GWCL - Key Persons
He also worked as Head of Projects/Head of Planning and Development in the erstwhile ATMA and Accra East Region and as the Distribution Manager for his current region, the Western Region.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Senior Management Team
- Ing.
Dr. Samuel Ason joined Ghana Water Company Limited in 1998 and was posted to Bolgatanga as the District Commercial Officer. By dint of hard work, he was transferred to Tamale in the Northern Region in 2002 to serve in a higher capacity as the Regional Commercial Officer.
For 19 years, Dr. Samuel Ason held the position of Regional Commercial Manager from July 2002 to April 2021 and had worked in the Northern, Central, Western, Ashanti South and Accra East Regions.
Dr. Samuel Ason holds a Doctor of Management Degree from the Swiss Management Center University at Zug, Switzerland. He also holds PhD in Management from the Central University of Nicaragua.
He pursued Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Diploma in Education and Masters degree from the University of Cape Coast. He is a chartered fellow of the Chartered Institute of Credit Management and a certified credit professional.
Job Titles:
- DIRECTOR
- Member of the Board
- Member of Parliament
- Member of the Committee
Hon. Akwasi Konadu is the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for Manhyia North Constituency in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. He hails from Paakoso in the Ashanti Region.
Hon. Konadu is a product of Opoku Ware Secondary School. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Sociology with Philosophy from the University of Ghana, Legon and a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Development Policy and Planning from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).
Hon. Konadu, also holds a Diploma in Education from the University of Education - Winneba (Kumasi Campus) now the Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development as well as Certificates in Corporate Finance, Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management, and Securities Trading from the Ghana Stock Exchange.
Currently, he has successfully completed part two of a three-part examination with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA-UK) and holds an ACCA Achievers award for Accountants in Business.
Hon. Konadu worked as an Audit Assistant at KDA Accounting Services and subsequently as a Senior Accounts Officer in charge of internal controls at Opoku Trading and Rural Service both in Kumasi over a period of 6 years. He served in both positions simultaneously till 2017 when he joined Greenfields Management Limited as the Operations Manager for the Ashanti Region until 2020.
Hon. Konadu is a member of the Committee on Health and Committee on Poverty Reduction Strategy in the 8 th parliament of Ghana.
Job Titles:
- Board Member / Chief Ewuntomah Zakaria / Board Member
Job Titles:
- Chief
- Civil Engineer
- Manager
- SENIOR MANAGEMENT - ING.
Ing. Francis Agyei-Boateng is a Civil Engineer with specialization in Water Supply and Wastewater Systems Design and Operations.
He has a Master's degree in Engineering Management from Coventry University, United Kingdom, and a post-graduate Certificate in Advanced Water Supply Management and International Management for Senior Managers from the University of Dortmund, Germany, as well as a post-graduate Certificate in Company Directorship from the Graduate School of Governance and Leadership, Accra, Ghana. He holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) degree in Civil Engineering from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana.
Thus far, he has worked as Projects Engineer for the then Ashanti Region and also on two different occasions, at GWCL Head Office, as Project Manager/Projects Monitoring Engineer and Head of Projects.
Until his transfer to the head office as the Chief Manager for corporate planning and development, he was the Regional Chief Manager for Western Region.
In addition, Ing. Francis Agyei-Boateng has had the rare opportunity of working as an intern with Stadtswerke Mainz, the department responsible for water supply for the city of Mainz, the capital of Rhineland-Palatinate State of Germany and the Mekorot, which is also the national water supply company of Israel, headquartered then in Tel Aviv.
He comes along with a wealth of experience in the water sector spanning beyond twenty-seven (27) years, traversing water distribution operations, planning, designing, implementation and evaluation of water supply projects as well as Water Supply Engineering Management.
Ing. Francis Agyei-Boateng is endued with passion for accelerated Water Supply Infrastructure Development aimed at improving access to underserved areas. He is also committed to the provision of requisite Engineering training for efficient management and sustainability of supply systems.
He is a member of the Ghana Institution of Engineering.
Job Titles:
- Chief
- Manager
- SENIOR MANAGEMENT - MR.
Mr. Christian Siawor joined the company as an intern in 1996 with a subsequent confirmation as a Chemist/Bacteriologist. He was the Chief Manager of the Accra Tema Metropolitan Area water production systems (ATMA Production) from 2015 to 2018, when he assumed his current position as Chief Manager in charge of Special Duties.
Mr. Siawor has garnered extensive experience in water quality and treatment, and system technical audit in a career that has spanned two decades with stints at the Weija Treatment Plant, the ATMA Regional Laboratory, the Brong Ahafo Region and the Water Quality Directorate at the Head Office. His knowledge of the operations of the company was particularly accentuated by the role he played during the 5-year GWCL/AVRL management contract as a Compliance Officer with the Operations Monitoring and Asset Management department (OMAM) where he visited all GWCL's treatment facilities nationwide for technical auditing and system appraisal.
