Kwasi Twum

Kwasi is the visionary, founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of The Multimedia Group, Ghana’s largest independent commercial media group. He has led the fast-paced growth of the business through the establishment of six (6) radio brands, a West Africa wide Multi Channel Digital Television Service and seven (7) online Digital Media properties as market leaders. The company also operates a live events management division. Kwasi had earlier manifested his entrepreneurial passion when he successfully launched his first business, Ridgecrest Services Limited just after graduating from the University and subsequently became the Executive Chairman. Kwasi is a fellow of the Africa Leadership Initiative of the Aspen Institute and a member of the Board of Directors of SUNU Assurances Ghana Limited. He is also a former member of the Board of Directors of the SOS Children’s Villages - Ghana, a former Executive Council Member of the Ghana Employers’ Association and a past President of the Ghana Independent Broadcasters’ Association (GIBA). In 2010, he was honored by the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) for his contribution to the growth of the media. Kwasi has consistently been voted for by PriceWaterhouseCoopers’ as one of the top 10 CEOs in Ghana since 2008 and in 2012, was recognized as the Sixth Most Respected CEO in the country. Kwasi holds a BA (Hons) degree in Economics from the University of Ghana, Legon. He is an alumnus of the Harvard Business School and an old boy of Mfantsipim School, Cape Coast.