Tonyi Senayah

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Tonyi Senayah
Nationality Ghanaian
Education Prempeh College, University of Ghana
OccupationBusinessman

Tonyi Senayah is a Ghanaian businessman and the Chief Executive Officer of Horseman Shoes. Senayah began studying shoe making in 2009 under a local shoe maker at Lapaz. The brand has been featured in local and international media, notably CNN and DW networks. [1]

Early life and education

Senayah went to Prempeh college in Kumasi and is a sociology graduate of the University of Ghana, Legon where he was also a student leader. [2]

In 2010, he opened Horseman Shoes, a Ghanaian-based footwear manufacturing company that produces men’s dress shoes, unisex sandals and slippers, school sandals, and safety boots. [3]

In 2015, Senayah ranked 9th as the Most Influential Young Ghanaian out of a list of 50 personalities [4] and 16th in 2016. [5]

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References

  1. Boateng, Kojo Akoto (2014-04-01). "Horseman Shoes to open retail outlet". Ghana News. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
  2. (www.dw.com), Deutsche Welle. "Tonyi Senayah′s story | Africa | DW | 07.02.2014". DW.COM. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
  3. "Tonyi Senayah Is Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2011". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
  4. "Tonyi Senayah Voted Ghana's Most Influential Young Entrepreneur | News Ghana". News Ghana. 2016-01-18. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
  5. Online, Peace FM. "LIST: Fifty (50) Most Influential Young Ghanaian" . Retrieved 2017-08-16.