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Mr. Emmanuel Adu-Sarkodee is a Ghanaian entrepreneur and business executive. He is presently the Group Chief Executive Officer of CDH Financial Holdings. Ltd. He is responsible for the establishment of many thriving businesses. These include Phoenix Life Assurance Company Ltd, RBF Ltd, CDH Commodities Ltd, Phoenix Health Insurance Ltd, Phoenix Medical Centre, and Homeland Insurance (Liberia).

He has been the driving force and brain behind some of the most impressive corporate turnaround stories in Ghana. These include the successful re-positioning of Phoenix Insurance Ltd, Ivory Savings and Loans Ltd, CDH Financial Holdings Ltd, CDH Asset Management Ltd, CDH Securities Ltd, Phoenix Insurance and Phoenix Life Assurance Company Ltd.

Mr. Adu-Sarkodee presently chairs the Boards of CDH Securities Ltd, Phoenix Life Assurance Company Ltd, Homeland Insurance (Liberia), RBF Ltd, and Phoenix Health Insurance Company Ltd. He also serves on the boards of many institutions. These include National Investment Bank Ghana (Ltd), Ivory Savings and Loans Ltd, Phoenix Insurance Company Ltd, Accra City Hotel (NOVOTEL), CDH Asset Management Ltd, CDH Securities Ltd, CDH Commodities Ltd, CDH Quarries Ltd, Global Media Alliance Holding Company, and Ghana Catfish Ltd.

Mr. Adu-Sarkodee beautifully blends cutting-edge experience from both the private and public sectors. He is the architect of the National Buffer Stock Company Ltd (NAFCO), a project he led from conceptualisation to implementation; from thought to finish. This is now a thriving company, serving to safeguard the food security of Ghana. He also serves on the Council of the Ghana Employers Association.

Mr. Adu-Sarkodee joined CDH as the Business Development Manager in 2000, and was appointed Executive Director of CDH Financial Holdings in 2005 to lead in restructuring the Group. He has been involved in major business transactions, including the acquisition of Benefits Insurance Ghana Ltd by Regency Alliance Insurance and Capital Express Life Ltd and the restructuring of Phoenix Insurance Company Ltd.

Mr. Adu-Sarkodee holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in Sociology with Political Science, and an Executive MBA in Entrepreneurial Management from the University of Ghana. He also holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from the GIMPA Law School (Ghana), and has undertaken short courses in finance and management.

He is married to Dr. Catherine Adu-Sakodee, and has two children.