The CEO of The Makers Electronics Co. Ltd, who also leads Hi-Lynks Communication Limited, Stephen Essoun, has been awarded by the West African Nobles Forum (WANF).

The Forum is a non-governmental group of more than 2,000 eminent personalities from various fields of work across the sub-region, set up to promote integrity and accountability and drive socio-economic integration.

The sub-regional think-tank fashioned after the Philosophical Society of America is made up of statesmen, legal luminaries, politicians, research fellows, Ministers of the gospel, technocrats, medical giants, professionals and captains of industries.

Membership of the Forum is granted to eminent West Africans who uphold virtues of honesty, integrity, and accountability in their line of work.

Reading the citation to induct and confer the award the Forum lauded how under Stephen Essoun's "stern leadership, his company has won several awards including but not limited to: ‘The Promising Company of the Year’, ‘Responsible Electronics Retail Company of the year,’ ‘Responsible Emerging Electronics Brand of the Year’ and ‘The Young Achiever of the year at the Ghana CEO Vision and Awards."

Mr Essoun holds a First Degree in Psychology and Linguistics from the University of Ghana (UG), a Post-graduate Master of art certificate in Media Management from the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ), and another post-graduate Master of art certificate in Organisational Leadership and Governance from the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS).”

The Forum further acknowledged his professional growth and experience.

Prior to setting up his company Mr Essoun worked with Glico General Insurance as a Marketing and Underwriting Officer, Achimota Hospital as a Records Officer, Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Ghana as a Business Development Executive, Events and Promotions Manager at Global Media Alliance, and also The Multimedia Group Limited and later Coca-Cola Equatorial Africa as Project Manager(M&E).

Mr Stephen Essoun has over 15 years of experience in the media marketing space.”

Other Awards

The young dynamic CEO was on April 29, 2022, named the ‘Young Achiever of the Year’, 2022, at the Ghana CEO Vision and Awards.

The Makers Electronics Co. Ltd also won the Outstanding Customer Service award for the year 2022 at West Africa Business Excellence Awards.

On that same April 29, 2022, The Makers Electronics Co. Ltd picked up two separate awards at the Responsible Business and Leadership Excellence Awards.

The awards were the ‘Responsible Electronics Retail Company of the year for 2021’, and the ‘Responsible Emerging Electronics Brand of the year 2021.’

The Makers Electronics Company Limited in 2021, also received the ‘Promising Company of the Year’ award at the Ghana Business Awards.