Zoomlion CEO named 2011 most influential industrialist
BY EDMUND SMITH-ASANTE
Dr. Siaw Agyepong, who is also the executive chairman for the JOSPONG Group of Companies, is a seasoned Ghanaian entrepreneur and Industrialist who has received many awards and honours in his career.
For instance, on Saturday, November 26, 2011, the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology conferred on him an honorary doctorate degree in Literature, in recognition of his contribution to waste management and higher education in Ghana.
Under his astute leadership and business acumen, Zoomlion Ghana limited has excelled in its areas of operation in just six years since its establishment and has been awarded by several institutions, including the Government of Ghana, the Charted Institute of Marketing, Times of Africa, India and a host of others. Dr. Agyepong was also a finalist in the Ernst & Young Awards for the Masters category.
Aside the strides he has made through his companies, towards environmental cleanliness and job creation in Ghana, the fame of Mr. Agyepong has also grown very rapidly on the international front, as Zoomlion continues to make very positive impacts in other African countries such as Togo, Angola, Liberia and Zambia.
Dr. Agyepong in all owns about 32 companies mainly in oil and gas, mining, construction and real estate. These include; Appointed Time Screen Printing, J. A. Plantpool, J. A. Quarry, Creator Digital, Sino Africa Development, Zoil Services Limited and Zoomlion Ghana Limited among others.
Other high profile personalities who also featured in the poll for the most influential Ghanaian for 2011, include the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II who came second and Prince Kofi Amoabeng, the Chief Executive Officer of Unique Trust Financial Services who came third.
The Chief Executive Officer Ghanaian waste management giant, Zoomlion Ghana Limited, Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong, has been named Ghana’s most influential industrialist for the year 2011.
His nomination was the result of a poll conducted by eTV Ghana, a private television station in the country, which featured a range of public figures associated with politics, sports, entertainment, religion and enterprise. The poll was carried out with the aim of acknowledging Ghanaians who made significant impact and news in the country in the year under review.Dr. Siaw Agyepong, who is also the executive chairman for the JOSPONG Group of Companies, is a seasoned Ghanaian entrepreneur and Industrialist who has received many awards and honours in his career.
For instance, on Saturday, November 26, 2011, the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology conferred on him an honorary doctorate degree in Literature, in recognition of his contribution to waste management and higher education in Ghana.
Under his astute leadership and business acumen, Zoomlion Ghana limited has excelled in its areas of operation in just six years since its establishment and has been awarded by several institutions, including the Government of Ghana, the Charted Institute of Marketing, Times of Africa, India and a host of others. Dr. Agyepong was also a finalist in the Ernst & Young Awards for the Masters category.
Aside the strides he has made through his companies, towards environmental cleanliness and job creation in Ghana, the fame of Mr. Agyepong has also grown very rapidly on the international front, as Zoomlion continues to make very positive impacts in other African countries such as Togo, Angola, Liberia and Zambia.
Dr. Agyepong in all owns about 32 companies mainly in oil and gas, mining, construction and real estate. These include; Appointed Time Screen Printing, J. A. Plantpool, J. A. Quarry, Creator Digital, Sino Africa Development, Zoil Services Limited and Zoomlion Ghana Limited among others.
Other high profile personalities who also featured in the poll for the most influential Ghanaian for 2011, include the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II who came second and Prince Kofi Amoabeng, the Chief Executive Officer of Unique Trust Financial Services who came third.
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