Roland Agambire
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Roland Agambire | |
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![]() Agambire CEO of Agams Holdings | |
Born | 19 April 1976 |
Alma mater | GIMPA |
Website | www |
Roland Agambire (born April 19, 1976) is a
He set up Roagam Links in March 2001, then as a mobile phone repair outlet, which expanded later to become the first indigenous information and communications technology manufacturing, assembling, and training firm in Ghana. The RLG Group is said to have a presence in
Early life and education
Agambire was born in Sirigu in northern Ghana. He trained as a teacher and later studied at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration.[1]
Career
Rlg Communications
Rlg Communications employs about 500 permanent staff, 1,000 others and has created jobs for over 30,000 youth [3] over the last decade through collaboration with the various key stakeholders and government.[4] His company's training subsidiary, the Rlg Institute of Technology implements similar schemes in Nigeria and the Gambia, working with the respective governments.[5]
AGAMS Holdings Limited
Agambire is also the executive chairman of AGAMS Holdings Limited[6] and is responsible for the overall strategic planning and management of the eleven integrated companies making up the Holdings. He has won several local and international recognitions and awards for innovation, entrepreneurship, commitment to growth and, philanthropy.[citation needed]
In September 2012, he became the youngest person to be awarded the Chartered Institute of Marketing Ghana (
In the 2012 rankings of the
Other ventures
Agambire has addressed a number of high-profile international and local events including university congregations, business summits, awards ceremonies, and conferences.[citation needed] He has been a guest of the World Bank Group as Resource Person for a Regional Workshop on Youth Employment in West Africa in the Nigerian capital, Abuja as well as the US Embassy in Ghana on Entrepreneurial Mentorship Program in Northern Ghana. [citation needed]He had previously addressed the 1st Africa Entrepreneurship Conference at the Robert Gordon University in Scotland, United Kingdom as well as the Africa Global Business Forum in Dubai.[citation needed]
Rlg currently has its Global Office in Dubai, making it one of the few African companies to site its global hub in that part of the world. [citation needed] In 2013 he announced he was investing in Hope City, a US$10bn project for an IT hub near Accra, intended to contain Africa's tallest building.[10] After all the hype and media attention, Hope City remains a plan on paper and currently it is not being planned.[11]
In 2014, RLG started assembling feature phones in Nigeria. They reportedly delivered 50,000 Nigerian-assembled feature phones in 2015. The RLG assembling plant, known as RLG & Adulawo Tech City, is a public-private partnership between the Osun state government and RLG Communications.[12]
References
- ^ a b c Nathaniel Apadu (16 September 2013). "rLG's Roland Agambire: An Inspiration To Ghanaian Youth". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ "RLG shows the way in mobile phone manufacturing in Africa". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ Kuuire, Joseph-Albert (8 July 2020). "The Rise And Fall Of RLG". Tech Labari. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "AGAMS Holdings: Building A Legacy in African ICT Sector". www.marcopolis.net. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ "Rlg, GYEEDA to train 30,000 youth in ICT". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "rlg's Roland Agambire sues Manasseh Azure". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ "RLG shows the way in mobile phone manufacturing in Africa". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ "Roland Agambire Voted Most Influential Ghanaian For 2012". Ghanaian Chronicle. 1 January 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ^ "Businessman of the Year". modernghana.com. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "Ghana's John Mahama launches Hope City project". BBC. 4 March 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ "What Happened To Hope City?". The Tech Observer. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ "TECNO launches a new flagship duo and unveiled a brand new series, the CAMON X, X Pro and F series. - Ventures Africa". Ventures Africa. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
External links
- "Ghana's Roland Agambire featured in Forbes African Magazine", Joy Online via GhanaWeb, 10 September 2013