He has served as a member of the National Technical Committee on Standards for Drinking Water Quality from 2008 to 2013 and the national steering committee of integrated management of invasive aquatic weeds project from 2007 to 2014. Being proficient in research and innovation, he has to his credit patents in the USA, Ghana and other jurisdictions in respect of a Constant Head Gravity Fluid Dispenser. He has also developed novel procedures for treating iron and arsenic contaminants in water.
He is a member of the Ghana Chemical Society and holds a Bachelor of Science BSc (Hon) degree in Biochemistry from KNUST, and a Master of Engineering (MEng) degree in Water Management from UNESCO IHE, Netherlands.
Job Titles:
- Regional Chief Manager / Regional Chief Manager
Job Titles:
- Chief Manager for Ashanti North Region
- Regional Chief Manager
Mr. Francis Mensah is currently the Chief Manager for Ashanti North Region. He joined Ghana Water Company Limited on 13 th January, 1992 as an Assistant Administration Officer and has risen through the ranks. He had his national service with the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation in Accra prior to him joining the company. He has over 25 years working experience in Organizational Development and Behavior, Collective Bargaining, and Employee Relationship Management.
Mr. Mensah worked in Sunyani, Koforidua and Cape Coast respectively from January 2000 to December 2006 as Human Resource Officer and also in Kumasi as Principal Human Resource Officer from January 2007 to December 2016. On 1 st July, 2017, he moved to Head Office, Accra, to become the Organizational and Development Manager until September, 2017. During the period between October 2017 to June 2019, he acted as the Chief Manager for Human Resources and Administrative Services before he was transferred to his current position as Regional Chief Manager in July, 2019.
He holds Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Ghana, Legon and a member of the Ghana Institute of Management.
Job Titles:
- Chartered Accountant
- Chief Manager ( Finance
- Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants
- SENIOR MANAGEMENT - MR.
Mr. James A. Abbey is a Chartered Accountant. He joined Ghana Water Company Limited in 1984 and has since held many finance related positions in several branches of the company. He served as Finance manager for the over USD100 Million World Bank Urban Water Projects from 2003 to 2008. He has also served as Head of Audit, Finance Manager and is currently acting as Chief Manager (Finance).
Mr. Abbey is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana. He holds an Executive Master's degree in Business Administration, Finance option from the University of Ghana Business School.
He has been given additional responsibility as the Finance Manager on the USD48.1 Million World Bank GAMA project on Sanitation and Water supply as well as the African Development Bank funded Sogakope-Lome water supply project.
Job Titles:
- DIRECTOR
- Member of the Board
- Business Executive
Joseph Kweku Acolatse is a Business Executive who has operated in the Energy Sector for twenty-seven (27) years. He holds a Master of Science degree in Operations and Supply Chain Management (OSCM) from the University of Liverpool and a degree in Marketing.
He has served on various Boards and Committees including the Ghana National Gas Company as Chairman of the Finance Sub-Committee. He is a founding member of the Association of Oil Marketing Companies and a member of the Unleaded Gasoline Implementation Committee of the Ministry of Energy (2003).
He is also a traditional leader under the stool name, Togbi Joachim Acolatse V. (Dufia of Kedzi) in the Volta Region
Mr. Kwasi Yeboah Abebrese is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana. He holds an Executive Masters in Business Administration (EMBA) obtained from University of Ghana, Legon, and a Bachelor of Commerce and a Diploma in Education (which run concurrently) from the University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast.
He joined Ghana Water Company Limited in April 1993. He started as District Commercial Officer in Madina District and worked through several ranks in Accra Tema Metropolitan Area (ATMA) Regions of GWCL. He became a Finance Manager in 2006 and continued to serve as such till June 2019.
Prior to his transfer to Upper East Region as a Regional Chief Manager, he was the Regional Finance Manager for Tema Region. He was appointed Regional Chief Manager for Upper East Region in July 2019 and is currently the Regional Chief Manager for Central Region.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants
Mr. Kwasi Yeboah Abebrese is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana. He holds an Executive Masters in Business Administration (EMBA) obtained from University of Ghana, Legon, and a Bachelor of Commerce and a Diploma in Education (which run concurrently) from the University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast.
He joined Ghana Water Company Limited in April 1993. He started as District Commercial Officer in Madina District and worked through several ranks in Accra Tema Metropolitan Area (ATMA) Regions of GWCL. He became a Finance Manager in 2006 and continued to serve as such till June 2019.
Prior to his transfer to Upper East Region as a Regional Chief Manager, he was the Regional Finance Manager for Tema Region. He was appointed Regional Chief Manager for Upper East Region in July 2019 and is currently the Regional Chief Manager for Central Region.
