Advisory Board
Experience That Shapes Direction.
The Centre is guided by an advisory board whose members bring decades of leadership across government, industry, academia and finance. Their expertise anchors our work, and their networks extend our reach across the continent and beyond.
Emelia Akumah
Founder & President
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Thomas Manu
Board Chairman
Non-Executive Director, GOIL PLC
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Anthony Paul
Board Member
Senior Energy and Strategy Advisor, Trinidad and Tobago
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Daere Akobo
Board Member
Chairman and Group Chief Executive Officer, PANA Holdings
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Peter Stuttaford
Board Member
Founder and CEO, Pathwaze Energy
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Eng. Elizabeth Rogo
Board Member
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Tsavo Oilfield Services
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Gabriel Aduda
Board Member
Former Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Nigeria
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Robert Laryea
Board Member
Managing Partner, RMC Management Consultants
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Sarah Fafa Kpodo
Board Member
Chief State Attorney, Office of the Attorney-General and Ministry of Justice, Ghana
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Joe K. Mensah
Board Member
Senior Vice President and Head of Ghana Business Unit, Kosmos Energy
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Mamadou Fall Kane
Board Member
Deputy Permanent Secretary, Strategic Orientation Committee for Oil and Gas (COS-PETROGAZ), Senegal
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Sandisiwe Ncemane
Board Member
General Manager, Central Energy Fund
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Zakaria Dosso
Board Member
Managing Director, Africa Energy Investment Corporation (AEICORP)
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Dr Ainojie Alex Irune
Board Member
Managing Director, Oando Energy Resources Nigeria Limited
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Dr Robert Sogbadji
Board Member
Deputy Director, Renewable Energy and Green Transition, Ministry of Energy and Green Transition, Ghana
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Emily Akumah
Board Member
Occupational Safety and Health Professional
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Isaac Simpson
Board Member
Head, Financial Advisory and Equity Capital Markets, Stanbic Bank Ghana
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Guidance Across Government, Industry and Finance
Advisory leadership supports the Centre's strategic direction and the relationships through which its programmes develop.
Enquiries about the Centre's advisory work and its governance can be sent to [email protected].
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