Groupe Nduom Managers speak about their companies
Mr Samuel Ayim Kwapong, GM, Fresh Pak (food packaging manufacturing company based in Elmina)
We are about a year old and specialise in the production of polystering packaging materials for food and related products. Just about 10 months, we are all over and our competitors are beginning to feel the heat. The power challenges did not help us in the first half but we still did well and we are hoping to do even better.
Victor Opoku-Mintah, GM, Coconut Beach Resort, Elmina
We are a hotel of choice for rest and relaxation and strive so hard to delight our customers so that they can repeat their visits. We contribute a lot to the group and we are optimistic of good results at the end of this year.
Patrick Anumel, CEO, GN Bank
We are in a transitional period now after receiving our universal banking license in September, last year. We have almost completed the requirements of that license and we have built up all the structures that we require for a takeoff. We intend to increase our locations to 300 by the end of the year.
Mr Andrew Fiifi Simpson, GM, GN Life
We started business in July , 2015,and have gone into a bancassurance arrangement with GN to sell our products. We aim at providing customers with specialised products that give satisfaction beyond those in the market. We also want to mobilise long-term funds for the group to use and invest.
Nii Kote Nikoi, GM, GN Investment Companies
We are in a difficult environment currently with the cedi being volatile, debt on the rise and the IMF porgramme coming in to help. But as a company, we stay disciplined to our strategy, trying to recommend suitable solutions to clients. Because of that we are slightly above the difficult targets we set for ourselves. We expect things to stabilise so we can consolidate our gains.
Victoria Ama Ametor Armah, Head, Operations/Sales and Marketing, PenTrust
Pension has potential but currently, not everybody understands the concept of the new regulation and so are a bit resistant. PenTrust is about two years old and I think we did very well. Going forward, we will strive to achieve all our targets for full year and deliver to our customers.
Kwame Ofori Asomaning, MD, Ghana Growth Fund Company
GGFC is the investment arm of the group and we invest in distressed companies and turn them around. We have done that for a number of companies and we will continue to do that. Anytime the economy becomes bad, as happened, a number of companies become distressed and that is when we come in.
Ms Makafui Gbedemah, Head, Learning and Development, Groupe Nduom
The human resource is our key asset in the business and we value them. We try to give them the best of services so they can deliver value to customers and the directors. We encourage them to work hard because with over 4,500 employees, you can imagine how our payroll will be like.
Naa Anowa Oturoku, Head, GN Power
We are responsible for the power needs of the group to ensure that they have access to electricity all the time. We design, supply, install and maintain. Because of the power challenges, we provide alternative power sources to serve as a link between the national grid and the plants. We have been around since August, last year and business has been good so far. Going forward, we want to look outside for businesses so that it can complement what we get from the group.
Mr Ralph Ayitey, GM, Coconut Grove Regency Hotel, Accra
Business has been quite tough but we have survived. In the next half, we will focus on satisfying clients, generating repeat business and making sure that clients enjoy memories worth repeating. We will also consistently innovate in our service and improve on our facilities.
