of Science (DSc) honoris causa) by the University of Mines and Technology (UMAT).[15]

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Report: Ghana 2017 . 2017-01-11 . Oxford Business Group . 978-1-910068-74-8 . en.
  2. Book: Tetteh, Ransford . Daily Graphic: Issue 19444 April 28, 2014 . 2014-04-28 . Graphic Communications Group . en.
  3. Book: Land, Loretta . Yes, You Can!: Have a Second Life After 60 . 2019-04-09 . Covenant Books, Inc. . 978-1-64471-648-9 . en.
  4. Web site: Speaker details . 2022-06-30 . na.eventscloud.com.
  5. Web site: Menz . Kelly . Sulemanu Koney heads mines chamber . 2022-06-30 . newsghana . en-US.
  6. Web site: Chamber of Mines gets new CEO . 2022-06-30 . Graphic Online . en-gb.
  7. Web site: 2017-01-12 . Sulemanu Koney, CEO, Ghana Chamber of Mines: Interview . 2022-06-30 . Oxford Business Group . en.
  8. Web site: Kwansah . Daniel . Sulemanu Koney, CEO of Ghana Chamber of MInes . 2022-06-30 . Business Day Ghana . en-US.
  9. Web site: Sulemanu-Koney-CEO-Ghana-Chamber-of-Mines . 2022-06-30 . The Publisher Online . en-GB.
  10. Web site: VAT scares exploration firms — CEO, Ghana Chamber of Mines -Suleiman Mustapha & Justice Agbenorsi . 2022-06-30 . Graphic Online . en-gb.
  11. Web site: 1970-01-01 . Liberia Chamber of Mines admitted into EFEDCOM . 2022-06-30 . GhanaWeb . en.
  12. Book: Boadu-Ayeboafoh, Yaw . Daily Graphic: Issue 1,49881 October 27 2006 . 2006-10-27 . Graphic Communications Group . en.
  13. Book: Aryeh, Elvis D. . Daily Graphic: Issue 148583 July 24, 2002 . 2002-07-24 . Graphic Communications Group . en.
  14. Book: Inkoom, Kingsley . Daily Graphic: Issue 19554 September 3, 2014 . 2014-09-03 . Graphic Communications Group . en.
  15. Web site: Chamber Executives Honoured by UMaT The Ghana Chamber of Mines . 2022-06-30 . ghanachamberofmines.org.