Vincent Kobina Asmah has been appointed the Chairperson of the Executive Council of the Media Trust Ghana.

Mr Asmah is the immediate past editor of the Graphic Communications Group Limited. In that capacity he edited the flagship Daily Graphic, whiles supervising the various brand editors of the group.

A Chevening scholar, Mr Asmah is currently a member of the National Media Commission, as well as a member of the Advisory Board of the Millennium Excellence Foundation, under the patronage of the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.

With over three decades of journalism and corporate leadership practice under his belt, Mr Asmah is expected to bring his rich experience to bear in the management of the organisation.

Other members of the Executive Council are, George Ferguson Laing, Dr Lawrence Kwarteng-Ashia, Owusua Oppong-Banahene, Mr. Bismark Brown, Nicholina Annor-Adjei, Fui Gameli Segbedzi and Vance Azu.

The Media Trust Ghana is a not-for-profit independent organisation, established to provide capacity building for media managers, journalists and journalism institutions.

The organisation's work aims to promote excellent journalism standards in Ghana and beyond, whiles using independent journalism to foster a better informed society, create awareness about the need for sustainable development, and throw light on critical but underreported issues.