Key management

Mr. Yaw Osei-Wusu Peprah (Group CEO, Assenta Property Group) is a Chartered Surveyor by profession with extensive development and investment experience in the UK and Ghana. Prior to forming the Assenta Group Yaw worked with the Lovell Group in the UK in the 1980’s and was involved in projects mostly in London, Bristol, Swindon and the South Coast.

Yaw holds an MSc in Property Development and Management (UK), and he is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (UK) as well as the Ghana Institution of Surveyors. Yaw has over 20 years’ property experience.

Yaw has extensive network of contacts in Ghana and has completed some of the key property transactions in Ghana. Currently he is the foremost valuer in the country.

Mr. Kwabena Amoako Addai, (Executive Director) is an Excecutive Director and Managing Director of Assenta Construction Ltd. Kwabena is a mechanical engineer by profession with over 15 years’ experience in both project and infrastructure management in the UK and Ghana.

Kwabena worked with British Railways which later become Railtrack and is currently known as Network Rail. At Rail Track Kwabena commenced his career as assistant area track engineer with responsibility of overseeing 119km of track lines. On leaving Rail Track Kwabena joined London Underground where he was involved in a number of projects as well as the day to day management of the underground infrastructure.

Kwabena holds a BEng (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering from Greenwich University in the UK and an MSc in Design and Manufacturing Management and Quality Systems from South Bank University, UK. Kwabena is a member of the permanent Way Institute and the Institute of Mechanical Engineers in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Kwaku Darkwa (Assistant Director) is responsible for Group Operations and head of the leasing and management team. He is a Chartered Surveyor with over 10 years of experience in the UK and Ghana.In the UK he worked for Cluttons LLP where he covered mainly the south west of England and Wales. At Cluttons LLP, Kwaku gained useful experience in investment valuations, real estate brokerage, management, landlord and tenant representation and some development work.

Kwaku later joined King Sturge SA/NV in Brussels where he was mainly involved in valuations. Kwaku currently focuses on agency work and has completed a number of transactions in the recent past to include sale of PHC Estates portfolio in Accra.Kwaku holds a BSc (Hons) Land Economy (Ghana) and an MSc in Real Estate Finance from the University of Reading (UK). He is a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (UK) and the Ghana Institution of Surveyors.

Osei Ahenkro (Assistant Director) is responsible for Group Strategy, Monitoring and Evaluation. He joined Assenta in 2008 as a Business Development Manager. Ahenkro has considerable experience in management both in Ghana and in UK. In the UK; he worked for Parceforce Worldwide as Customer Service Supervisor where he gained useful experience in managing people, response to customer and management demands.

Ahenkro later joined Fiege Merlin at Milton Keynes as Distribution Administrator until he relocated to Ghana to join Assenta. Ahenkro’s experiences in Ghana include Ghana Education Service as Geography Tutor. Ahenkro holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Ghana, Legon and an MBA in Global Strategy and International Business from University of Sunderland (UK).