COCA-COLA GETS NEW PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATIONS HEAD

Coca-Cola Equatorial Africa has appointed Mrs. Ama Bawuah as its new Head of Public Affairs and Communications.

Prior to joining the Coca-Cola Company, Ama was a UNDP Advisor on Aid and Funding Coordination to the Government of Ghana.  She was the founder and CEO of Mark 7 Consult, a boutique management-consulting firm in Accra.  Ama has worked in the past as Vice President for Citigroup Corporate Investment Bank’s Global Transaction Services in New York. 

She was the West Africa Director for the Whitaker Group, a Washington DC-based management consulting firm.  She has also worked with Sun Trust Bank in Atlanta, Georgia, as Project Manager in their Product Development department.

In her work with leading global corporates, Ama has consistently delivered and executed cutting-edge solutions for those multinational firms to reduce barriers to business and facilitate their operations in the region.    She has in the past engaged in the resolution of Government/Corporate Affairs issues in West Africa on behalf of US Fortune 500 companies in the Beverage, Agri-business, Consumer Goods and Engineering/Technology industries.

A product of Wesley Girls High School, Ama is a graduate of the University of Ghana and holds an MBA from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.

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