Leading Experts from the Procurement and Supply Chain industry have been rewarded at second edition of the Ghana Procurement and Supply Chain Awards (GHAPSCA2019) which took place at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel in Accra.
A total of sixty-six (66) awards were presented to organizations and individuals for their exceptional contributions to the procurement and supply chain industry.
GHAPSCA 2019 hosted the best of the best of the procurement and supply chain sector across Ghana to an evening of celebration and networking.
In all, 19 organizations participated in the awards ceremony; KATH, Ghana Health Service, DVLA, VRA, Ministry of Procurement, Barclays, UMB, Zenith, Maxam, Goldfields, MTN, Unilever, Silverstar Auto, Kosmos Energy, Ghana Gas, AirtelTigo, Vodafone, Strategic security and McDan Shipping Company.
Procurement Minister Adwoa Safo was present in the capacity of chief host and keynote speaker.
Speaking on the topic “tackling procurement integrity in Ghana”, the minister expressed her gratitude to Instinct Wave- organizers of GHAPSCA 2019 for the invitation and hard work in recognizing and rewarding Practitioners.
Addressing Procurement practitioners present at the event Adwoa Safo revealed that collusion and fraud threatened the judicious utilization of public finance and encouraged practitioners to maintain integrity in the procurement process.
“I strongly believe that we can only achieve value for money if we provide for integrity in our procurement system. Lack of integrity violates equal treatment and equal participation in the procurement process” she said.
“…on the issue of integrity, I strongly believe that as procurement practitioners we need a uniform code of conduct for all procurement practitioners in this country, where we can measure and benchmark the actions, in actions of procurement practitioners in our country.”
“And on this note I wish to inform all gathered here that, my office on the 27th of February this year inaugurated an Ethics and Standards Committee that is chaired by the country manager of CIPS Ghana. The committee is tasked to formulate a comprehensive and uniform code of conduct for procurement practitioners in Ghana and to proffer sanctions where there are breaches to this code,” the minister announced.
The Ministry of Procurement was recognized with the Promoting Procurement Ethics award for their efforts in promoting integrity in the procurement process since the office was established in 2017.
GHAPSCA 2019 also unveiled the top 20 Procurement leaders award and outstanding individuals in the procurement and supply chain industry. Some of them include;Nana Ama Appiah (Zenith Bank), Enoch D.Dugbartey (UMB Bank), Evelyn Sam (AirtelTigo), Joshua Kofi Rockson (Barclays Bank), Patrick Afari (MTN Ghana), Theophilus Otchere(Gold Fields), NazaireDjako (Unilever), Eric Ekow T. Ghansah (Maxam Ghana), Robert KwekuTay (DVLA),Sampson Owusu Afriyie(KATH), Kwame Gyeabour (Kosmos Energy), Michael Owusu (Vodafone), Araba Kudiabor(Ghana Health Service).
Special recognition awards were also conferred on outstanding individuals which included: Executive Director for Chase Petroleum, Daniel Augustus Amoah, President of CISCM, Richard ObengOkrah, MD of KEK Insurance Brokers, Charles Oduro, CEO of VRA Emmanuel Antwi-Darkwa, Country manager for CIPS, Stella Addo, CEO of McDan Shipping Company, Daniel McKorley, CEO of Zenith Bank, Henry Oroh, CEO of Ghana Gas, Ben K. Asante, Managing Consultant for Supply Chain Management, Basil Ahiable and Samuel Asare Boateng for their contributions to the sector.
Graduates from the Procurement & Supply Chain departments of Sunyani and Takoradi Technical Universities were also recognized for their academic achievements.
CEO of Instinct Wave, Mr. Akin Naphtal in his welcome remarks commended industry players for their hardwork. Mr. Naphtal also announced the unveiling of a supply chain magazine, “Supply Chain Africa”.
“After a successful maiden edition last year which would not have been possible without industry players and stakeholders, I am delighted to announce the birth of the supply chain magazine dubbed ‘Supply Chain Africa’ which will be out in two weeks.” He announced.
“Ladies and gentlemen, aside recognizing and rewarding innovative and transformative players in the procurement industry it is only appropriate that we chronicle all these in a magazine.” he continued.
“We look forward to more fruitful events in the coming years.” He concluded.
