President Akufo-Addo has appointed Prince Sefah as the CEO of Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC), an agency under the Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation.

Mr. Prince Sefah takes over from Kofi Asante, the founding CEO, who is now retiring, after two stints at the helm of the organisation.

Prior to this appointment, Mr. Sefah served for 4 years as Deputy Director-General for the National Communication Authority (NCA) in charge of Operations, where he led NCA's decentralized field & regional operations across the country.

The Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications derives it legitimacy from the Electronic Communications Act, 2008 Act 775 and is mandated to facilitate the implementation of universal access to electronic communication and provision of Internet point of preference in undeserved and unnerved communities.

GIFEC is also mandated to facilitate capacity building programs and promote ICT inclusion in the communities, through the deployment of ICT equipment to educational, vocational and other training institutions.

With his years of experience in the ICT and Telecom space, Mr. Sefah is expected to bring to GIFEC a renewed drive, innovation, strong industry experience, operations management and technological acumen, toward achieving the clear vision of GIFEC.

Mr. Prince Sefah has about 25 years of professional experience, in areas such as manufacturing, banking, ICT, oil & gas and telecommunications from both Central and Western Canada, as well as Ghana.

He was a Board Member of the Accra Digital Centre, where he chaired the Board’s Technical & Operations Committee, under the Chairmanship of Mr. Kofi Asante. He is also a Board Member of the Institute of ICT Professionals Ghana, for the last four (4) years.

Mr. Sefah holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Information Technology Management) from Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada and a Masters in Business Administration (Human Resources Management) from the University of Ghana, Legon. He is currently pursuing a Senior Professional in Human Resources International (SPHRi) Certification. He is an alumnus of St. Peters Senior High School, Nkwatia and Nkawkaw Secondary School.

He is a multi-faceted technology leader who has completed many IT industry certifications and training as well as attended many trade shows, workshops and conferences both locally and internationally.

He worked as IT specialist for Citibank and General Electric all in Toronto, Canada.

The new CEO is a recipient of an Economics Book Prize, 2000 (on the Economy of Developing Countries) awarded by Ryerson University. He has achieved an Advanced Leader (Silver) and Advanced Communicator (Silver) designations from Toastmasters International Organisation (TMI).

He was once Vice President of Education and then the President of the North York Toastmasters Club, in Toronto, Canada. He won several awards in speech and evaluation contests as well as leadership awards during his time in TMI.

For over a decade, he held various executive roles within NPP's Canada Branch and its Toronto & Edmonton Chapters. 

He is currently the Chairman of a vibrant and registered non-profit organisation called Diaspora Patriots in Ghana (DPG) Foundation, which is a New Patriotic Party Association/Fraternity for members/supporters who used to live abroad but have relocated or are relocating to Ghana.