Nominees for the 3rd Ghana CFO Awards have been announced following a rigorous process to ensure all players in the finance industry are represented.

The 3rd Ghana CFO Awards which is powered by InstinctWave, the same company behind the much celebrated, Ghana Information Technology and Telecom Awards.

Ghana Construction Awards, (Ghana & Nigeria) and Africa Brand Conference, UK, is scheduled to hold on the 21st October at the plush Movenpick Ambassador hotel.

Announcing the nominees for the event, Akin Naphtal, CEO of Instinct Wave noted that new categories have been created for financial institutions, government agencies and finance departments to promote and reward their contribution to the economy.

The nominations were officially unveiled to the media after the Board of Trustees of the awards had reviewed all entries and conducted their own research into entries submitted by companies.

The Awards ceremony in its third year, will celebrate the success, innovation and vision of CFOs of listed companies, large corporations, state-owned entities and government institutions. it will also recognize finance executives, teams and leading finance organizations whose outstanding leadership practices have raised the standards of accountability within the profession, showcase brilliancy in managing organisations’ wealth and supported the nation’s economic growth.

The 2017 Ghana CFO awards night will provide an exceptional opportunity for stakeholders in the finance sector to network, entertain clients, and reinforce relationships with partners and reward staff with exceptional performance.

Below is a full list of nominees:

CFO OF THE YEAR: INSURANCE

SIC INSURANCE- Bernard Kofi Ameah Glico Life Insurance- Victor Owusu- Boakye Star Life Insurance- Justice Frank Offei Enterprise Group- Daniel Larbi-Tieku Old Mutual Life Assurance- Samuel Addo-Nyinaku

CFO OF THE YEAR: BANKING

Ecobank Ghana-Edward Botchway Agricultural Development Bank- Joseph Nii Adjei Barclays Bank - Antoinette Kwofie Ghana Commercial bank- Socrates Afram

CFO OF THE YEAR: CONSUMER GOODS

Unilever Ghana-Miguel Angel Jimenez Marquez CocaCola Bottling Company- Philip Ofosu Fan Milk- Nathan Dennis Guinness Ghana- Stephen Nirenstein Kasapreko Company LTD- Emmanuel Teiko

CFO OF THE YEAR: ENERGY

Star Oil- Philip Tieku Allied Ghana- Kwame Oppong Vivo Energy- Moussa Konate Newmont Africa- Kwame Addo-Kufuor Golden Star Resources- Rodney Oddoye Gold Fields Ghana: Lindley Witbooi

CFO OF THE YEAR HEALTHCARE

Kinapharma Pharmaceuticals- Rai Prakash Ernest Chemists- Alex Ntiri Aryton Drugs- Henry Ocansey

CFO OF THE YEAR: LOGISTICS/SERVICES

DHL- Eric Sabarh Mcdan Shipping Company- Nii Armah Maersk Ghana

CFO OF THE YEAR: AVIATION Africa World Airline- Alex Wu Starbow- Mr. Sukhjinder Mann

CFO OF THE YEAR: TOURISM

Landtours Ghana- Moses Klu Mensah Avis Ghana- Duke E.Ankrah Kenpong Travel and Tours-George Amoako

CFO OF THE YEAR: HOSPITALITY

Movenpick Hotel- Jeroen Herweijer Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City- Nirupama Shankar

CFO OF THE YEAR: AUTOMOBILE

Mechanical Lloyd Co.- Kalysta Darko-O'Kell Toyota Ghana- Richard Kwae Japan Motors- Sanjay Verma

CFO OF THE YEAR: PENSION

Axis Pensions- Matthew Mani Metropolitan Pension Trust- Aya Agbettor Old Mutual Trust Company- Samuel Addo- Nyinaku Glico Pensions Trustees Ltd- Belinda Tandoh United Pension Trustees Ltd- Enoch Abin

CFO OF THE YEAR: POWER/UTILITIES

Genser Energy Africa- Linda Body Lawson Kosmos Energy- Sampson Kusi Appiah West African Gas Pipeline Company Ltd- Mike Enendu

TELECOM

MTN- Modupe Kadri Airtel- Solanke Abimbola Vodafone- Kenneth Kwame Gomado TIGO- Bright Owusu-Bempah Busy- James Aduadjoe

NON-BANKING FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

Midland Savings & Loans- Kwame Opoku Frimpong Bond Financial services- Malik Aidoo CDH Financial Holding- Michael Opoku

CFO OF THE YEAR: INVESTMENT BANKING

Beige Capital- Dawda M. Hafisdeen, Databank- Frank Socrates Dzakuma Firstbanc Financial Services Ltd- Pearl Mingle

ORGANISATION AWARDS

FINANCIAL SOFTWARE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR

ACC Tech ERP Multisoft Solutions Holman Consulting Digitronix Systems

BEST INSURANCE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR

GLICO Life Insurance Enterprise Life SIC Insurance Star Life Insurance

STOCK BROKERAGE FIRM OF THE YEAR

New World Securities Data Bank brokerage EDC Brokerage SIC Brokerage Gold Cost Securities Investment Advisor of the Year

Ecobank Capital Firstbanc Financial Services Ltd

Audit Innovation Firm of the Year

KMPG Price Water House Coopers

Public Sector Categories

PUBLIC SECTOR CFO OF THE YEAR

ECG- Mr. Frank Anokwafo GNPC-Comfort Aniagyei GOSCO- Michael Amoah GPHA- Chris Amedor GRA-

PUBLIC SECTOR FINANCE TEAM OF THE YEAR

GRA GNPC VRA ECG GOSCO

PUBLIC SECTOR INTERNAL AUDIT TEAM OF THE YEAR

GRA GNPC VRA ECG GOSCO

PUBLIC SECTOR FINANCE PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

GRA GNPC VRA ECG GOSCO

SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARDS

Life Time achievement of the Year- Hon. Ken Ofori- Attah Outstanding Contribution to Business & Finance- Mr.Philip Oti Mensah( MD Omni Bank) Outstanding Contribution to Business & Finance -Dr. Nii Kotei Dzani(MD Groupe Ideal) Outstanding Contribution to Business & Finance -Francis Kalitsi(Managing Partner, Serengeti Capital)

Business Transformation Award -Mike Nyinaku( MD Beige Group)

Woman of Excellence in Finance- Mrs. Abiola Bawiah(CEO UBA)