John Bentum-Williams

John Bentum-Williams (also known as Supi Kwesi Appiah is a former Ghanaian diplomat and Chief Executive.

Education
Bentum-Williams attended the University of Western Ontario in Canada where he had his bachelor's degree in economics. He is an alumnus of [./Wikipedia_https://en.m.wikipedia.org_›_wiki_Opoku_Ware_School Opoku Ware Secondary School ( Kumasi)] in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.

Career
In 1977, Bentum-Williams was the managing director of the State Gold Mining Corporation and later became the managing director of the Social Security Bank (now Societe-Generale) replacing Dr. A. K. Appiah.

In 1986, he was also the chairman and President of the Association of African Development Finance Institutions (AADFI).

In 1987, he was also the Chief Executive of the Ghana Investments Center.

In 2016, he was also the executive director of the Ghana Chamber of Mines.

Ambassadorial role
In 2002, he was the High Commissioner of Ghana to Malaysia replacing Francis Adjei Danso. In 2006, he was also replaced by Nana Kojo Seinti.

He was also appointed the High Commissioner of Ghana to India and served from February 2006 to February 2009.

Personal life
He is married to Mary Vivian Bentum-Williams.

Awards
In 2016, Bentum-Williams received a Lifetime Achievement Award during the Ghana Mining Industry Awards for his contributions to the mining sector.