Below is the list of Award Winners:
ORGANISATIONAL AWARDS
Emerging Improvement in Procurement & Supply Chain: Banking
Barclays Bank
Excellence in Procurement & Supply Chain: Banking (Silver)
UMB Bank
Excellence in Procurement & Supply Chain: Banking (Gold)
Zenith Bank
Emerging Improvement in Procurement& Supply Chain: Mining
Maxam Ghana
Excellence in Procurement& Supply Chain: Mining
Gold Fields
Excellence in Procurement & Supply Chain: Telecom/IT
MTN Ghana
Excellence in Procurement& Supply Chain: Consumer Goods
Unilever
Excellence in Procurement& Supply Chain: Automobile
Silver Star Auto
Excellence in Procurement& Supply Chain: Oil & Gas (Downstream)
Kosmos Energy
Excellence in Procurement & Supply Chain: Oil & Gas(Midstream)
Ghana Gas
Most Improved Procurement Process of the Year ( Private Sector)
AirtelTigo
Procurement Innovation of the Year ( Paperless System)
Vodafone Ghana
Procurement & Supply Chain Service Provider of the Year Award
Strategic Security Systems
Most Innovative Use of Technology in Procurement (Private sector)
MTN Ghana
Local Content Development Award (Silver)
Kosmos Energy
Local Content Development Award (Gold)
Gold Fields
Sourcing Excellence Award
Vodafone
Supply Chain Solutions Provider of the Year
McDan Shipping Company
Sustainability Procurement Award (Silver)
Kosmos Energy
Sustainability Procurement Award (Gold)
Unilever
Procurement & Supply Chain Team of the Year: Private Sector (Bronze)
Gold Fields
Procurement & Supply Chain Team of the Year: Private Sector (Silver)
AirtelTigo
Procurement & Supply Chain Team of the Year: Private Sector (Gold)
MTN Ghana
PUBLIC SECTOR
Excellence in Procurement & Supply Chain: Health Care (Silver)
KomfoAnokye Teaching Hospital
Excellence in Procurement & Supply Chain: Health Care (Gold)
Ghana Health Service
Excellence in Public Procurement (Silver)
DVLA
Excellence in Public Procurement (Gold)
VRA
Best in Public Procurement & Supply Chain Compliance (Silver)
KomfoAnokye Teaching Hospital
Best in Public Procurement & Supply Chain Compliance (Gold)
VRA
Best Improved Procurement Process (Public Sector)
Ghana Health Service
Innovative Use of Technology in Public Procurement and Supply( Bronze)
DVLA
Innovative Use of Technology in Public Procurement and Supply Chain (Silver)
VRA
Innovative Use of Technology in Public Procurement and Supply Chain (Gold)
Ghana Health Service
Procurement & Supply Chain Team of the Year: Public Sector (Bronze)
KomfoAnokye Teaching Hospital
Procurement & Supply Chain Team of the Year: Public Sector (Silver)
VRA
Procurement & Supply Chain Team of the Year: Public Sector (Gold)
Ghana Health Service
Promoting Procurement Ethics Award
Ministry of Procurement
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Procurement & Supply Chain Professional of the Year( Private Sector)
Enoch D.Dugbartey
Head of Procurement- UMB Bank
Woman Procurement & Supply Chain Professional of the Year( Private Sector)
Evelyn Sam
Chief Supply Chain Officer, AirtelTigo
Professional of the Year (Public Sector)
Araba Kudiabor
Head of Procurement- Ghana Health Service
Industry Personality of the Year
Nana Ama Appiah
Head General Services & Procurement- Zenith Bank
SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARDS
Outstanding Contribution to Procurement Professionalization
Stella Addo
CIPS Country Manager
Outstanding Contribution to Procurement & Supply Chain Industry
Samuel AsareBoateng
Outstanding Contribution to Procurement & Supply Chain Industry
Basil Ahiable
Outstanding Contribution to Supply Chain Industry
Richard ObengOkrah
President- Chartered Institute of Supply Chain Management
Petroleum Supply Chain Visionary Award
Daniel Augustus Amoah
Executive Director- Chase Petroleum
Supply Chain Man of the year
Mr. Charles Oduro
MD- KEK Insurance Brokers
Public Sector Supply Chain Leadership Award
Ing. Emmanuel Antwi-Darkwa
CEO- VRA
Procurement Transformation CEO Award (Private Sector)
Henry Oroh
CEO-Zenith Bank
Procurement Transformation CEO Award (Public Sector)
Ben K Asante
CEO- Ghana Gas
Supply Chain CEO of the Year
Daniel McKorley
CEO- Mcdan Shipping Company
STUDENT AWARDS (SPONSORED BY PANAVEST)
Best Procurement Student Award
Edward TwumAmadi-Atta
Takoradi Technical University
Best Procurement Student Award
Mr. OtiAsabre Michael
Sunyani Technical University
Source: Ghana/Starrfm.com.gh/103.5FM
