President John Agyekum Kufuor on Wednesday appointed Mr. Kwasi Osei, an Actuarial and Management Consultant as Director-General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust.

A statement signed by Ms. Elizabeth Ohene, Government Spokesperson said the President has also appointed Mr. Ras Boateng, a Chartered Financial Analyst as the Deputy Director-General of the Trust. Both appointments take immediate effect, it said.