Afetsi Awoonor Honoured with Millennium Excellence Award for Energy Leadership and Social Impact-Ghana

Afetsi Awoonor, Managing Director of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST), has been awarded the prestigious Millennium Excellence Award for Leadership by the Millennium Excellence Foundation. The award ceremony took place at the Manhyia Palace under the patronage of Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene. Awoonor was recognized for his exemplary leadership in Ghana’s energy sector and his significant contributions to national development.

Awoonor’s career spans multiple sectors, including energy and entrepreneurship. Before his role at BOST, he served as Chairman of JBW Limited, a company he founded in 2013. He has also held various leadership roles in multinational firms across sub-Saharan Africa, earning him respect across the continent for his strategic leadership and business acumen.

Beyond his professional achievements, Awoonor is also known for his philanthropic efforts through the Afetsi Awoonor Foundation. The Foundation focuses on youth empowerment, economic resilience, and social inclusion, aiming to build a generation of self-sufficient Ghanaians. His initiatives have made a tangible difference in communities across the country.

Awoonor’s international credentials further reinforce his standing as a global thought leader. He is an alumnus of renowned institutions such as the Graduate Institute in Geneva and the French Institute of Petroleum. His influence extends to global platforms in Switzerland, the US, the UK, Kenya, and South Africa, where he frequently contributes as a policy advocate and speaker.

In honoring Awoonor, the Foundation highlighted his role as a beacon of transformative leadership. The citation emphasized his unwavering commitment to both industrial advancement and social equity. This award cements his legacy as a visionary working toward a prosperous and inclusive future for Ghana and the African continent at large.

Source: Citi newsroom