Free Zones boss Okyere Baafi emerges best CEO for 2018

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Free Zones Authority, Mr. Michael Okyere Baafi, as a result of his remarkable and distinct performance at work, has emerged the best CEO of the year 2018.

This is according to an investigative survey conducted by FAKS Investigative Services.

The 7th edition of the FAKS Investigative Services’ assessment of the performances of Chief Executive Officers, Ministers, Deputy Ministers, Members of Parliaments and Regional Ministers was conducted between the period of October and December 2018.

Mr. Michael Okyere Baafi, is a Chartered Marketer and he holds four Master’s degree in various field of study. Prior to his appointment as the Executive Secretary of the Ghana Free Zones Authority, Mr.Michael Okyere Baafi held various managerial positions for more than ten years, and lately he was the Head of Marketing at the Phoenix Insurance Company.

He worked as an adjunct lecturer at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), and the Accra Technical University.

Ghanaians including students, petty traders, journalists, MPs, civil society organizations, traditional rulers, business owners and others made up the target of the survey.

Mr. Michael Okyere Baafi has indeed outperformed than what was expected could achieve.

His excellent performance is clearly evident in the heightened performance in the country's export just within less than two years.

Under his able leadership, companies operating under the Ghana Free Zones regime exported goods valued at US$1.04 billion in the first nine months of last year, as against their total imports of US$113.1 million within the same period.

Also, 11,948 Ghanaian, including 4,452 females, were employed by Free zones companies within the period.

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BEST 10 CEOs OF State Owned Enterprises, 2018

1st – Michael Okyere Baafi, CEO of Ghana Free Zone Authority Respondents: 4,351 Mark: 96.28%

2nd – Richard Boadu, Administrator of GETFund Respondents: 4,337 Mark: 85.97%

3rd – Dr. John Ofori-Tenkorang, Director General of SSNIT Respondents: 4,237 Mark: 93.75%

4th – Nana Kwaku Adjei Yeboah, CEO of Students Loan Trust Fund Respondents: 4,097 Mark: 90.66%

5th – Lawyer Justin Kodua Frimpong, CEO of Youth Employment Agency Respondents: 4,001 Mark: 88.54%

6th – Stephen Amoah, Chief Executive Officer of MASLOC Respondents: 3,973 Mark: 87.89%

7th – R. Yofi Grant, CEO of Ghana Investment Promotion Center Respondents: 3,913 Mark: 86.58%

8th -Prof. Kenneth Attafuah, Executive Director of National Identification Authority Respondents: 3,804 Mark: 84.17%

9th- Mr. John Dekyem Attafuah, CEO of Ghana Airport Company Limited Respondents: 3,615 Mark: 79.79%

10th – Nana Akomeah, CEO of State Transport Company (STC) Respondents: 3,297 Mark: 72.95%