GLOBAL MEDIA ALLIANCE WINS PR CONSULTANCY OF THE YEAR AWARD

Published in the Daily Graphic, Today Newspaper, Daily Guide, B&FT. Also on modernghana.com, GNA, myjoyonline.com, citifmonline.com, ghanaweb.com, peacefmonline.com,newsghana.com.journalisteafrique.com Date: Between 7th & 12th November, 2016. Global Media Alliance, one of Ghana’s top Public Relations and Media consultancies, has been awarded PR Consultancy of the Year 2015, at the recent Institute of Public Relations (IPR) awards and dinner dance held in Accra. This is the second time Global Media Alliance has won this award in the last four (4) years. The institute’s 5th excellence awards and 9th presidential dinner dance was to celebrate excellence in Public Relations practice in Ghana. It was under the theme “PR and Peaceful Elections: Your Role, My Role”. The Chief Executive Officer of Global Media Alliance, Mr. Ernest Boateng, in receiving the award on behalf of the company expressed his excitement saying “we won this award in 2013 and here we are again. This is evidence that Global Media Alliance is living true to its mission; to seek to positively impact and effect change within our community and also create value for our clients and shareholders. We are grateful to IPR and our clients for recognizing our culture of excellence”. Mr. Boateng dedicated the award to his hardworking staff and clients adding that “Global Media Alliance couldn’t have come this far without you”. He further stressed that “GMA will continue to work hard to satisfy the needs of its clients; to project and improve their image in the eyes of all stakeholders, and towards national development”. Global Media Alliance is an integrated media and entertainment company and has one of the leading PR consultancies in the country with over eighteen years of experience in the diverse segments of the PR industry. It is affiliated to Weber Shandwick and Fleishman Hillard, both top 5 PR firms in the world.

GLOBAL MEDIA ALLIANCE WINS PR CONSULTANCY OF THE YEAR AWARD

Published in the Daily Graphic, Today Newspaper, Daily Guide, B&FT. Also on modernghana.com, GNA, myjoyonline.com, citifmonline.com, ghanaweb.com, peacefmonline.com,newsghana.com.journalisteafrique.com Date: Between 7th & 12th November, 2016. Global Media Alliance, one of Ghana’s top Public Relations and Media consultancies, has been awarded PR Consultancy of the Year 2015, at the recent Institute of Public Relations (IPR) awards and dinner dance held in Accra. This is the second time Global Media Alliance has won this award in the last four (4) years. The institute’s 5th excellence awards and 9th presidential dinner dance was to celebrate excellence in Public Relations practice in Ghana. It was under the theme “PR and Peaceful Elections: Your Role, My Role”. The Chief Executive Officer of Global Media Alliance, Mr. Ernest Boateng, in receiving the award on behalf of the company expressed his excitement saying “we won this award in 2013 and here we are again. This is evidence that Global Media Alliance is living true to its mission; to seek to positively impact and effect change within our community and also create value for our clients and shareholders. We are grateful to IPR and our clients for recognizing our culture of excellence”. Mr. Boateng dedicated the award to his hardworking staff and clients adding that “Global Media Alliance couldn’t have come this far without you”. He further stressed that “GMA will continue to work hard to satisfy the needs of its clients; to project and improve their image in the eyes of all stakeholders, and towards national development”. Global Media Alliance is an integrated media and entertainment company and has one of the leading PR consultancies in the country with over eighteen years of experience in the diverse segments of the PR industry. It is affiliated to Weber Shandwick and Fleishman Hillard, both top 5 PR firms in the world.

