Gideon Quarcoo is a Ghanaian politician. He was the deputy minister for Communications of Ghana from 2009 to 2012,[1][2] and the chief executive officer of the Ghana Export Promotions Authority from 2013 to 2016.[3][4]
Quarcoo obtained his Ordinary-level certificate from Achimota School in 1967, and his Advanced-level certificate from the Accra Academy in 1969. He studied communication at Emerson University, Boston, where he was awarded his bachelor's degree in 1980, graduating as the Emersonian Valedictorian for the Emerson Class of 1980.[5]
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Quarcoo began as a Management Development consultant at Liberty Mutual Insurance Company in Boston in 1981. He later joined Provant / J. Howard & Associates in Lexington as a Curriculum and Development Consultant in 1997. He later returned to Ghana where he gained employment as the chief executive officer of Midezor Consult Limited, a management consultancy. In 2009, he was appointed Deputy Minister for Communications in the erstwhile Mills government.[1][6][7] He worked in this capacity until 2012. In 2013, he was appointed chief executive officer of the Ghana Export Promotions Authority by Ghanaian president John Mahama.[8] He served in this position until 2016 when he was succeeded by James Zugah Tiigah.[9]
^ ab"Government explores rescue plan for Ghana". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
^"Ghana Post expects government support". Post & Parcel. 2010-08-25. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
^"Exporters urged to focus on quality issues". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
^"Ambassador Sun Baohong Met with Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Export Promotion Authority". www.fmprc.gov.cn. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
^ ab"I want to wean GEPA off gov't subvention — Gideon Quarcoo". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
^"Deputy Minister Escapes Death". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
^"ITU-T Presentations by the Director of TSB". www.itu.int. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
^"GEPA committed to fulfill the needs of SMEs". Retrieved 2022-02-22.
^"Chinese Ambassador to Ghana H.E. Mdm. Sun Baohong met with Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Export Promotion Authority". gh.china-embassy.org. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
April 14, 2024
gideon, quarcoo, ghanaian, politician, deputy, minister, communications, ghana, from, 2009, 2012, chief, executive, officer, ghana, export, promotions, authority, from, 2013, 2016, deputy, minister, communicationsin, office, 2009, 2012presidentjohn, atta, mill. Gideon Quarcoo is a Ghanaian politician He was the deputy minister for Communications of Ghana from 2009 to 2012 1 2 and the chief executive officer of the Ghana Export Promotions Authority from 2013 to 2016 3 4 Gideon QuarcooDeputy Minister for CommunicationsIn office 2009 2012PresidentJohn Atta MillsMinisterHaruna IddrisuPersonal detailsAlma materAchimota SchoolAccra AcademyEmerson CollegeProfessionManagement Consultant Contents 1 Education 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 ReferencesEducation editQuarcoo obtained his Ordinary level certificate from Achimota School in 1967 and his Advanced level certificate from the Accra Academy in 1969 He studied communication at Emerson University Boston where he was awarded his bachelor s degree in 1980 graduating as the Emersonian Valedictorian for the Emerson Class of 1980 5 Career editQuarcoo began as a Management Development consultant at Liberty Mutual Insurance Company in Boston in 1981 He later joined Provant J Howard amp Associates in Lexington as a Curriculum and Development Consultant in 1997 He later returned to Ghana where he gained employment as the chief executive officer of Midezor Consult Limited a management consultancy In 2009 he was appointed Deputy Minister for Communications in the erstwhile Mills government 1 6 7 He worked in this capacity until 2012 In 2013 he was appointed chief executive officer of the Ghana Export Promotions Authority by Ghanaian president John Mahama 8 He served in this position until 2016 when he was succeeded by James Zugah Tiigah 9 Personal life editQuarcoo is married with four daughters 5 References edit a b Government explores rescue plan for Ghana Modern Ghana Retrieved 2022 02 22 Ghana Post expects government support Post amp Parcel 2010 08 25 Retrieved 2022 02 22 Exporters urged to focus on quality issues Modern Ghana Retrieved 2022 02 22 Ambassador Sun Baohong Met with Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Export Promotion Authority www fmprc gov cn Retrieved 2022 02 22 a b I want to wean GEPA off gov t subvention Gideon Quarcoo Graphic Online Retrieved 2022 02 22 Deputy Minister Escapes Death GhanaWeb Retrieved 2022 02 22 ITU T Presentations by the Director of TSB www itu int Retrieved 2022 02 22 GEPA committed to fulfill the needs of SMEs Retrieved 2022 02 22 Chinese Ambassador to Ghana H E Mdm Sun Baohong met with Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Export Promotion Authority gh china embassy org Retrieved 2022 02 22 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gideon Quarcoo amp oldid 1169275290, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
