Yvonne Opare has been appointed as the Managing Director of Ghana Airports Company. This elevation follows the retirement of Pamela Djamson-Tettey from the position after attaining the mandatory retirement age of 60.
Yvonne Nana Afriyie Opare is an accomplished business executive with close to 20 years of quality experience in management positions and engagements. She holds a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) with a specialisation in operations management from American Intercontinental University in Illinois, US.
She earned a bachelor’s degree in computer information systems from DeVry University in Atlanta, Georgia, US after receiving her secondary education at Achimota School in Ghana.
Opare’s corporate journey began in the United States, where she had professional work engagements with Fortune 500 companies such as Hewlett-Packard Enterprise and Eli Lilly.
She also earned a professional real estate licence in the US state of Georgia, excelling in the ultra-competitive US real estate sector and winning the prestigious North American Association of Realtors Million Dollar Sales Club award for two consecutive years in 2006 and 2007.
She later went back to Ghana because she wanted to use her extensive knowledge to help the country grow.
Throughout the span of twenty years, Opare has leveled up abilities in the spaces of corporate leadership, business development and management, including strategy development and execution, resource harmonisation, human resource management, project management, operations management and business negotiation.
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She has built a track record of building and sustaining international business relationships with high-profile multinational organisations, including Schlumberger, Expro Gulf Ltd, Lukoil and Transocean Ltd. Across these high-level engagements. she has led organisations to deliver on strategic corporate partnership objectives.
Mrs Opare’s professional track record includes tenures as the chief executive officer and general manager of Vantage Real Estate Group and Blackwell Realty Ltd, where she led and played leading roles in mainstreaming contemporary business management practices, building a culture of excellence and transforming business operations.
She is well-versed in the intricacies of both entrepreneurship and corporate business because she built and ran a world-class private business that served specialized customer segments.
Yvonne Opare is a wife and mother of three daughters. She has an incredible personal qualities, professional expertise and leadership competencies required to deliver excellence in impact-driven organisations.
