John is the General Manager of Gold Coast Brokerage Limited after a brief period at Gold Coast Asset Management as the Fund Manager. Prior to joining Gold Coast, john had some brief periods with Milstreet Capital and Hydefield Capital where he served in management positions. He joined Hydefield from NDK Capital Limited where he rose through the ranks to become the Acting General Manager. He started at NDK as the Portfolio Manager in charge of investments and managing client’s funds. As of the time he was leaving NDK in 2015, Funds under management had grown from an initial value of GH¢ 1million in 2011, to GH¢ 110 million. As the Portfolio Manager, he had the responsibility of initiating the pension unit of NDK which he successfully executed to the point where pension Funds under Management grew to over GH¢60 million as of the time he was leaving. Before joining NDK he was the Head of the Brokerage Department at Gold Coast Securities Ltd, trading stocks, bonds and Treasuries on the Ghana Stock Exchange.
John holds two licenses from Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an Investment advisor’s representative and Dealers representative.
He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Cape Coast and an MBA (Finance Option) degree from Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA). He holds a post graduate diploma in ACCA financial Management. John is a Level 1 candidate of CFA
John has also attended various seminars and workshops among which are Bonds and Gilts trading by Datahouse Net, Lagos Nigeria; Advanced Corporate Valuation by the GSE, Accra and has certificates in the GSE organized courses toward his licensing as a Stock Broker. John has acquired a lot of experience trading equities, bonds and government securities on the Ghana Stock Exchange and in the management of fund in excess of over GH¢ 250 million.
