GOIL appoints new chief operating officer

­­­­The Board of Directors of the Ghana Oil Company limited (GOIL) has appointed Mr Alex Josiah Adzew as the Chief Operating Officer. 

 The appointment takes effect from October 1, 2016. 

Until his appointment,  Mr Adzew was the Fuel Marketing Manager of the company. 

As the new and first chief operating officer,  he will be directly responsible for the general operations of the company and report to the group chief executive.

Mr Adzew brings to his new position the advantage of hands-on field knowledge and distinct managerial competence needed to drive GOIL to the next phase of its business.  

Career and experience

A mechanical engineer, Mr Adzew has a wealth of experience in the petroleum industry, having joined GOIL in 1992, initially as Sales Engineer from the Tractor and Equipment (Division of Unilever) where he was theinventory control manager.

Since joining GOIL, Mr Adzew has served in various capacities as  the sales engineer in the Takoradi zonal office and senior sales engineer / special assistant to the area manager for the Western Region. 

He was later transferred to the head office as lubricants marketing manager with additional responsibilities for L.P.Gas, Bunkering and Aviation business.

He also served as head of department of technical and special products.

In January 2013, he was appointed the fuels marketing manager of the company where he has been an integral part of GOIL’s successful rebranding campaign and retail network expansion programme.

Mr Adzew has attended various courses, seminars and undertaken business trips to support the company in the areas of lubricants, bunkering, aviation, marketing, finance, project management and retail network development.

Educational background

Mr Adzew holds a First Class BSc (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and an Executive Master of Business  Administration (Money and Banking) from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA).

Vision

According to GOIL, his appointment is at a time Ghana’s foremost and indigenous oil marketing company is pivoted on the path of expansion and growth following a string of achievements and recognition of excellence in the industry.

“GOIL is excited to welcome Mr Adzew to his new position to team up with the group chief executive to lead a crop of self-driven and competent managers assisted by a visionary board to drive the vision of the company, a statement issued by the company said.