John Apea

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John Apea
Born
Ghana
Alma materUniversity of Oxford
Occupations
  • Ghana Head of Mission for CWEIC
  • CEO of eTranzact Ghana
Known forHome Sweet Home, Run baby Run
Board member ofChair for Interstandard Group
AwardsAMAA best screenplay for a film, Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2008, including the awards for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay.

John Apea is the Ghana Head of Mission for the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC).[1] Co – currently, he is the Chief Executive Officer of eTranzact, Ghana’s oldest and biggest Fintech organisation.[2]

He is the previous Africa Regional Coordinator of The Royal Commonwealth Society and has extensive experience across communication, business and entrepreneurship. Current/ previous roles include: Special Adviser, SCL Group and Principal Partner with Interstandard Group and PTE Banyubang. He has also worked in senior roles with the UK Office for Civil Society, advised senior leaders and Governments across Africa and Executive Produced award – winning media projects.[3]

Mr. Apea holds graduate and postgraduate qualifications from the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge and the University of York, in the United Kingdom. Mr. Apea is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts( U.K.) and a Member of the Institute of Directors ( U.K.).

He started his early career as an actor in Ghana. In 2008 he won the

Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Screenplay for the film Run Baby Run in which he also featured as the lead actor.[4]

Run Baby Run received eight nominations and won four awards at the Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2008, including the awards for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay.[5][6][7]

Early Education & Career

Apea studied at

Royal Commonwealth office. In this position, Mr. Apea had oversight across 19 African countries, and together with British High Commissions
, planned all royal and Commonwealth-related events and promoted business opportunities within the African region.

References

  1. ^ "John Apea". CWEIC. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  2. ^ a b "John Apea". eTranzact. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  3. ^ "John Apea". CWEIC. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  4. ^ a b "Student's film wins four African Oscars". Nouse. York, UK: Nouse. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
  5. ^ Ogbu, Rachel (5 May 2008). "Abuja's Night Of Excellence". Newswatch. Lagos, Nigeria. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  6. ^ "The new international movie from Revele Films: Run Baby Run". The Statesman. Accra, Ghana. 9 June 2006. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  7. AllAfrica Global Media
    . Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  8. ^ "Linkedin", John Apea, December 2,2013
  9. ^ "Home Sweet Home...The show you can't get enough of". The Statesman. Accra, Ghana. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  10. ^ Awal, Mohammed (2022-05-30). "John Apea appointed CEO of eTranzact Ghana". The Business & Financial Times. Retrieved 2024-04-15.

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