Edwin Alfred Provencal
Edwin Alfred Nii Obodai Provencal is a Ghanaian public servant and the Managing Director of Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited.[1][2][3][4]
Education[edit]
Provencal attended the Accra Academy for his O-Level and A-Level certificate,[5] and continued at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, where he obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering. He obtained his Master of Philosophy in economics and his MBA in management and information systems from the University of Ghana, and a postgraduate diploma in financial management from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). He also has a Project Management Professional certificate, which he obtained from the Project Management Institute, USA,[1][6] and a product of the College of Executive Coaching.[7]
Career[edit]
Provencal begun as an adjunct lecturer at the Central University in 2001. There, he taught Management Information Systems at postgraduate level for about nine years. Following his post graduate studies at the University of Ghana in 2002, Provencal joined K-Net as a Business Development Manager.[8] After two years of service with the company, he gained employment at ExZeed Company Limited, a subsidiary of the then Ghana Telecom (now Vodafone Ghana). There, he worked as the General Manager of the company's Back Office, and later became the Chief Officer of the company in 2006. In 2008, Provencal became the Chief Officer of Customer Care at Vodafone Ghana. After a year at the Customer Care department, he was moved to the National Communications Backbone Company Limited, a subsidiary of Vodafone Ghana, where he was made Managing Director.[9] In February 2011, he was made the head of the Strategy and Planning department of Vodafone Ghana. After about nine months serving in that capacity, he was appointed Managing Director of Vodafone Wholesale, also a subsidiary of Vodafone Ghana. After about two months in this appointment, he joined Globacom, where he was responsible for wholesale and enterprise in the company's branch in Ghana. In 2013, he founded Provencal and Associates Ghana Limited and served as a Managing Partner of the firm from 2013 until August 2018 when he was made Technical Adviser to the Minister of Energy.[10] In August 2019, Provencal was appointed Managing Director of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited.[1] He succeeded George Mensah Okley.[6][7][11][12][13] He is also a founder and member of the Ghana Association of IT Services and Companies (GASSCOM).[6][7]
See also[edit]
- List of Akufo-Addo government ministers and political appointees
- Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Mr. Edwin Provencal, Managing Director". www.bost.com.gh. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
- ↑ "A lot of BOST infrastructure broken down – BOST MD". GhanaWeb. 2020-05-04. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
- ↑ Online, Peace FM. "Every Ghanaian Will Benefit From BOST If . . . - MD Raises Concerns". Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
- ↑ Guide, Daily (2019-12-28). "New BOST MD Embarks On Cost Cutting Mission". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
- ↑ "ADDRESS DELIVERED ON BEHALF OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC, NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO, BY THE MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND REGIONAL INTEGRATION, HON. SHIRLEY AYORKOR BOTCHWAY, AT THE 89TH SPEECH AND PRIZE GIVING DAY OF ACCRA ACADEMY, ON SATURDAY, 14TH MARCH, 2020. – Ministry Of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration". Retrieved 2021-05-23.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Edwin Provencal confirmed as new BOST MD". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2019-08-27. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 emmakd (2019-08-28). "BOST confirms Edwin Provencal as Managing Director". Ghana Business News. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
- ↑ Dzidonu, Clement K. (2003). An Integrated ICT-led Socio-economic Development Policy and Plan Development Framework for Ghana. Republic of Ghana. ISBN 978-9988-0-1957-0. Search this book on
- ↑ Addo, Archie; Agar, Ken; Centhala, Srini; Shanmugam, Muthu (2010). Onestop Project Management. AuthorHouse. ISBN 978-1-4520-6284-6. Search this book on
- ↑ Tetteh, Ransford (2014-04-28). Daily Graphic: Issue 19444 April 28, 2014. Graphic Communications Group. Search this book on
- ↑ "Meet Edwin Provencal, the new MD of BOST". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
- ↑ "Edwin Provencal appointed Managing Director of BOST". GBC Ghana Online. 2019-08-27. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
- ↑ Aug 26; News, 2019 | Local (2019-08-26). "Akufo-Addo names Edwin Provencal as new BOST CEO". Energy Ghana. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
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