Edmund Poku
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Edmund Poku is a Ghanaian entrepreneur. He is the CEO of Niche Cocoa Company Limited,[1] a cocoa company he founded in 2007.
Early life and education[edit]
Poku holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from the Columbia University and a B.A. in Liberal Arts from Bowdoin College. Poku also has an MBA from the Columbia Business School and a master's degree in Engineering Management from Dartmouth College.[2]
Career[edit]
Poku served as a Manager of Strategic Business Development at Home Depot immediately after completing his MBA. Thereafter he worked as an investment banker with Goldman Sachs before deciding to return home to Ghana.[3][4][5]
Poku originally came up with the idea for Niche Cocoa while working on his MBA thesis.[6] Following his return to Ghana, he succeeded in securing financing for his project and started a company known as Commodities Processing Industry Limited (CPI) in 2007. In 2011, CPI changed its name to Niche Cocoa.[2][7]
Awards[edit]
Poku was awarded Cocoa Entrepreneur of the year at the 2019 Ghana Cocoa Awards.[8]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Kumi, Yasmin (2022-11-03). "OPINIONISTA: Unearthing Africa's hidden business champions, the heartbeat of our continent's global future". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Esther (2021-06-26). "Returnee Spotlight: How Edmund Poku Left Investment Banking On Wall Street To Start A Multi-million Dollar Cocoa Business - African Vibes". africanvibes.com. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
- ↑ "Our commitment to value addition progressing steadily - Niche Cocoa CEO". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
- ↑ webmanager (2019-03-05). "Meet The Man Behind The Multi-million Dollar Niche Cocoa Business In Ghana". Business World Ghana. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
- ↑ "Why a Wall Street banker quit his lucrative job and moved to Ghana to make chocolate". GhanaWeb. 2022-12-01. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- ↑ "Bringing cocoa home to Ghana with Niche - FMO". www.fmo.nl. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
- ↑ "Edmund Poku, Managing Director, Niche Cocoa: Interview". Oxford Business Group. 2020-02-20. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
- ↑ Hayford, Kojo (2019-11-26). "Niche Cocoa Bags Five Awards at 2019 Ghana Cocoa Awards". Cocoa Post. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
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