Fred is a Director and Leads the charge for the general administration and financial management of Eco Swiss Investment Limited.
Fred works with the team to ensure that Eco Swiss Investment’s internal systems work smoothly; overseeing everything from budget management to human resources, and from facility maintenance to IT systems.
With over 20 years of experience in financial and administrative stewardship positions across multiple fields (Banking, Pharmaceuticals, Health, Business and Non-Profit), Fred brings new form of dynamism of integrity and stewardship in business growth and sustainability to Eco Swiss Investment Limited. He holds a B.Ed Social Science (Accounting Option) from Cape Coast University. Fred is a chartered accountant with ACCA in which he obtained in 2005 and holds an MBA in Finance from the University of Ghana Business School, Legon.
Fred had his first employment as Accounts Officer in 2001 with Expandable Polystyrene Products Ltd (EPPL) at the North Industrial Area and rose through the ranks to become the Financial Controller in 2005. He joined UT Financial Services in September 2005 as the Branch Accountant for Takoradi Branch. He was transferred to UT Logistics Ltd in June 2007 as the Accountant.
Fred joined Danpong Group of Companies in September 2009 as the Finance Manager with a responsibility to restructure and run the finance and administration functions of the Company. He was promoted as the General Manager, Finance and Administration in January 2012 and then to Deputy CEO in January 2016. He became the Chief Executive Officer in August 2020. He leads a team of health and other professionals to achieve the corporate vision of modern, high quality one-stop medical centre.
Fred’s desire to see society developed is evident in many ways. As an astute philanthropist, Fred serves on the Board of the African Rights Initiative International, an organization in special consultative Status with the UN Economic and Social Council. Fred is also Co-Founder of the International Earth Conservation Group which he co-founded with a team of global development expert. Fred is a Director/Partner at Doctors in the Gap and manages the group’s large resource programme in bridging the healthcare gap in Africa. His dedication at Doctors in the Gap helps the group to reach thousands of people in rural Africa with the help they need so badly annually.
Prince is also the Founder of Doctors, a global medical volunteer programme committed to bridging the healthcare gap in Africa through volunteer placement, primary healthcare provision, infrastructural development, resourcing, training and research. His medical group reaches some of the most impoverished communities in Africa. He was the lead for the Ghana Consortium on Pharmaceutical Misuse and Consulted on then then newly created Ghana Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Campaign in association with the Ghana Padeatric Society. In 2018, he Co-Founded the Global Centre for Leadership and Social Innovation (GCLSI) which was a joint partnership initiative by the African Rights Initiative International, Centre for leadership and Organizational Effectiveness (CLOE), New York and School of Management at the University at Buffalo (State University of New York). Prince believes that leadership and innovation have great influence on social sector productivity and development effectiveness.
Prince is also the Founder/President of the International Earth Conservation (IEC) which he co-founded with a team of global development expert, initially as the Africa Policy Initiative for Sustainable Development in Oil and Mineral Producing Regions in 2010. He is leading a dedicated team of environmentalists, consultants, agriculturalists, agency workers, food system security specialists, public health and development experts, activists, economists, researchers and global leader, on broad range of ecological issues including agriculture, sustainable livelihood, sustainable innovation, climate change, fresh water security and clean energy.
He has led and been involved in numerous projects and programmes funded by international organisations such as the UKAID and DANIDA under STAR Ghana partnerships, UNDP, Ecobank Foundation, ASI USA, Western New York STEM, amongst others. As a strong member of the Civil Society Platform on the UN SDGs, Prince works with over 100 non-profit organizations, governmental agencies and companies in Ghana and beyond to create a network of change and taking country-led action on the Sustainable Development Goals. He Chaired the Civil Society Committee on Health. As a key player in the UN Global Compact Ghana Network, Prince is leading efforts to develop social value strategies for corporations and institutions in line with the Ten Principles of the Global Compact through the institution of the Social Innovation Conference and Social Value Submit. Prince writes, speaks and travels extensively in Africa, encouraging people to care for their environment, advancing the cause of smallholder farmers, and mobilizing communities to take actions for their common good.
Prince is considered as one of the young great Africa rising leaders of his time. In 2017 he made it to the best six young Africans nominated for the Eisenhower Africa Fellowship out of 83 applicants across Africa. He believes 99% of the development of Africa rests on the maturity of Africans. He is the recipient of the following Awards; The Distinguished Service Award by Rotary Club, Forty Under 40 Award (Exceptional Leadership in Non-profit management), MTN Heroes of Change, SAGE-Ghana Youth Excellent Award, National Students Distinguished Humanitarian Award, among others. For the past 15 years Prince has spent his life raising millions of resources to enhance the quality of life of Africa’s most vulnerable groups.
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