Job Titles:
- DIRECTOR
- Member of the Board
Mr. Ayesu is currently the Coordinating Director in charge of Operations at the Ministry of Finance. His responsibilities include the monitoring and implementation of the national budget, with emphasis on Government's priority programmes; and supervising all operational issues relating to all divisions in the Ministry. He joined the Ministry of Finance in 1988.
Mr. Ayesu graduated from the University of Cape Coast in 1985 with a B.A. Honors degree in Social Sciences (Economics and Sociology) and a diploma in Education
He also obtained a Master of Philosophy degree in Monetary Economics from the University of Glasgow, UK in 1993.
He was on secondment as Senior Advisor to Ghana's Executive Director at the World Bank Group in Washington DC from 2008 to 2013. He has been a Board Member of the National Investment Bank since 2014. Mr. Ayesu is married with two children.
Job Titles:
- DIRECTOR
- Member of the Board
Mr. Noah Tumfo graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) degree in Industrial Art and pursued two Masters degrees in Public Administration and Public Sector Management from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), University of Ghana Business School (UGBS) and the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) respectively. He is currently a PhD student at the Department of Public Administration and Health Services of the University of Ghana Business School.
Currently, he is a Chief Director at the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources; a position he has held since August, 2019. He is an Administrator who has worked with the Civil Service for the past 23 years in both local and central government.
Between 2013 and 2018, he was the Director for Career Management in the Civil Service and doubled as the secretary to the Governing Board of the Service.
He is a professional Administrator and a Chartered Management Consultant. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Administration and Management Consultants, Ghana (CIAMC) and the Chartered International Professional Managers, UK (CIPM).
He has expertise in Interpersonal and Motivational Skills Development, Leadership, Analytical Thinking and Public Service Systems and Procedures. He joined the Board of Directors of the Company in November, 2019.
Job Titles:
- Chief Manager ( Public Relations
- SENIOR MANAGEMENT - MR.
Mr. Stephen Nkrumah Dampare is currently the Chief Manager (Materials), a position he fully assumed in July 2019, having been in acting capacity since May 2015.
His academic and professional qualifications include a Final Professional Certificate and Chartered/Corporate Membership (MCIPS) in Procurement and Supply Chain Management awarded by the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply - CIPS (UK) in 1997; and a Master of Public Administration by the Ghana Institute of Management & Public Administration (GIMPA, Accra) in 2008.
He joined the Ghana Water Company in September 1996 as Assistant Purchasing Officer and has since played key roles in Procurement at the Head Office, handling documentary credits, tracking imports and goods clearance, preparing tender documents and co-ordinating meetings of Tender Review Committees.
He also had brief stints in regional procurement activities in Western and Accra East Regions. He headed the procurement team of Aqua Vitens Rand Limited (AVRL) during the tenure of the Management Contract with GWCL.
Job Titles:
- Chief Manager ( Commercial and Marketing
Job Titles:
- Chief
- Manager
- SENIOR MANAGEMENT - MRS.
Faustina Boachie is the Chief Manager responsible for fostering an inclusive water service delivery in which special attention is paid to serving the Low Income Urban Communities (LIUCs). She possesses the strong social skills needed to build relationships with both internal and external stakeholders. Thanks to her dedication and support from external donors she succeeded to improve water services in dozens of urban communities and thereby ensuring indirect and direct access to water to well over a million Ghanaians.
Faustina's career with the GWCL started as a Commercial Officer in 1999. Six years later she became Obuasi's first female district manager. In 2009 she moved to Accra to manage Ghana Water's key accounts as a Customer Care Manager. During this time, she was given additional responsibilities as a Pro-Poor Coordinator. Having experienced what not having direct access to piped water means, and what consequences it has, she became a strong advocate for pro-poor services.
A decade later Faustina is credited with transforming a one-person desk unit into a fully-fledged department that has contributed immensely to infrastructure development in several marginalized and disadvantage urban communities in Ghana. In doing so she is immensely grateful to the trust she received from GWCL's Board of Directors, Top Management and Chief Managers as well as the support from a wide range of donors. These include the World Bank, WaterWorX, UNICEF, UN Habitat, WSUP and Water for Life.
Faustina holds a degree in Economics from the University of Cape Coast and an MBA from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration. She is an active member of the African Water Association as well as the International Water Association. She is also a Chartered member of the Chartered Institute of Economists, Ghana.
Job Titles:
- Chief
- Manager
- Secretary of the Board
- a Legal Officer
- Chief Manager Legal Services & Company Secretary
Mrs. Toseafa is an experienced Lawyer with 30 years practical and innovative work experience in the provision of legal services, and as In House Counsel for Ghana Water LTD. She has vast experience and strong industry expertise in commercial/contract law with a specialty in drafting and negotiating project FIDIC (construction) contracts. She is conversant with the current policies, codes, regulatory framework, best practices and guidelines of corporate governance.
