Zoobashop.com gets new board members

Zoobashop.com, Ghana’s premier online retail shop, has appointed a five-member board with  Mr Ghassan Yared as chairman of the board of directors. 

The trailblazing online shop held its inaugural meeting of board members to endorse the new board.

Commenting on the board announcement and Mr Yared’s appointment, Mr Albert Biga, the CEO, said: “We are extremely proud and delighted to have the calibre of accomplished individuals with years of business acumen and experience on the board.”

“As the board chairman brings on board a great deal of expertise from managing, marketing and distribution channels for over three decades. I am eager to realise the contribution that the Board of Directors will offer to Zoobashop’s growth under his leadership. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank the members of the board for electing Mr Yared as Chairman” Mr Albert Biga added.

Mr Yared is the Founder, Chairman and CEO of Forewin Group of Companies, a private marketing and distribution organisation in Ghana, as well as the CEO of Mabani Holdings.

“I am profoundly humbled by this appointment,” Ghassan Yared remarked shortly after his appointment was made public. “E-Commerce in Ghana is a relatively new industry, nevertheless I am confident that based on the public’s reception of Zoobahop.com and the successes that have been charted to date, the company’s potential is limitless. I intend to lead the board in working diligently to ensure that Zoobashop.com soars even higher,” he added.

The five member board includes the Zoobasghop.com CEO, Mr Biga and Mr Felix Biga, who comes on board with over 20 years international corporate experience, as well as Mr Kwadwo Aboagye-Atta, a finance expert and Mr William Sam, a Chief Software Architect at AqumenLabs.