Togbe Afede XIV (born James Akpo on 23 April 1957) is the Agbogbomefia of the

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, President of Asogli Traditional Area, and former President of the National House of Chiefs.

Early life and education

Togbe Afede XIV was born as James Akpo in Ho on 23 April 1957 to

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Patrick Akpo and Madam Rose Anyawoe. His twin brother, Philip, passed away at a young age. He began his education at Ho Bankoe Roman Catholic Boys School in 1961 and then entered

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Secondary School in 1969, successfully completing his GCE “O” Level in 1974. He then proceeded to Labone Secondary School in Accra where he excelled in the GCE “A” Level examination in 1976. Togbe Afede XIV is an alumnus of

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where he obtained a

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qualification in Accounting in 1979. He also holds an

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from the

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in 1989.

Career

Togbe is the executive chairman of World Trade Centre Accra and was voted member of the Board of Directors of the World Trade Centre in 2015. Togbe founded SAS Finance Group Ltd, constituting Strategic African Securities Ltd, a stock brokerage and corporate finance advisory firm, and SAS Investment Management Ltd, an asset management firm. He also founded Strategic Initiatives Ltd (SIL) a portfolio and private equity investment firm, and co-founded Sunon Asogli Power Ghana Ltd, Databank Financial Services and Africa World Airlines Ltd. He is also a co-pilot of the Embraer 145 aircraft of

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which he piloted for the first landing at

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in April 2021.

Board Memberships

Awards and recognitions

* Personality of the Year, 2005 Millennium Excellence Awards, Ghana. * Order of the Volta (2008). * Chieftaincy Leadership, 2010 Millennium Excellence Awards, Ghana. * Golden Image Awards 2011, for Peace Development Initiatives. * Ultimate Man of the Year, 2018 Exclusive Men of the Year Awards. * Entrepreneur of the Decade, 2020 Ghana Entrepreneurs and Corporate Executive Awards.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Afede, Togbe 1957 births Living people University of Ghana alumni Yale School of Management alumni Members of the Council of State (Ghana) Ghanaian royalty People from Volta Region