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Ghanaian engineer, politician, diplomat and businessman

Charles Wereko-Brobby popularly known as Tarzan (born 27 March 1953) is a Ghanaian engineer, politician, diplomat and businessman in Ghana. He was once the chief executive officer of Ghana's Volta River Authority, then the country's major power generator and distributor.

Early life and education

Wereko-Brobby was born in Kumasi in March 1953. He attended St. Augustine's College and the prestigious Achimota School. He was then educated at the University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom where he was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in Fuel and Combustion Engineering and a PhD in Solar Energy Engineering. He was President of Leeds University Union from 1978 to 1979, the first African to be elected in that role. Wereko-Brobby also holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Middlesex, Hendron, UK.

Career

Prior to moving back to Ghana after studies, he worked at the Commonwealth Science Council, Commonwealth Secretariat, London as the Chief of the Energy and Environmental Planning Programme.

In 1988, Wereko-Brobby was appointed the Energy Policy Adviser to the PNDC and executive director of the National Energy Board. In 1995, he was also appointed the Consulting Energy Economist to the African Development Bank's (ADB) African Energy Programme.

In the mid-1990s,he established the Independent Media Corporation of Ghana and in turn founded Radio Eye, Ghana's first independent radio station, being an advocate of press freedom - after the government took the station off the air, he was approached by David Ampofo for an interview on the talkshow Time With David, which he agreed to.

He was appointed as chief executive officer of Ghana's Volta River Authority, by the John Agyekum Kufuor government on 24 August 2001 which at that time was Ghana's ma

Ghanaian politician and business executive

Joyce Rosalind Aryee (born 27 March 1946) is a Ghanaian former politician, business executive and minister. Aryee is recognized for having served Ghana for more than 40 years in both the public and private sectors. From 2001 to 2011, she served as the chief executive officer of the Ghana Chamber of Mines and was the first woman in Africa to have held that role. She has also held political roles in Ghana from the early years of the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) government. She is currently the executive director of Salt and Light Ministries, a para-church organization. She is an Honorary Council Member of the Ghana Association of Restructuring and Insolvency Advisors.

Early life and education

Born to a Fante mother and a Ga father, Joyce Aryee is the second of four children. During her early years, she lived with her family in North Suntreso, Kumasi, where she started her early years of education at Methodist Primary School and Methodist Middle School. She later went to Achimota School and graduated in 1969 from the University of Ghana, Legon, with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in English.

Career

Early career

During her studies at the University of Ghana, Aryee took a holiday job at the West Africa Examination Council in the Test Development and Research Office (TDRO). She also worked at the Ghana Museums and Monument Board with the administration. From 1976 to 1981, she worked as a Public Relations Officer at the then newly established Environmental Protection Council. Later, she moved to the Ghana Standards Board (currently Ghana Standards Authority) as Public Relations Officer.

Political career

From 1982 to 1985, Aryee was appointed by the late ex-president of GhanaJerry John Rawlings as the secretary of information for the PNDC.