"We are driving through an aspiration to be the lead in the integrated aluminium industry in Africa with the view to adding value to our raw materials" - Michael Ansah, CEO of Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC)

AL Circle had the pleasure of talking to Michael Ansah, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC).

GIADEC is a wholly owned Government of Ghana entity that has been established with a mandate to promote and develop Ghana’s Integrated Aluminium Industry. He is also a member of the Volta Aluminium Company (Valco) Board of Directors (a wholly-owned subsidiary of GIADEC.  

Prior to his appointment as CEO of GIADEC, Michael was Senior Vice President (SVP) at Dell Technologies, with responsibilities for Global operations across over 180 countries. In a career spanning over 30 years, he has held a number of senior executive leadership roles. He was a Director/Associate Partner at PWC Consulting/IBM Business Consulting Services. He was also Group Director at Regus Plc., a member of the IWG, and served as CEO for the Ghana Millennium Challenge Account Programme, developing a national strategy for a multi-sectoral programme to remove constraints to economic growth.