Professor Kwaku Appiah-Adu, an eminent Professor of Strategy and Policy and a leading management consultant, was named the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award 2025 at the 10th anniversary of the Ghana Corporate Executives’ Awards organised by the Entrepreneurs Foundation of Ghana.
The Awards celebrated outstanding executives whose innovation and leadership continue to influence Ghana’s development trajectory and recognises individuals whose careers and contributions have had a lasting and significant impact on the country’s corporate sector
It also celebrates visionary leadership, strategic influence, and transformational achievements across multiple industries over three decades of professional service.
Prof Appiah-Adu’s recognition underscores his enduring influence in shaping corporate strategy and governance in the country, and his pivotal role in promoting innovation and sustainable development.
Prof Appiah-Adu is a Professor of Strategy at GIMPA, a Policy & Management Consultant and chartered architect with over 35 years of international professional experience including policy management at the apex of government, commercial/consultancy and university teaching/research experience in Ghana and the UK. Previously he was Senior Policy Advisor, Vice President’s Secretariat, Office of the President.
From 2019-2024, he coordinated Ghana’s Energy Sector Recovery Programme; chaired the AfCFTA’s Infrastructure Technical Working Group; and was a member of Ghana’s International Financial Services Centre Working Committee.
In 2018 and 2019, Kwaku led through Parliament the processes of birthing Ghana’s Integrated Aluminium as well as Integrated Iron and Steel Development Projects.
He has published several books and scholarly articles, and presented papers at numerous international fora. Elected to ANBAR Hall of Excellence for Outstanding Contribution to the Literature & Body of Knowledge, Kwaku is a Fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts & Sciences. Currently, he is the Board Chairman of Glico Pensions Trustee Ltd; Director of Vivo Energy Ltd and TecHustle Ghana Ltd.
In a key note address he said the country’s roadmap to a sustainable, inclusive and transformative development demands a mutual collaboration between the private and public sector.
Call for strong legal & institutional frameworks
Prof. also proposed a predictable and transparent legal structures for PPPs; a competitive and impartial procurement processes; credible dispute-resolution systems; institutional capacity to design, evaluate, and monitor partnerships; and a digital systems for real-time project monitoring.
He further stressed that framework alone cannot guarantee success therefore the need to train civil servants in financial modelling, project appraisal, performance-based contracting and risk assessment.
Risk Allocation
Prof. Appiah-Adu also underscored the need for a balanced risk allocation – he proposed construction risks for the private sector and Policy and regulatory risks for the government sector.
Untapped potential across the economy
The Professor of Strategy, further highlighted transport and logistics (modernised ports, rehabilitated rail systems, efficient trade corridors), and healthcare and education (improved access through technology-led service delivery) as key sectors that PPPs could be leveraged for economic development — Including Urban infrastructure and housing, waste and environmental management and special economic zones and industrial parks.
Leadership, trust and integrity
Beyond technical qualifications, the Professor also emphasised on values: “Partnerships do not only thrive on contracts but flourish character as well.
He encouraged that public sectors demonstrate transparency, professionalism, and accountability while the public sector also bring innovation ethical conduct, and long-term commitment.
Prof. Appiah-Adu concluded with a call to action“Our shared progress depends not on competition between sectors but on their cooperation.”
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