Estelle Akofio-Sowah is a Ghanaian businesswoman and the current CSquared Ghana Country Manager and former Google Ghana country manager.[1] Estelle was once the managing director of BusyInternet,[2] an internet service provider in Ghana.[3]
Early life
editBorn in Scotland to a Ghanaian father, her family moved to Osu in Ghana when she was 6 months old.[4]
Education
editShe attended Ghana International School then to University of Sussex from which she has a degree in Economics and Development Studies[4] and also a Fellow of the second class of the Africa Leadership Initiative-West Africa and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.[5][6][7][8]
Career
editShe is the current country lead for Google Ghana. She previously served as managing director for Busyinternet, a company that deals with ISP, cybercafe and business incubator. She was the conference and banquet manager at La Palm Royal Beach Hotel and project manager of the National Poverty Reduction Program at ProNet, the local NGO partner to WaterAid UK.[8] She was the President of the Ghana Internet Service Providers Association.[9]
Awards
editShe was ranked among 2016's Top 50 Corporate Women Leaders in Ghana by WomanRising.[10][11]
References
edit- ^ "Ghana lags behind in I.T - Google country manager". GhanaWeb. Archived from the original on 4 July 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ^ "Ghana: The Woman Behind Busy Internet -Estelle Sowah".
- ^ "Rise of the Ghanaian entrepreneurs". BBC. 12 February 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ^ a b "Estelle Akofio Sowah". africabusinesssource.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ^ "Aspen Global Leadership Network". The Aspen Institute. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "African Leadership Initiative West Africa - ALIWA". Africa Leadership Initiative West Africa. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "Google Ghana CEO, Estelle Akofio-Sowah receives WomanRising Top Corporate Women Leaders Award". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Meet Estelle Akofio-Sowah: Speaker, Citi FM Women's Career Forum". Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ Starrfmonline (16 October 2017). "Google Ghana CEO receives award | Starr Fm". Starr Fm. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "Google Ghana CEO, Estelle Akofio-Sowah receives WomanRising Top Corporate Women Leaders Award". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ Mensah, Kent (16 October 2017). "Google Ghana CEO receives award | Starr Fm". Starr Fm. Retrieved 13 April 2019.