Hudu Mogtari
ChairpersonHudu Mogtari (BPharm, MBA, MPSGh, FGCParm)
Hudu Mogtari is a distinguished global health regulation strategist with over 25 years of service in Africa’s healthcare sector. Renowned for his visionary leadership and pioneering achievements, Hudu has played a pivotal role in strengthening regulatory frameworks, developing continental health norms and standards, and driving innovative approaches to medical product safety.
He notably led the African Union’s Smart Safety Surveillance (AU-3S) Programme at the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD). Through this pioneering initiative, Hudu introduced a harmonized pharmacovigilance system spanning three African regions and serving over 35% of the continent’s population. As Programme Lead, he coordinated the development of Africa’s first comprehensive framework for medical product safety, significantly elevating regulatory practices and fostering public trust in health interventions.
Hudu’s impact extends to global health organizations, where he chaired the Africa Vaccines Regulatory Forum (AVAREF), contributed to the design of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global Competency Framework for Regulators of Medicines (2023), and participated in the WHO Africa Infodemic Response Alliance (AIRA) to address health misinformation. He also served as a member of the Columbia University-based Vaccine Safety and Confidence-Building Working Group. His scholarly work includes pioneering research on patient-centric adverse drug reporting in Ghana and advocating for the integration of African safety data into global COVID-19 vaccine strategies.
As Chief Executive Officer of Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority, Hudu modernized the National Pharmacovigilance Programme, achieved ISO accreditation, ensured full compliance with WHO benchmarks, and positioned Ghana as a regional model for drug safety.
His private sector accomplishments are equally noteworthy. Over 12 years as the Ghana representative for Eli Lilly SA, Hudu drove sales growth several fold while maintaining the highest standards of regulatory compliance.
Hudu holds an Executive MBA and an executive certificate in Strategic Management in Regulatory and Enforcement Agencies. He is also a Foundation Fellow of the Ghana College of Pharmacists.
Professor George Agyei
Director GeneralProf. George Agyei, DScTech, MBA, FWAIMM
Acting Director-General, Ghana Standards Authority, Professor of Mining Engineering and CEO, African Institution of Mining Professionals and Practitioners
Prof. George Agyei is a distinguished mining engineer and academic leader currently serving as Acting Director-General of the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA), where he drives regulatory excellence and institutional innovation across Ghana’s standards and metrology landscape. On secondment from the University of Mines and Technology (UMaT), where he holds the rank of Full Professor, Prof. Agyei brings over two decades of expertise in mining engineering, quality assurance, and strategic institutional development.
As the Dean of Faculty of Mining and Minerals Technology Engineering at UMaT until his appointment as GSA Acting Director Generals, and Vice Dean of the School of Postgraduate Studies, Prof. Agyei has demonstrated exceptional capacity in academic administration, curriculum development, and fostering industry-academia partnerships. His leadership extends to his role as Chief Executive Officer of the African Institution of Mining Professionals and Practitioners (AfIMPP), where he champions mining excellence and sustainable practices across the continent.
Prof. Agyei holds a Doctor of Technical Science (DScTech) and an MBA in General Management, complementing his Bachelor of Engineering in Mining. His scholarly impact is evidenced by 43 peer-reviewed publications and his service on multiple editorial boards, including the Ghana Mining Journal and Nigerian Journal of Technology. A Fellow of the West African Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, he maintains affiliations with leading international engineering bodies.
Throughout his career, Prof. Agyei has distinguished himself through strategic vision, stakeholder engagement, and a commitment to building institutional capacity that bridges regulatory frameworks, academic excellence, and industry innovation.
Appiah Kusi Adomako ESQ
Board MemberAppiah Kusi Adomako ESQ is the consumer representative on the Ghana Standards Authority Board. He is an economist, lawyer, and policy advocate whose work bridges the fields of law, economics, and public policy. He currently serves as the Director at the West Africa Regional Centre of CUTS International, based in Accra, where he leads regional programs in trade and development, competition (antitrust) policy and law, consumer protection, regulatory economics, investment, health and education policy, and private sector development. With over two decades of experience, he has built a reputation as one of West Africa’s leading voices on competition regulation, market reform, and consumer welfare.
