Goldbod Jewellery Board Inaugurated to Transform Sector

  


A new five-member board of the Goldbod Jewellery has officially been inaugurated with the mandate to direct the subsidiary to add value to Ghana's gold and make it a market leader in Jewellery production and marketing.

The board is chaired by the Chief Executive Officer of the National Ghana Gold Board, Samuel Gyamfi with the Managing of the Goldbod Jewellery,Getrude Emefa Donkor, Richard Kwamena Prah, a Jewellery manufacturer as members.

Other members of the board include renowned Chartered Banker and Economist,Dr. Edem Cudjoe Amengor and marketing consultant, Adwoa Amankwaah Boateng Appiah.

The inauguration took place at the board room of the ministry of Finance where the deputy minister of Finance,Thomas Ampem Nyarko administered the oath of office and secrecy on behalf of sector minister, Dr. Casiel Ato Forson.


In his opening remarks, the deputy minister underscored the need for the new governing board to lead the way for the Jewellery manufacturer to add value to the country's natural resource.

" We have all seen the support this gold resource has been giving to us, Ghana has been blessed with a lot of gold but it still remains that we haven't been able to utilize the benefits that we should derive from the state resource but now we're seeing improvement and the subsidiary is to add value to this gold resource," he said

The chairman of the governing board, Sammy Gyamfi on behalf of the board thanked President Mahama for having the confidence in the newly inaugurated governing board.

He assured the new board will turn things around in making the gold and other precious minerals businesses attractive to the ordinary Ghanaian.











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