Apart from her technical legal knowledge and skills, her key competencies include providing strategic leadership, formulation of business policies, dealing with complex, significant matters that cut across legal and related areas in the urban water subsector. She is effective in presenting and communicating to the many diverse constituencies in the water sector, including significant decision makers, Boards, and other business leaders, to engender confidence and credibility.
From 2009 to date, Jemima has worked as Company Secretary with various Boards and Chairmen and Directors of diverse backgrounds. She understands boardroom dynamics and has extensive experience in boardroom practice.
Jemima joined GWCL as a Legal Officer in 1999 and was appointed Chief Manager (Legal Services) and Company Secretary in 2014. Prior to joining GWCL, Mrs. Toseafa worked as Legal Counsel for Messrs Kyeremateng and Associates in Accra and Messrs Barton Odro and Partners in Cape Coast.
She is a Senior Member of the Ghana Bar Association and a Notary Public. She holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Ghana and a Barrister at Law qualification from the Ghana School of Law, Accra. She has a master's degree in governance and leadership from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration and has won two academic awards, including Best Student, Governance and Leadership, 2013 GIMPA Graduating Class. In January 2024 she graduated from University of Ghana School of Law with a master's degree in Corporate and Commercial Law.
Job Titles:
- Chief
- Manager
- SENIOR MANAGEMENT - MRS.
Margaret N. M. Macauley is currently the Chief Manager, Water Quality Assurance. Prior to this, she served for five years as Water Quality Manager in charge of the GWCL Central Laboratory with the Accra Tema Area Production Region. She began her professional career with GWCL 1992.
In 2009, Mrs. Macauley was transferred to Accra East Region as the Regional Water Quality Manager with responsibilities for Accra East, Accra West as well as Tema Regions. In 2008, she served under AVRL as the team leader for the nationwide project to roll-out Water Safety Plans in all the regions. Between 2005 and 2008, Mrs. Macauley worked in the Central Region as the Regional Chemist in charge of seven water treatment systems and their corresponding distribution system areas.
Prior to that, she worked for five years at the Weija Headworks as the process Chemist. She also served as the assistant to the Regional Chemist in the Ashanti Regional Laboratory for two years. Her first duty station with the company was Barekese Headworks, where she worked for five years as the first female to ever work at that treatment plant.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Board
- Barrister
- Member of the Ghana Bar Association
Hon. Patrick Yaw Boamah Esq., is a Barrister and a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Ghana. He holds a Law degree from the University of Ghana Law School, a Qualifying Certificate in Law (QCL), a Masters in International Affairs and a diploma in Public Administration.
Hon. Patrick Boamah is a member of the Ghana Bar Association, Commonwealth Lawyers Association, and the International Bar Association. He worked as an Associate for five (5) years at Sam Okudzeto & Associates; a leading law firm in Accra. He presently leads a thriving legal practice called Boamah & Partners which he established in 2013.
Patrick Yaw Boamah was elected Member of Parliament for the Okaikoi Central Constituency in 2012, 2016 and 2020 and continues to provide his constituents with the necessary initiatives aimed at improving their quality of life.
He served as the Deputy Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources and the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of Parliament in the 7th Parliament of the 4th Republic in the Akuffo Addo led administration.
He currently serves as the Vice Chair of the Finance Committee and a member of the Standing Orders and Appointment Committees of Parliament in the present administration.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Senior Management Team
- Ing.
Job Titles:
- Chief Manager ( Operations
- SENIOR MANAGEMENT
Richard Appiah Otoo is responsible for providing Strategic and Technical leadership for the Operations and maintenance of Ghana Water Company Limited's Systems and Assets. Before assuming the role of Chief of Operations in 2022, he was the Chief of Technology & Innovation from 2018; where he led the company through major business transformation using cutting-edge technologies. In 2003, he pioneered the use of Geographical Information system (GIS) in GWCL, and later became the first Chief Manager of the department in 2015.
In the past, he worked as a Consultant for multinational firms and development institutions across three (3) continents. He has served on dozens of both local and Global Committees and Boards related to Water Management, Engineering and Technology. He served as a Mentor/Advisor for the 2022 MIT Water Innovation Prize. He has participated in many research projects and co-authored many cited papers in peer-reviewed journals.
He is a member of the Institute of Directors (UK), American Society of Civil Engineers, Ghana Institution of Engineers, Project Management Institute, American Water Works Association, Institute of Asset Management and International Water Association. He has received numerous awards including International Planetary Urbanism prize initiated by ARCH+ together with the German Federal Foreign Office and German Advisory Council on Global Change, Commonwealth Scholarship given by the British Government, MASHAV Scholarship given by the Israeli Government, African Geospatial Excellence Award among others. He is a Past President of the Rotary Club of Accra Legon East.