President appoints new MD for Consolidated Diamonds Limited

Accra (Greater Accra) 28 May '99

President Jerry John Rawlings on Thursday appointed Mr Godfried Boadu Solomon, a 53-year-old mining engineer as Acting Managing Director of the Ghana Consolidated Diamond (GCD) Limited at Akwatia.

A statement issued from the Ministry of Mines and Energy, signed by Mr.

Michael Agyeman, an official of the ministry, said Mr Boadu Solomon has a long association with the Ghana Consolidated Diamonds Limited before this appointment.

Until the appointment, Mr Boadu Solomon was the Managing Director of MINMEC Consult, a firm engaged in consultancy services in mining exploration, processing and machinery.

Mr Boadu Solomon who is a member of the Ghana Institution of Engineers, holds a Master of Science degree in Mineral Production Management from the Imperial College, UK.

According to the statement, he joined the GCD as plant supervisor in 1974 and rose through the ranks to become Mines Manager before resigning in 1995 to establish his own mining consultancy.

He worked with several mining companies including the State Gold Mining corporation at Prestea the statement said.