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Prof Samuel Kwaku Bonsu appointed New Rector for GIMPA

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Professor Samuel Kwaku Bonsu has been appointed the new Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA).

His appointment takes effect from the first of next month for a four-year term. Professor Bonsu is a Professor in Marketing and Responsible Business at GIMPA.

A statement by the Secretary to the Institute, Julius Atikpui, said the appointment of Professor Bonsu, follows recommendation by the Search Committee a Rector, whose report was considered by the Governing Council of the Institute at its second sitting on the 19th of this month.

Prior to his appointment, Prof Bonsu was the Director of Academic Planning and Quality Assurance at GIMPA.

He takes over from Professor Philip Ebow Bondzi-Simpson, whose tenure ends on the 31st of this month.

Professor Samuel Bonsu attended Prempeh College, Kumasi and later studied at Simon Fraser University, Canada and the University of Rhode Island, in the USA, where he obtained a PhD in Business Administration.

He joined the faculty of the University of North Carolina, Greensboro thereafter for two years. He also joined and later became a tenured professor at the prestigious Schulich School of Business, York University in Toronto, Canada. He came to GIMPA on sabbatical leave in 2011 and decided to stay.

The statement described Prof. Bonsu as an accomplished teacher and researcher of global renown, who commands the respect of his peers around the globe, having published ground-breaking works in the most prestigious journals in consumer research.

His research has been supported by institutions such as the University of North Carolina, Schulich School of Business, York University, Toronto, the Social Science & Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Canada, Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) and the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, among others.

Prof Bonsu is a visionary and transformative leader with significant experience in post-secondary education. He was the Dean of GIMPA Business School and the School of Governance and Leadership. He is the former President of the International Society for Markets and Development (ISMD), a society that brings together scholars and practitioners of responsible development.

Professor Bonsu is also an astute entrepreneur with business interests in Ghana and abroad. His wide global network of academic and industry leaders is a rare asset that can be harnessed to benefit GIMPA.

The New GIMPA Rector serves on the Boards of several local and international organisations and is the current Chairperson of UN PRME Africa, a United Nations initiative.

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