The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) has elected a new chairman in the person of Professor Kwame Adom-Frimpong,
Prior to being elected as the new chairman of PIAC, Professor Adom-Frimpong, was a representative of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Ghana (ICAG) on the Committee.
Commenting on his election as Chairman of PIAC, he expressed gratitude to all Committee Members for the confidence reposed in him and pledged his commitment to ensure that PIAC delivered effectively on its mandate.
Professor Adom-Frimpong would now steer the affairs of PIAC as Chairman for a year, having taken over from Mr Noble Wadzah, whose tenure ended last year.
Also elected as the Vice Chairperson of PIAC is Professor Akosua K. Darkwah, an Associate Professor of Sociology and current Head of the Department of Sociology at the University of Ghana.
About Professor Adom-Frimpong
Prof. Adom-Frimpong is a graduate of the University of Wales, Bangor, UK (MBA) and the University of London. He obtained his Doctorate degree in Business Administration (DBA-Finance option) in 2001 from University for Professional Studies, Arcadia, USA and again had PhD in Economics Finance from the same University in 2004.
Prof. Adom-Frimpong is currently the Managing Director of Mainstream Reinsurance Company and a Partner of Adom Boafo & Associates, a firm of Chartered Accountants and Management Consultants. He worked with PricewaterhouseCoopers for five years as Audit Supervisor, five years with SSNIT as Head of Audit and ABC Brewery Company as Senior Cost and Management Accountant for four years.
Prof. Adom-Frimpong qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1990, and is the immediate past President of the Institute of Chartered of Accountants Ghana (ICAG). He is a Fellow of both the Chartered Institute of Bankers (FCIB) and the Chartered Insurance Institute of Ghana (FCIIG). He is also a Barrister-at-Law and a member of the Ghana Bar Association.
About PIAC
The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) was established under Section 51 of the Petroleum Revenue Management Act (PRMA), to among others, monitor and evaluate compliance with the Act. The Committee was inaugurated and commenced work on September 15, 2011.
