Ghanaian lawyer and consultant
Nana Bediatuo Asante is a Ghanaian administrator, lawyer and consultant. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party. He is the current Executive Secretary to the President of Ghana and the Apagyahene of Akyem Abuakwa. And he is also an astute Public Servant.
Early life and education
Married to Oluwafemi Adetola
Working life
Asante started his legal practice with Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison, in New York before joining the African Development Bank and Databank as a Consultant and General Counsel respectively.[1] In 2000, he co-founded Faith Brothers Ltd, an investment holding company with Mawuli Ababio in Accra. The company later acquired Citi Savings and Loans Limited, where he served as a Managing Director. The company was subsequently converted into Intercontinental Bank Ghana Limited and was acquired by Access Bank Plc of Nigeria in 2019.[2][3]
Political life
In January 2017 he was appointed the Executive Secretary at the Flagstaff House by President Nana Akuffo-Addo.[4][5][6]
In June 2024, he was appointed Ambassador at Large.[7]
Health
While attending the 79th UN General Assembly with the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, he suffered an illness.[8][9]
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