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John Ofori-Tenkorang

John Ofori-Tenkorang is a Ghanaian public servant, an investment banker, an engineer and an academic who was the Director General of Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) from 2017 to 2024.[1][2]

John Ofori-Tenkorang
NationalityGhanaian
Education
Occupations
Known forDirector General, Social Security and National Insurance Trust 

Early life and education

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An ethnic Fante, Ofori-Tenkorang had his secondary education at St. Peter's Boys Senior High School, Nkwatia Kwahu.[1] He proceeded to Pearson College UWC in Victoria, British Columbia Canada. There, he obtained his International Baccalaureate Diploma. He enrolled at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he earned his bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees in electrical engineering and computer science.[1]

Career

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Ofori-Tenkorang began his career as an instructor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He developed propulsion systems and novel electric motors for electric vehicles for Ford Motor Company. He also worked for Quantum Corporation, Milpitas and Lutron Electronics Company in Coopersburg, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, and St. Kitts. He later joined the American International Group (AIG) where he worked with its financial subsidiary; AIG Trading Group. He became assistant vice president and later vice president of the group.[1] He later joined AIG Financial Products Corporation (AIFP) and Banque AIG serving as its executive director.[1] He was transferred to South Africa where he was responsible for the company's investment activities in Africa.[3] In 2006, he left AIG to join Gödel Commodities Management, United States of America and Dubai Natural Resources World, United Arab Emirates.[1]

He later returned to Ghana in 2016 to work at the office of the vice president as a technical adviser. He was appointed Director General of Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) in 2017.[4][5][6][1]

In 1991, Ofori-Tenkorang, David Otten and Leo Casey invented a "potentiometer state sensing circuit" in the US.[7]

Personal life

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Aside English, he is fluent in the French language. He is a member of the Tau Beta Pi society, Eta Kappa Nu society and Sigma XI Honour society.[1]

Awards and Honours

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Ofori-Tenkorang won the Carlton E. Tucker Teaching Award for Best Teacher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[1] In addition, he has received the following awards:[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]

  • Outstanding Public Service Personality of the Year, 2022
  • 2022 IT-Oriented Business Leadership Personality of the Year (Public Sector)
  • Overall Best CEO of the Year, 2021
  • Award for Outstanding Leadership and Contribution towards the Welfare of Pensioners, 2020
  • 2020 Best CEO of State-Owned Enterprises
  • Most Impressive Leader of the Decade, The Initiators of Change Foundation (ICF)
  • Outstanding Director–General for the Year, 2018
  • Induction into the West Africa Nobles Forum (WANF)

Selected works

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  • Ofori-Tenkorang, J., (1997), Permanent-magnet synchronous motors and associated power electronics for direct-drive vehicle propulsion, Ph.D. Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
  • Ofori-Tenkorang, J., Chapman, J., Lesieutre B.C., (1996). Transient and Stability Analysis of Time-Domain Reactive Current Analyzers using Averaged Waveforms; IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, Volume: 45, Issue: 1 , Feb 1996, pp. 280-287.
  • Ofori-Tenkorang, J., Lang, J.H., (1995). A Comparative Analysis Torque Production in Halbach and Conventional Surface-Mounted Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors; IEEE-IAS Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, U.S.A, pp. 657-663.
  • Ofori-Tenkorang, J., Lang, J.H., (1994) Halbach Permanent Magnet Motors: A Candidate for Direct Drive Wheel Motors; Universities Power Engineering Conference, Galway, Ireland, pp. 17-20.
  • Ofori-Tenkorang, J., (1993). A Microprocessor-Based Interactive Home Energy Monitor; S.M. Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
  • Ofori-Tenkorang, K.M., (1993). Wireless Telecommunications with Microwave Digital Radio, African Technology Forum, New Age Telecommunications, Volume 6, No. 2.
  • Casey, L.F., Ofori-Tenkorang, J., Schlect, M.F., (1991). CMOS Drive and Control Circuitry for 1-10 MHz Power Conversion; IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, Vol 6, Issue 4, 1991, pp. 749-758.
  • Ofori-Tenkorang, J., (1989). A Microprocessor-Controlled Household Power Monitoring Unit; S.B. Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.

See also

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References

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  2. ^ "Akufo-Addo sacks Ofori-Tenkorang, hands SSNIT Director-General job to Osafo-Maafo's son". GhanaWeb. 10 April 2024. Archived from the original on 10 April 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  3. ^ "OFORI TENKORANG v. AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC AIG AIG AIG". Archived from the original on 26 April 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Dr. John Ofori-Tenkorang". Archived from the original on 11 April 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  5. ^ Myjoyonline,"SSNIT saves GHC20 million from pension payroll clean up" Archived 2019-04-26 at the Wayback Machine, Ghanaweb, 30 November 2018.
  6. ^ Godwin Akweiteh Allotey,"Former SSNIT bosses travelled first class – Director-General" Archived 2019-04-26 at the Wayback Machine, CITI NEWSROOM, 19 April 2018.
  7. ^ US 4987372, Ofori-Tenkorang, John; Otten, David & Casey, Leo, "Potentiometer state sensing circuit", published 1991-01-22, assigned to Lutron Technology Co. 
  8. ^ "Dr. John Ofori-Tenkorang named 2022 Outstanding Public Service Personality – SSNIT". www.ssnit.org.gh. Archived from the original on 24 February 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  9. ^ "SSNIT Boss Grabs Top Award". DailyGuide Network. 30 June 2023. Archived from the original on 7 July 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  10. ^ Segbefia, Sedem (14 April 2021). "SSNIT boss wins most impressive leader of the decade". The Business & Financial Times. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  11. ^ "SSNIT D-G urges businesses to pursue innovative means ...To address current Internet crisis". BusinessGhana. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  12. ^ N, J. (4 April 2022). "SSNIT Boss, overall best CEO for 2021". The Herald ghana. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
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  15. ^ kasapafmonline.com (30 March 2022). "SSNIT Staff eulogize CEO for winning CEO of the Year Award, 2021 — Kasapa102.5FM". Archived from the original on 11 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
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  19. ^ Crabbe, Nathaniel (7 May 2019). "SSNIT boss receives outstanding Director-General award for 2018". Yen.com.gh - Ghana news. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
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  21. ^ "SSNIT boss adjudged Outstanding Director-General of the Year 2018 - MyJoyOnline". www.myjoyonline.com. 6 May 2019. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
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