The Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) has appointed Dr Kingsley Antwi-Boasiako as its new Public Affairs Manager.

Dr. Antwi-Boasiako takes over from Abba Lokko, who was the Public Affairs Manager for the nation’s refiner for over a decade but resigned from her position to assume a new role as the Communications Manager for GCNET in 2016.

The 36-year-old holds a PhD in Mass Communication-Media Arts from Ohio University’s Scripps College of Communication in Athens Ohio, USA. He also attained his M.A in International Studies from the same University. 

He did his undergraduate degree in Business Administration with Management option at the Kumasi campus of the University of Education Winneba.

Dr Antwi-Boasiako brings on board more than 10-years of experience in journalism, public relations and media consultancy.

He has worked with a number of reputable media organisations both in and outside of Ghana including; Kapital Radio in Kumasi, TV Africa, Kessben Group of Companies, New African magazine (London), Ghana Review magazine (London, Ghana) and WOUB-TV in Athens Ohio USA.

As a media consultant, Dr Antwi-Boasiako performed a number of media related consultancy services for clients such as Christian Service University College, Otumfuo Education Fund, and a number of entities in the hospitality industry.

He charged with building a sustainable internal and external partnerships to support the achievement of TOR’S strategic corporate objectives in addition to other roles.