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Phoenix Insurance

Board of directors

Our Board of Directors is a careful blend of people with relevant experience, expertise and technical ability.

Nana Dr. Emmanuel Adu-Sarkodee Afriyie

Nana Dr. Emmanuel Adu-Sarkodee Afriyie

Chairman

Group Chairman, CDH Financial Holding

Background

Dr. Emmanuel Adu-Sarkodee is a seasoned business leader, legal professional and public servant, trained at the University of Ghana, GIMPA and Swiss Business School. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Economists (Ghana) and a member of the Chartered Institute of Tax Practitioners (Ghana), and serves as an Assistant Lecturer at the GIMPA Law School.

He is President of the Ghana Employers Association and Group Chairman of the Intermarket Group of Companies. He serves on the Board of SSNIT and is widely recognised for turning distressed businesses into profitable, well-governed enterprises, with major transformations across hospitality, healthcare, finance and investment.

  • Founder of Gilead Medical and Dental Centre, Accra
  • Executive Director and Board Member, Accra City Hotel; led the rebranding of Novotel to Accra City Hotel
  • Founder and majority shareholder, Peninsula Resort and Golf Club, Akosombo
  • Former Chairman, CDH Balanced Fund, named Best-Performing Balanced Fund (2016)
  • Led the establishment of the National Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) as Chairman in 2014
  • CEO of the Year, Ghana CEO Summit (2019); World Leader Business Person, World Confederation of Businesses, Houston (2018); Group Chief Executive of the Year, Ghana Entrepreneurs and Corporate Executives Awards (2016)
  • Founder and President of the Reconciliation Ministry, serving vulnerable children in Accra
Mr. Richard Nii Agyemfra Badger

Mr. Richard Nii Agyemfra Badger

Director

Former Deputy Managing Director, VRA

Background
  • Mechanical engineer with nearly 40 years in Ghana's power utility sector
  • 34 years with the Volta River Authority, and 6 years with Early Power Ltd and Amandi Energy Ltd (independent power producers)
  • C-level management positions across all three companies for the past 10 years
  • BSc (Hons) Mechanical Engineering, KNUST; Master's in Public Policy and Management, Harvard Kennedy School
  • Fellow and past President (Western Region chapter), Ghana Institution of Engineering
  • Director of Phoenix Insurance since 2015; serves on the boards of Early Power Ltd and Amandi Energy Ltd
Mrs. Sophia Frema Annan

Mrs. Sophia Frema Annan

Director

Background
  • Finance, accounting and audit professional with over 35 years' experience in Ghana and the United Kingdom
  • Former Principal Consultant, Kamerf Business Support (accountants and business advisors)
  • Former General Manager, Finance, Pasico Ghana Limited
  • Began her career at Pannell Kerr Forster (PKF), rising from trainee to Senior Audit Manager
  • Board member, NDK Financial Services (2012 to 2020), chairing the Audit and Compliance Committee
  • Fellow of ACCA (UK) and Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (Ghana)
Mr. Martin Asamoah

Mr. Martin Asamoah

Director

Group Chief Executive Officer, Intermarket Group

Background
  • Serves on the boards of Intermarket Group, CDH Securities Ltd and Accra City Hotel
  • Over 25 years' experience in Ghana's financial services industry
  • Roles within Intermarket Group from Corporate Finance Analyst to Executive Director across subsidiaries
  • Led the recapitalisation and restructuring of Ivory Finance Company Limited, leading to its licence as a savings and loans company
  • Chartered Accountant; MBA (Accounting), University of Ghana Business School
  • Bachelor of Commerce and Diploma in Education, University of Cape Coast
Ms. Seyena-Susu Senya

Ms. Seyena-Susu Senya

Director

Background
  • Over 25 years across auditing, accounting, finance, administration and supervision in banking, insurance, manufacturing, hospitality and health
  • BSc Administration (Accounting) and EMBA (Finance), University of Ghana, Legon
  • Has worked with Coopers & Lybrand (PwC), Bank of Ghana, the Federal Reserve Bank (Atlanta), the Reserve Bank of India, CDH Financial Holdings and CDH Investment Holdings
  • Director of Accra City Hotel, CDH Balanced Fund PLC, CDH Securities Ltd and Volta Peninsula Resort and Golf Club (Akosombo)
  • Board member and Vice Chairperson, Hope Children's Village (Gomoa Fetteh); supports the Reconciliation Ministry (Accra)
Mr. Henry Bukari

Mr. Henry Bukari

Managing Director

Director

Background
  • MBA (Marketing), University of Leicester, UK
  • BA (Hons) Political Science with Sociology, University of Ghana, Legon
  • Barrister-at-Law (BL), Ghana School of Law
  • Diploma, Chartered Insurance Institute, UK; Member (ACII)
  • Over 20 years' experience in insurance underwriting and marketing