MR. ANDREW KWABENA ASAMOAH
CHAIRMAN
MR. ANDREW KWABENA ASAMOAH
Andrew Kwabena Asamoah is a Barrister –at Law- and a former Director of the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland.
Mr. Asamoah has post – graduate qualifications in Public Administration, Human Resources and Publics. He is a member of several professional associations and societies including the Ghana and Nigeria Bar Associations, the American Society of International Law, the British Institute of Comparative Law, Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, etc.
He is the Founder and Executive Chairman of A& C Development Co. Limited; President du Conseil of the Institute Pasteur, Dakar, Senegal; President of the Shara Association of Former International Civil Servants and serves on a number of national and international bodies.
He is the recipient of several International and National awards including Order of the Volta Officer for Private Sector Development; Planters of Seed Award Ghana Club 100; Corporate Leadership Award, Capital Finance International, London, UK, BID International Award for Gold Award for Quality, Geneva, Switzerland, etc.
MRS. ROSE KARIKARI ANANG
DEPUTY CHAIR
MRS. ROSE KARIKARI ANANG
Rose Anang is currently the Deputy Chair of the National Labour Commission. She is also currently Consulting for C4BT (Centre for Business Transformation) in the area of Human Resource Management, Labour Market Development and Analysis, Industrial and Labour Relations, Private Sector Development and Public Private Sector Partnerships. She retired from the International Labour Organisation of the UN in December 2015 as a Senior Specialist for Employers Activities where she technically guided private sector employers’ and business membership organisations in analysing business environments to inform their policy advocacy on enabling environment for sustainable enterprises for both large and SMEs. She has also motivated employers organisations to develop Business Development Services for SME development and growth. She has been a Resource Person in Mutual Gains Negotiations Skills training for management and trade unions in changing the confrontational collective bargaining landscape in the SADC Region.
Rose worked with Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority from 1982 to 2000 where she rose to become the Director of Human Resources and Administration of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) a position she held for 8 years
From 2000 to 2008 Rose was the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Employers Association (GEA) were she provided direction and administered the interest of employers in Ghana especially on industrial relations, human resource management and development, employment and labour issues, private sector development and private public partnerships. She has been the lead negotiator on issues pertaining to collective bargaining agreements and for national daily minimum wage on behalf of employers.
Rose has a B. A. (Social Sciences) degree from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi and an MSc in Port and Shipping from the World Maritime University, Sweden. She also holds an MBA in Human Resource Management from the University of Ghana, Legon. Rose has a Certificate in International Asset Management and a Certificate in Evaluation Management.
MR. KWAME OFORI- GYAU
MEMBER
MR. KWAME OFORI- GYAU
Mr. Kwame Ofori-Gyau has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Development Planning from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Master of Arts Degree in Human Resource Management from the Thames Valley University, London and a Post Graduate Diploma in personnel Management from the Thames University, London.
He also holds a Bachelor of Laws Degree from the Mountcrest University, Ghana and an LLM in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) from the University of Ghana – Legon.
As a Human Resource Professional, Mr. Ofori- Gyau previously worked with Barclays Africa Group Limited and Societe Generale in different capacities.
He has also served as Director / Head of Human Resource in several local companies and international conglomerates including; Vlisco Ghana, Societe Generale and Heinze( Africa and Middle East).
He has been a Board Member of the NPRA since 2013.
FRANCIS KOFI DAVOH
MEMBER
FRANCIS KOFI DAVOH
Educational background:
He holds a Master of Arts Degree in Alternative Dispute Resolution from the Faculty of Law, of the University of Ghana and a Bachelor of Science (Human Resource Management) degree from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA).
Experience
He has over 20 years’ experience in Industrial Relations, Negotiations, Leadership Development and Organizational Conflict Management Practice. As Executive Secretary of the Industrial and Commercial Workers Union and subsequently the CEO of the Union of Industry, Commerce and Finance Workers he negotiated over 100 Collective and redundancy agreements and have been involved in resolving countless number of disputes between workers and managements for organisations.
His long years of practice as an industrial relations practitioner have greatly been enriched by his deep knowledge of the Labour Act 2003, Act 651. He therefore, has a very good balance between the theory and the practice of Industrial Relations which anyone intending to succeed as a practitioner must have.
DR.JAMES ATTA KRUFI NUAMAH
MEMBER
DR.JAMES ATTA KRUFI NUAMAH
EDUCATION:
- PhD (International Business Management Williamsburg University- USA
- Post Graduate in Management Studies – Tenbergen Institute, University of Amsterdam- Holland.
- Master of Business Administration (MBA) – Washington University- USA.
CORPORATE EXPERIENCE
- European Union (EU), the Hague, the Netherlands, European Patent Office – Patent Administrator.
- Board Member Therms Valley Police Council- Oxford, United Kingdom
- Afristar Investment Services, The Hague, the Netherlands- Chief Executive Officer (CEO)/ Director of Administration.
- Vigo Money Transfer, the Nethelands and United Kingdom- Europen Director.
- Duchess Group of Companies, Amsterdam, The Netherlands- Consultant/ International Project Manager.
- Aristar Foundation ( NGO)- Founded/ CEO.
- A Presbyterian, married with 3 children.
FIDELIS PATRICE SEDDOH
MEMBER
FIDELIS PATRICE SEDDOH (MEMBER)
Current:
Over 26 years experience as a lawyer and currently Managing Executive of SEDAV Law Consult (A legal entity of a team of seasoned lawyers with specialization in Employment Relations, Corporate management affairs and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) practice).
Former:
- Country Manager (ACE GLOBAL Ghana Limited : ACE GLOBAL is a major International Trade Collateral Management Company based in Switzerland with presence in over 50 countries).
- Board Member/Secretary &Head of Administration/Legal and HR of GSBV Ltd (A Ghana/France Joint Venture under oversight of the Ghana Ministry of Trade & Industry).
- Senior Legal/Commercial Officer, Ministry of Trade and Industry.
Had also worked in Liberia and Nigeria in responsible positions.
Community & Industry
- Member – Ghana Bar Association.
- Member – Ghana Association of Certified Mediators And Arbitrators (GHACMA).
- Former Board Member, Fair Wages and Salaries Commission.
- Judicial Service appointed ADR Professional of Courts in Ghana since 2009
- Member – Ghana Institute Of Human Resource Management Practitioners.
- Category “A” listed Mediator/Arbitrator of the NLC for several years.
Education & Professional Training
Alumni of:
- University of Leicester, U.K (MBA Programme)
- GIMPA, Accra.
- Dan Dana Mediation Training Institute (MTI), U.S.A.
- Ghana School of Law.
- University of Ghana, Legon.
- Participated in several local and overseas courses, seminars and workshops.