Appiah began his academic journey with a Bachelor of Science in Physics from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). He later earned a Master of Science in Public Policy and Management (MSPPM) from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, an Executive Education in Strategic Leadership from Harvard Business School, a Postgraduate Diploma in Economics for Competition Law from King’s College London, and a Master of Laws (LLM) in Antitrust Law and Economics from George Mason University. He also holds an LLB from the University of London and a Qualifying Certificate in Law from the Ghana School of Law, after which he was called to the Ghana Bar as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Ghana.
His professional experience spans extensive consultancy work with international organizations, including the World Bank, World Economic Forum, ECOWAS Commission, ECOWAS Regional Competition Authority, DFID, USAID, DANIDA, GIZ, the European Union, Facebook, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, and Ghana’s Ministry of Trade and Industry. His projects have focused on competition and consumer protection, trade and investment facilitation, regional integration, e-commerce, corporate governance, budget tracking, fiscal policy, road safety, and digital economy regulation.
In academia, Appiah has lectured at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology’s Graduate School and currently teaches at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), where he lectures in the LLM Consumer Protection and Competition Law
program. His teaching and research focus on competition law, consumer welfare, and the economics of regulation.
Jane Dede Senam Tachie-Menson
Board Member
Samuel Akrofi
Board Member
Professor Ransford Edward Van Gyamfo
Board MemberRansford Gyampo is a Professor of Political Science and CEO of the Ghana Shippers Authority. His research interests are in the areas of governance, natural resource management and maritime security.
Professor Nana Ama Browne Klutse
Board Member
Roderick Kwabena Daddey-Agyei
Board Member
Professor Charles Tortoe
Board MemberProfessor Charles Tortoe is a Chief Research Scientist, Director of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-Food Research Institute and Associate Professor of the CSIR-College of Science and Technology affiliated to the University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
His research interest involves food processing and preserving of root and tubers, fruits and vegetables, cereals, and legume crops. His other works are on value-added food products, food security, food safety and quality control, HACCP, training, development, and promoting farmers, processors and Micro-Small-Medium and Large Scale Enterprises.
Rodaline Zumale Adama
Board MemberMrs. Rodaline Zumale Adama is a seasoned public interest advocate and entrepreneur with extensive experience in strategic leadership within political and nonprofit sectors. A proud alumna of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), she is recognized for her commitment to social impact, policy advocacy, and organizational development.
Dramani Bukari, PhD
Board Member
Dr Humphrey Ayim-Darke
Board MemberThe President of the Association of Ghana Industries, Dr. Humphrey Ayim Darke is an accomplished Ghanaian Industrialist, Entrepreneur and Management Executive, with a myriad of experiences and exposure to Management Consulting, Industrial Packaging, Mining and Bulk Haulage, for over twenty-five (25) years. He is the Founder and Chairman of RedMoon Resources Limited, an industrial resources, mining and bulk haulage company, as well as the Chairman of Hamdark Industrial Packaging Limited, an industrial bags production company. Dr. Ayim Darke, alumnus of the Swiss Business School and the GIMPA Law School, has expertise that traverses the formulation of strategic policy, management and optimization of industrial resources, industrial and regulatory advocacy and advisory and entrepreneurial mentorship.
Michael Agbeko Kwadjo Seneyah
Board MemberMr. Michael Agbeko K. Senayah has an MPHIL in Food Science and M.A in International Develoment Studies. He Joined the Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness in 2004 and was the head of the Standards Division of the Ministry from 2014 to 2019 and while at that position was appointed the Project Director for the TRAQUE Programme, which was a EU funded project to upgrade the National Quality Infrastructure of Ghana.
He was then appointed as the Trade Attachè to the Embassy of Ghana in Japan from 2019 to 2024. Currently the Head of the Industrial Parks & Special Economic Zone Division at the Ministry.