| Intro | Ghanaian businessperson | ||||||
| Is | Businessperson | ||||||
| From | Ghana | ||||||
| Type | Business | ||||||
| Gender | male | ||||||
| Birth | 30 December 1982 | ||||||
| Age: | 37 years | ||||||
| Star sign | Capricorn | ||||||
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Kofi Amoa-Abban (born 30 December 1982) is a Ghanaian Oil and Gas entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He is best known as the founder and CEO of Rigworld Group, an oil services business with operations across West Africa.
Early life
Kofi Amoa-Abban was born in Tema, Ghana, the son of Kofi Amoa-Abban a Director at Textile company TTL, and Letitia Amoa-Abban a retail entrepreneur. Kofi Amoa-Abban was educated at Mfantsipim School in Cape Coast, Ghana. Kofi Amoa-Abban graduated from the University of Ghana with a degree in Psychology and pursued a master’s degree at Oslo University.
Managing career
In 2011, Kofi Amoa-Abban started Rigworld from a small office in Osu, Accra providing recruitment services to the burgeoning oil and gas industry in Ghana. Prior to that, he had served as a drill crew member with Atwood Hunter responsible for the TEAK1, TEAK 2, and Banda Wells. In July 2015 Kofi Amoa-Abban co-founded PressureTech, a wholly owned subsidiary of Rigworld International Services, which offers engineering solutions to Oil and Gas companies in Ghana and beyond.
Companies
- Rigworld International Services Ltd.
- Steadfast Rigworld
- Rigworld Training
- Transatlantic Services ltd.
- Rigworld Petroleum
- Galaxy Resorts
- Burj Constructions
- M2 Telematics
- Rigworld Security
- Axiss Shipping
- Aquasplash Water Park
Awards
In February 2016, Kofi Amoa-Abban received an honorary doctorate of Business Administration “Honoris Causa” from two universities, the Commonwealth University and the London Graduate School who collaborated. In the same year Kofi Amoa-Abban received the “Extraordinary Entrepreneur” award from the Tema Excellence Awards Foundation.
Awards and nominations
| Year | Event | Prize | Recipient | Result | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Commonwealth University and the London Graduate School | Honorary Doctorate | Kofi Amoa-Abban | Won | |
| 2016 | Tema Excellence Awards | Extraordinary Entrepreneur award | Kofi Amoa-Abban | Won | |
| 2016 | 2016 EMY Awards | Rising star award(Special Award) | Kofi Amoa-Abban | Won | |
| 2016 | Oil and Gas Ghana Awards (OGGA) 2016 | CEO of the Year Award (upstream) | Kofi Amoa-Abban | Won | |
| 2016 | Ghana Oil and Gas Awards (GOGA) 2016 | Rising Star Award | Kofi Amoa-Abban | Won | |
| 2016 | Ghana Oil and Gas Awards (GOGA) 2016 | Oil and Gas Personality of the year award (Up stream) | Kofi Amoa-Abban | Won | |
| 2017 | 7th Ghana Entrepreneur & Corporate Executive Awards | Oil And Gas Entrepreneur For 2016 | Kofi Amoa-Abban | Won | |
| 2017 | Ghana-UK Based Achievement Awards (GUBA) | GUBA Black Star award for Young Oil and Gas Entrepreneur | Kofi Amoa-Abban | Won | |
| 2017 | Ghana Shippers Awards 2017 | Most Promising CEO | Kofi Amoa-Abban | Won | |
| 2017 | Oil and Gas Ghana Awards 2017 | CEO of the Year Award (upstream) | Kofi Amoa-Abban | Won | |
| 2017 | Forty Under 40 Award 2017 | Young Leaders Award in Oil & Gas | Kofi Amoa-Abban | Won | |
| 2018 | Gender and Development Initiative for Africa (GADIA) Awards 2018 | The GACH Award | Kofi Amoa-Abban | Won | |
| 2018 | Forty Under 40 Award 2018 | Young Leaders Award in Oil & Gas | Kofi Amoa-Abban | Won | |
| 2018 | Forty Under 40 Award 2018 | Young Leaders Award in ENERGY | Kofi Amoa-Abban | Won | |
| 2018 | Sustainability & Social Investment Awards 2018 | SSI CEO of The Year | Kofi Amoa-Abban | Won | |
| 2018 | Oil and Gas Ghana Awards 2018 | Oil and Gas Personality of the Year (Upstream) | Kofi Amoa-Abban | Won | |
| 2019 | 2019 Ghana Industry CEOs Awards | Ghana Industry CEO for Oil and Gas | Kofi Amoa-Abban | Won | |
| 2019 | Ghana Oil and Gas Awards (GOGA) 2019 | CEO of the Year (Upstream) | Kofi Amoa-Abban | Won |