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Biography |
Dr. E. Spio-Garbrah, CEO, Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO)
Dr. Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, a citizen of Ghana, was appointed
Chief Executive of the London-based Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) on 8
September 2003, bringing to the position some 25 years of high level experience
in government, diplomacy, business, banking, and consulting. He is a former
Minister of Communication of the Republic of Ghana (1997-1998) and one-time Ambassador of
Ghana to the United States and Mexico (1994-1997). He also served as Minister of Education,
Minister responsible for Mines and Energy and as a member of UNESCO’s Executive
Board in Paris. Before joining the Ghana government, Dr. Spio-Garbrah was
Head of Communication at the African Development Bank from 1991 to 1994, where
he directed the $33 billion bank's global corporate and marketing communications
and acted as institutional spokesman. Earlier, from 1988 to 1991, he had
performed similar functions as an External relations Officer at the
International Finance Corporation, the World Bank affiliate, in Washington. This
previous experience included working as a mortgage banker in New jersey, USA, as
a sales executive with Southwestern Bell, USA, and as Chairman of the Middle
East Africa Group with the international communications firm of Hill and
Knowlton in New York. |
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