Mr. Tackie has over 25 years practical experience in working with the Private Sector and Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana and has a field based understanding of SME development and its role in enhancing livelihoods, and the relevant macro-economic and international issues impinging on SME development. He is currently the CEO of the National Medium-Term Private Sector Development Strategy (PSDS II) having previously served as the Coordinator of the Trade Sector Support Programme (TSSP) and the Industrial Sector Support Programme (ISSP) at the Ministry of Trade and Industry.

He is also the Chairman of the recently launched Ghana Commodity Exchange (GCX), member of the Board of Directors of the National Board for Small Scales Industries (NBSSI), member of the Steering Committees of the Ghana Skills and Technology Development Programme (GSTDP) and the Support to Private Sector Development Programme at the Royal Danish Embassy. As an accomplished entrepreneur Mr. Tackie is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Global Entrepreneurship Solutions, Meaty Foods Limited, and Co-Founder and Executive Director of Small Business Development Foundation.

As a Business Consultant, Mr. Tackie had extensive engagement in consulting at O.I.M International B.V. (Cape Town, SA). He has tremendous experience in corporate governance and boardroom dynamics and serves on several Boards across industries. He is an Adjunct Lecturer in Entrepreneurship Strategies at the Graduate Business School of the Central University College and has delivered several seminars and talks on Entrepreneurial Leadership and Innovation. He is a distinguished speaker at several international conferences. Mr. Tackie is a Doctoral Candidate for Business Administration and Masters in Leading Innovation and Change and holds a B.Sc. (Hons) in Agriculture and Executive MBA in Entrepreneurial Management. He is a member of Ghana Association of Consultants.

Mr. Adjei- Adjivonh is the Director of Finance and Administration at UMB. He joined UMB in 2015 after several years with Ghana Reinsurance Company Ltd. where he was Head, Treasury and Investment. Prior to that he worked at CDH Financial Holdings Ltd. where his last position was Head, Strategic Planning and IT. Kwame’s expertise includes risk management, accounting and investment portfolio management.

Mr. Boateng is a Chartered CFA holder with over 20 years of broad management experience in Insurance, Fund Management and Investment Banking. Until May 2010, Mr. Boateng was the Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) where he served as the key architect and builder of Africa’s first successful social health insurance program.

Prior to joining the NHIA, Mr. Boateng had held other executive positions such as Deputy Director General (SSNIT -Ghana), Vice President and Director of Investments (Hanover Investments, Inc – USA), Vice President, Debt Capital Markets (Paine Webber Inc., USA), and Actuarial Associate, Group Pension & Employee Benefit Services (Connecticut General life Insurance Company- CIGNA, USA).

Mr. Boateng was educated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he earned an MSc. Management with concentration in Finance and Applied Economics, and a BSc. Industrial Engineering & Applied Mathematics. He also has a Post Graduate Certificate in Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management from the University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign.

Mr. Boateng was the first Ghanaian awarded the CFA Charter; he significantly influenced the selection of Accra as the sole CFA examination centre for West Africa and served on the CFA examination board as a grader of CFA professional examinations from 1997 until 2008. He co-chaired the National Bond Market Development Committee whose work culminated in recommendations to the Ghanaian government for sovereign credit rating, a global bond issue and the Central Securities Depository (CSD) of the Ghana Stock Exchange. Mr. Boateng serves as a Director on the Board of Millennium Insurance Company.

He is a member of the Chartered Financial Analysts Institute and a member of the Boston Securities Analysts Society. Mr. Boateng is an avid reader of history, philosophy and social development.

Frank has extensive experience working as a senior accounting, audit and management executive gathered through working in the manufacturing, oil marketing, and automobile industries as well as the public sector of Ghana.

Some of the senior executive roles that Frank has held include: Director of Audit, Ghana Highway Authority; Associate Executive Director, Financial Controller & Head of Administration, Head of Asset Management, Head of Pensions, all at FirstBanC Financial Services Ltd. Others include: Finance Manager, Longlife Confectionery Ltd; Internal Control & Audit Manager, Oando Ghana Limited; and, Financial Controller, Fairllop International Ltd.

Frank holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree (B’Com) First Class Honours from the University of Cape Coast, Ghana and an MBA (Accounting) Degree from the University of Ghana, Legon. He is a member of the following professional bodies: Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (UK), Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICA Ghana), Institute of Internal Auditors (Ghana), and the Certified Internal Control Professional (USA).

Frank is a member of the Governing Board of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). He chairs the Finance and the Audit Report Implementation Committees of the GRA Board. He also served on a number boards in the private and public sector.

Francis has comprehensive experience across Investment Banking, Retail, Consultancy & Training and Mining. Prior to joining UMB-IHL, he was the Head of Corporate Finance & Research at National Trust Holding Company Limited (NTHC) where he provided leadership for the transformation of its Investment Management and Corporate Finance.

Francis joined NTHC from Strategic African Securities Limited where he was Manager, Corporate Finance and Investment Research. Prior to that he had worked in various roles including Consultant/Trainer and Assistant Accountant. He has over the years acquired rich experience in the areas of investment management, privatization, public offerings, mergers and acquisitions and financial restructuring.

Francis holds a BSc. in Administration (Accounting) from University of Ghana, Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from University of London and an MSc. in Finance and Investment from Brunel University, United Kingdom. He is a Chartered Accountant and a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA).