Kevin Okyere

Kevin Okyere is a Ghanaian entrepreneur in the oil industry. He serves as the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Springfield Energy- a billion-dollar oil company. The company was founded in 2008.

Early life and education
He was born in 1980 to an affluent Ashanti family. Even though he came from a rich family, he sold iced water to football supporters at the Kumasi Sports Stadium. He attended Opoku Ware Senior High School, later he left for the USA for further studies in Accounting at the George Mason University in Virginia.

Achievements
Kevin's company, Springfield, was given the block, known as West Cape Three Points Block 2, by Ghana’s government in 2016 after it was relinquished by Kosmos. Also, the company is the leader in exporting refined products to land-lock neighbouring countries such as Mali and Burkina Faso and Nigerian crude. At the 2019 Emy Africa Awards, he was awarded as "Man of the Year" for the Oil and Gas category.