Ghana Airways Gets New CEO

A former Ghanaian World Bank official, Philip Owusu is the new Chief Executive for Ghana Airways. Mr Owusu who is also a board member of Ghana Telecommunications Company is expected to take over the beleaguered airline by next week.

He will take over from William Panford Bray who has been acting for sometime now. Mr Owusu who was appointed long before the recent reconstitution of the airline’s board, has not been publicly introduced for unexplained reasons.

Government and company sources however told JOYFM that the former World Bank official would assume duties by next week. Mr Owusu, who acted as Managing Director of Ghana Telecom prior to the management takeover by the Norwegians joins a rather long list of CEO’s over the last two years.

The national airline which is suffering from lack of working capital, equipment and worsened by poor worker attitudes has had its problems compounded by government’s constant meddling and change in management.

Mr Owusu is the fourth Chief Executive since January 2001, coming after the reign of Captain Kofi Kwakwa who headed a management taskforce and William Bray who at a point was also Chairman of the Board.