Dr Isaac Okpoti Nai appointed Managing Director of New Times Corporation
The National Media Commission (NMC) has appointed Dr Isaac Okpoti Nai as the new Managing Director of New Times Corporation, publishers of the Ghanaian Times and Spectator newspapers.
In a press statement dated June 5, 2026, the National Media Commission (NMC) wrote: "In consultation with His Excellency the President of the Republic," Dr. Isaac Okpoti Nai has been appointed as Managing Director of the New Times Corporation.
The appointment is in accordance with Article 168 of the 1992 Constitution of the Republic of Ghana and section 2(1)(e) of the National Media Commission Act, 1994 (Act 449).
Dr. Isaac Okpoti Nai is a management executive, academic, and corporate leader with over 25 years of professional experience spanning financial management, corporate governance, strategic planning, internal audit, risk management, and organisational development across Ghana and the United Kingdom, the statement said.
Before this appointment, Dr. Nai served as General Manager, Finance and Administration at the State Housing Company Limited.
He has also previously served as Executive Secretary of the Public Servants Housing Loans Scheme and as Interim Managing Director of the State Housing Company Limited.
Dr. Nai has held senior leadership positions with the Ghana Integrity Initiative (Transparency International Ghana), the Central Region Development Commission, the London Borough of Croydon, the London Borough of Merton, and Ananemantey & Co.
His experience spans both public and private sector institutions, including donor funded organisations, local government authorities, financial institutions, and higher education establishments.
He holds a Doctor of Business Administration in Financial Management from Anglia Ruskin University in the United Kingdom, an MBA in Finance and Strategic Management from the University of Greenwich, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Oxford Brookes University.
He is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana.
His appointment takes immediate effect.
