John Kobina Richardson

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John Kobina Richardson
Born1936
Died2010
NationalityGhanaian
Education
Alma mater University of Ghana
Occupation(s)businessman, Chairman of British American Tobacco Ghana

Dr.John Kobina Richardson (1936-2010) was a Ghanaian industrialist who was chairman and managing director of Pioneer Tobacco. Richardson was President of the Association of Ghana Industries from 1987 to 1993. [1] [2]

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Early life and education

Richardson was born in 1936. He had his secondary education at Accra Academy completing in 1955. He graduated from the Kumasi College of Technology and continued to the University of Ghana, from which he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics in 1962. [3]

Career

In the period immediately after his university education, Richardson joined the Pioneer Tobacco Company. [4] Richardson rose in rank from a number of senior positions to become the company's managing director and later, combined the position of managing director and chairman. He was the first Ghanaian to take over the running of a large multinational corporation. [4]

Richardson was a member of the advisory council of the Ghana Employers Association and the School of Administration of the University of Ghana. He was the First Vice President of the Association of Ghana Industries before becoming President of the Association from 1987 to 1993. [1]

In 1989, Richardson helped set-up the Ghana Stock Exchange by serving on a ten-man national committee for its establishment. [5]

Richardson was made Chairman of the University Council of the University of Ghana, Legon from 1991 to 1997, becoming the first alumni of the university to take up the role of chairman of the University Council. [4]

Richardson served as chairman of Merchant Bank from 1990 to December 2002. [6] [7] He was Chairman of Leaseafric Ghana, an asset finance and leasing company. [8]

In June 2002, Richardson was appointed as chairman of the Interim Management Committee for the Tema Oil Refinery. [9] A year later, Richardson was named as chairman of the board of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority. [10] [11]

Honours

Richardson was amongst two main speakers for the first ever Public Service Commission of Ghana Annual lecture which was held in 1998.

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  3. ↑ African Recorder Volume 24. M.H. Samuel. 1985. p. 6833. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 Daniels, Ebow (1999). Mr.Register. Woeli Publishing Services. p. 71 & 72. ISBN   9789964978594.
  5. ↑ "About Us:Overview & History". Official website. Ghana Stock Exchange. Archived from the original on 2007-02-27. Retrieved 2007-04-10.
  6. ↑ Merchant Bank hosts clients. Daily Graphic. 11 December 1997. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  7. ↑ Merchant Bank Gets New Board Chairman. GNA. 9 May 2005. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  8. ↑ Africa South of the Sahara, 2003. Europa Europa Publishers. 2003. p. 1847. ISBN   9781857432275.
  9. ↑ "Richardson heads Interim Management of TOR". ghanaweb.com. 23 June 2002. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  10. ↑ "Ghanair, Civil Aviation Boards dissolved". Ghana Review. 13 May 2003. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  11. ↑ "Agbogbomefia ,5 others console Ga Traditional Council". The Daily Graphic. 21 October 2005. p. 34.


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