News reaching www.kyfilla.com indicates that former President of AngloGold Ashanti Dr.Sam Jonah has been contacted by the world football governing body FIFA to be among the Normalization Committee that will oversees the affairs of Ghana football.
Following the recent happenings in Ghana football, FIFA is instituting a normalization committee which will replace the Ghana Football Association Executive Committee to steer football affairs in the West African country.
www.kyfilla.com understands that, Dr. Sam Jonah has accepted to be among the FIFA Normalization Committee with FIFA to release an official communique confirming his appointment.
Sources also reveals that Eva Okyere will be among the members of the Normalization Committee.
Background of Sam Jonah
Born in Obuasi, Jonah had his high-school education at Adisadel College in Cape Coast, Ghana, then earned an Associate-ship in Mining Engineering at the Camborne School of Mines, Cornwall, England, and subsequently an MSc in Mine Management at the Imperial College of Science and Technology, London.
He joined Ashanti Goldfields Corporation in 1979, working in various capacities, including underground operations.
At the age of 36 he became the Chief Executive Officer, and supervised the transformation of Ashanti Goldfields into a mining multinational, increased gold production from 240,000 ounces per annum to over 1.6 million ounces in over ten years, and oversaw the company’s listing as the first operating African company on the New York Stock Exchange.
In 2009, he became a non-executive director of Vodafone.
Currently, the Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast, Ghana, Jonah chairs the boards of Equator Exploration Ltd, Scharrig Mining, Equinox Minerals, Uramin, Moto Goldmines Ltd and Range Resources Ltd.
He also serves or has served on various boards, including Transnet, Mittal Steel SA, Ashesi University, Standard Bank of South Africa, Lonmin, the Commonwealth African Investment Fund (Comafin), the Advisory Council of the UN Secretary General’s Global Compact, President Olusegun Obasanjo’s International Investment Advisory Council on Nigeria, President Thabo Mbeki’s International Investment Advisory Council of South Africa, and President John Kufuor’s Ghana Investors’ Advisory Council.
As well as his directorships, Jonah is a member of the Advisory Board of the London Business School.
