GoldBod Jewellery gets new board; tasked to add value to Ghana’s gold

A new five-member board of GoldBod Jewellery has officially been inaugurated with the mandate to direct the subsidiary to add value to Ghana’s gold and position it as a market leader in jewellery production and marketing.

The board is chaired by the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board, Sammy Gyamfi, with the Managing Director of GoldBod Jewellery, Gertrude Emefa Donkor, and jewellery manufacturer Richard Kwamena Prah serving as members.

Other members of the board include renowned Chartered Banker and Economist, Dr. Edem Cudjoe Amengor, and marketing consultant Adwoa Amankwaah Boateng Appiah.

The inauguration took place at the boardroom of the Ministry of Finance, where the Deputy Minister of Finance, Thomas Ampem Nyarko, administered the oath of office and secrecy on behalf of the sector Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson.

In his opening remarks, the Deputy Minister underscored the need for the new governing board to lead efforts to add value to Ghana’s gold resources through jewellery manufacturing.

“We have all seen the support this gold resource has been giving to us. Ghana has been blessed with a lot of gold, but it still remains that we haven’t been able to utilize the benefits that we should derive from this state resource. But now we’re seeing improvement, and the subsidiary is to add value to this gold resource,” he said.

The Chairman of the governing board, Sammy Gyamfi, on behalf of the board, thanked President Mahama for the confidence reposed in the newly inaugurated governing board.

He assured that the new board would work to transform the subsidiary and make gold and other precious minerals businesses more attractive and accessible to ordinary Ghanaians.