ACCESS BANK SUPPORTS CFOs IN GHANA

Published on modernghana.com, viasat.com.gh, thebftonline.com, businessghana.com,GNA. Also in B&FT Newspaper, Today Newspaper and the Ghanaian Times Newspaper. Date:Between 17th & 19th October, 2016. Access Bank Ghana Limited has demonstrated its support to the development of Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) in the country as a way of contributing to national growth. The company recently sponsored the maiden edition of the Regulus CFO Forum aimed at highlighting opportunities for partnerships, strategic insights and business networking among top finance executives in Ghana. The Head of Corporate Banking at Access Bank Ghana Limited, Mr. Anthony Mensah, said “CFOs play key roles in our organizations hence, the need to offer them the necessary support to enhance their performance in delivering”. He further explained that “CFOs are the backbones of their organizations, and their hard work support these organizations to pay taxes among other contributions towards national development. And Access Bank Ghana is proud to support such a course”. According to him, “Access Bank is an African Bank committed to embrace and support projects that seek to promote national development. At Access Bank, our values play a vital role in our decision making processes. They are the bedrock of our culture and they form the keystone for all we do and accomplish”. The Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Madam Mona Quartey, who was the Special Guest at the launch, expressed her delight in the idea of CFOs in Ghana engaging themselves to improve their work performance, which also impacts national development. “Regulus CFO Forum is the first of its kind as a function focused business professional group in Ghana whose great value cannot be overstated”, she added. She further encouraged other professional groups to emulate the example of Regulus CFO Forum, and challenged participants and members of the forum to continue to stay focused in their activities for the benefit of their various businesses and Ghana. The President and Founder of the group, Mr. Hitesh Makhija, (a Chief Financial Controller at Olam Ghana Limited), said “the forum aims to be the best CFO networking platform in Ghana with a membership of at least 20percent of Ghana’s GDP contributing companies across all sectors of the economy. Regulus CFO Forum is a new series of CFO fora that seek to provide immense value to CFOs in the country through training on business strategies; create mentorship opportunities for new members; create a platform to share best practices; give CFOs advance information on valuable economic trends and activities; and provide high-value, in touch events for its members. The maiden session was based on the theme: "The CFO’s Role in Today’s Digital Economy”, and participating members included CFOs and Financial Directors (FDs) from PZ Cussons Ghana, Allterrain Services, SBC Beverages (Pepsi Bottlers), Stallion Group and Beiersdorf Ghana Limited. The rest were Mohinani Group, Japan Motors, Vodafone, Access Bank, Interplast Limited, Expro International Group, Focos Orthopedic Hospital, Right Holdings Limited, Predictive Excellence and Invest Corporation.

Top CFOs in Ghana Launch New Exclusive Forum

Published in the Ghanaian Times Newspaper, Today Newspaper, B & FT. Also on modernghana.com, ghanaweb.com, yfmgh.com, viasat.com.gh, affriquejournaliste.com, radioxyzonline.com, businessghana.com, between 4th & 7th October, 2016. A new group with a focus on enhancing the financial performance of businesses which will impact the economic growth of Ghana has been launched in Accra. The group, ‘Regulus CFO Forum’, comprises of Chief Financial Officers (CFOs), Financial Controllers (FCs) and Financial Directors (FDs) of companies with businesses in the various sectors of development. The Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Honorable Mona Quartey who officially launched the group as the guest speaker, expressed that the ‘Regulus CFO Forum is the first of its kind as a function focused business professional group in Ghana whose great value cannot be overstated”. She further stated the need for professional groups to emulate the example of Regulus CFO Forum, as well as encouraged participants and members of the forum to continue to stay focused in their activities for the benefit of their various businesses and Ghana. In a welcome address, the President and Founder of group, Mr. Hitesh Makhija said “Finance officers are important leaders in making sure that businesses run successfully, and the thought of creating this forum first occurred to me when I realized the absence of a common platform wherein CFOs can discuss challenges, opportunities and strategies”. According to him, Regulus CFO Forum is aimed at managing an interactive financial executive networking group that will empower its members in Ghana and beyond. “This forum will enhance the performance of CFOs through meetings, ground breaking discussions and conferences, as well as also provide immense value to its members through multiple trainings and create mentorship opportunities for new members”, he added. Mr. Makhija, who is also the current Cluster Finance Controller- Ghana &MBTN (WAF3) at Olam Ghana, explained that the theme for the maiden session: "The CFO’s Role in Today’s Digital Economy”, was preferred due to the fact that the gap between the digital economy and the financial space was narrowing, hence, the need for finance officers to embrace the digital age to maximize their performance and results. The forum which was mainly sponsored by Access Bank Ghana had two (2) sessions with interactive discussions on the topics: ‘Managing Financial Risks in Today’s Digital Economy’ and ‘Measuring and Monitoring Key Value Drivers in Today’s Digital Economy’. Participants included CFOs and FDs from PZ Cussons Ghana, Allterrain Services, SBC Beverages (Pepsi Bottlers), Stallion Group, Beiersdorf Ghana Limited, Mohinani Group, Japan Motors, Vodafone. The remaining are Access Bank, Interplast Limited, Expro International Group, Focos Orthopedic Hospital, Right Holdings Limited, Predictive Excellence and Invest Corporation.