Ghanaian reggae and dancehall artiste Stonebwoy has been named among the 2019 list of the Top 50 Young CEOs in Ghana released by YCEO & Avance Media.

Other notable personalities who made the list include entrepreneurs such as D-Black of Black Avenue Music, Beryl Agyekum Ayaaba of EchoHouse, Dentaa Amoateng of GUBA Awards & Richie Mensah of Lynx Entertainment.

The list of the Top 50 Young CEOs in Ghana is an annual ranking which celebrates and acknowledges young Ghanaian CEOs excelling in various sectors of the economy.

The 2019 list features 50 of Ghana’s most successful young business leaders across finance, technology, entertainment, agribusiness, fashion, social enterprise and media.

The list which was launched in 2018, has set out to honour distinguished young people pursuing the agenda of providing solutions to some of Ghana’s pertinent problems.

Martin Sedem, fouunder of YCEO expressed delight about the accomplishments of the honourees and their passion towards creating a better economy by leading the way to create jobs and solve the unemployment situation in Ghana and the rest of Africa.

According to research lead, Prince Akpah, this year’s list themed: Futuristic CEOs, features young entrepreneurs and leaders selected from notable private and public institutions who have displayed outstanding leadership with an inspiring story worth emulating by other young people across Africa.

Below is the full list of the 2019 Top 50 Young CEOs in Ghana arranged in alphabetical order:

1. Alhaji Salamu Amadu || Afro Arab Group of Companies

2. Anthony Dzamefe || Caveman Watches

3. Awura Abena Agyeman || Wear Ghana

4. Beryl Agyekum Ayaaba || EchoHouse Ghana

5. Caroline Pomeyie || ProFish Ghana

6. Claud Kweku A. Hutchful || DreamOval

7. Daniel Kojo Soboh || Cabon AV

8. David Asante || Ghana Publishing Company

9. Dentaa Amoateng MBE || GUBA Awards

10. Desmond Kwesi Blackmore (Dblack) || Black Avenue Music

11. Elsie Appau-Klu || Acreaty Management Plc

12. Emmanuel Ansah Amprofi || TROTRO Tractor Ltd

13. Emmanuel Kojo Jones-Mensah || Empire Domus

14. Emmanuel Sin-nyet Asigri || National Youth Authority

15. Eric Ofosu Nkansah || Accra Digital Center

16. Ernest De-Graft Egyir || Chief Executives Network Ghana Ltd

17. Francis Obirikorang || Agrocenta

18. Gloria Akoto || First Finance Company Limited

19. Gregory Rockson || mPharma

20. Hanan Abdul-Wahab || National Food Buffer Stock Company

21. Hayford Siaw || Ghana Library Authority

22. John Dumelo || Farmer

23. Jorge Appiah || Kumasi Hive

24. Josiah Kwesi Eyison || iSpace

25. Kafui Adzah || Akosombo Bar

26. Kevin Okyere || Springfield Group

27. Kofi Asamoah || Kofas Media

28. Kosi Yankey || NBSSI

29. Kwabena Boateng || Plantation Resources Limited

30. Kwadwo Safo Jnr. || Kantanka Automobile

31. Kwaku Boateng Akuoko || Brommon Bespoke

32. Kwame A.A. Opoku || The Reset Global People

33. Latif Abubakar || Globe Productions

34. Lexy Owusu-Boahene || LX HR Solutions

35. Livingstone Etse Satekla (Stonebwoy) || Burniton Music

36. MacCarthy Mac-Gbathy || Hopin Academy

37. Mustapha Ussif || National Service Scheme

38. Nelson Amo || Innohub

39. Peter Sedufia || OldFilm Productions

40. Prince Bonney || iCode Hub

41. Rashida Nasamu || I-ZAR Group

42. Regina Honu || Soronko Solutions

43. Richard Adjei Mensah Ofori Atta || E ON 3 Group

44. Richard Briandt || Codetrain

45. Richie Mensah || Lynx Entertainment

46. Roberta Annan || Roberta Annan Consulting

47. Sadiq Abdulai Abu || 3 Music Network

48. Sangu Delle || Golden Palm Investments Corporation

49. Shadrack Frimpong || Cocoa360

50. William Edem Senyo || Impact Hub Accra