MIIF welcomes new Ag. CEO and Deputy CEO
Following the appointment of Mrs. Justina Nelson and Dr. Kwaku Asiedu-Nketiah Jr. as the acting Chief Executive Officer and Deputy Chief Executive Officer respectively of the Fund, the Management and Staff are pleased to welcome them to the Team.
In a statement issued on January 14, 2025, by the acting spokesperson to the President, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, in accordance with Article 195 (1) of the Constitution and Section 21(2) of the Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF) Act, 2018 (Act 978), appointed Mrs. Justina Nelson as the Ag. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF).
Furthermore, the President has appointed Dr. Kwaku Asiedu-Nketiah Jr. as the Acting Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Fund, confirmed in a press statement issued by the Presidency on Friday, January 17, 2025.
Mrs. Justina Nelson was a Group Head at Zenith Bank (Ghana) with oversight responsibility for both the Energy and Commercial Banking sectors.
She holds a Master of Law degree in Corporate and Commercial Law and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration (Marketing) from the University of Ghana.
She also holds a Bachelor of Law degree from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) and a degree in Management and Psychology from the University of Ghana.
Dr. Asiedu-Nketiah Jr. brings a wealth of expertise and a strong academic background to the role. He was conferred with a Doctorate in Philosophy in Management Sciences specializing in Business Management from the Central University of Technology in Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa last year.
The new leadership will lead in driving MIIF’s mission to manage mineral royalties and investments effectively, ensuring Ghana’s mineral resources create long-term value for the nation.
The Team at MIIF is poised to work with these sterling personalities with a firm commitment to support them in fulfilling the Fund’s mandate of managing Ghana’s mineral wealth resources.
About MIIF
MIIF is Ghana’s sovereign minerals fund mandated by the Minerals Income Investment Fund Act 2018, (Act 978) as amended, to maximise the value of dividends and royal- ties’ income accruing to the Republic in a beneficial, accountable and sustainable manner and to monetize Ghana’s mineral wealth in a manner that will secure the future wealth of the country.
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Source: Anchorghana.com
