Yvette Adounvo Atekpe

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Yvette Adounvo Atekpe is a Ghanaian businesswoman who is currently the Regional Managing Director of Internet Solutions. [1] As a former member of the National Communication Planning Committee, she helped draft Ghana's 1999 Communications Policy. She sits on several boards including Ghana Internet Service Providers Association (GISPA), Internet Solutions Ghana, Dimension Data West Africa and Internet Solutions Mozambique. [2]

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Education

Atekpe had her secondary school education at the Holy Child School. She then continued at the University of Ghana where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology. She holds an MBA in marketing, a CBA from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, and a PGD in Marketing of Services from the Maastricht School of Management in The Netherlands. [2] [3]

Career

Atekpe is currently the Regional Managing Director of Internet Solutions, a position she has held since 2008. [2] [4]

Awards and achievements

She has received several awards, including: [5] [6] [7] [8]

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