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Enyo Kumahor
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About
Betty Enyonam Kumahor is a Managing Partner at The Cobalt Advisors. She was previously the Regional Managing Director of Pan-Africa for ThoughtWorks. Under Enyo’s direction, ThoughtWorks Pan-Africa has been nominated by Africa Business Awards as Best African Company for 2013. Enyo is a frequent speaker on leadership, productivity, business and motivation. She has spoken on technology and telecommunications in Africa, most notably as guest speaker at Ghana’s largest and oldest University, the University of Ghana (Legon), for their 2013 Congregation of over 7,000 graduates. Enyo chairs the Woman 2.1 Summit Advisory Board and the Ghana Women in IT (GWITT) organisations. She has been profiled in numerous programs such as on Ghana Broadcasting Corporation’s UniqFM StandOut program, and in Ernst & Young’s next generation leadership program (Global NextGen). Though driving transit buses, coaches, and refereeing field hockey were Enyo’s first loves, she is now a leader in Africa’s emerging technology sector and continues to inspire and mentor the next generation of technologists on the continent.

Family and early life
Betty Enyonam Kumahor is a Managing Partner at The Cobalt Advisors. She was previously the Regional Managing Director of Pan-Africa for ThoughtWorks. Under Enyo’s direction, ThoughtWorks Pan-Africa has been nominated by Africa Business Awards as Best African Company for 2013. Enyo is a frequent speaker on leadership, productivity, business and motivation. She has spoken on technology and telecommunications in Africa, most notably as guest speaker at Ghana’s largest and oldest University, the University of Ghana (Legon), for their 2013 Congregation of over 7,000 graduates. Enyo chairs the Woman 2.1 Summit Advisory Board and the Ghana Women in IT (GWITT) organisations. She has been profiled in numerous programs such as on Ghana Broadcasting Corporation’s UniqFM StandOut program, and in Ernst & Young’s next generation leadership program (Global NextGen). Though driving transit buses, coaches, and refereeing field hockey were Enyo’s first loves, she is now a leader in Africa’s emerging technology sector and continues to inspire and mentor the next generation of technologists on the continent.

Father
Betty Enyonam Kumahor is the daughter of Paul Kwasi Kumahorwho has written the following books below.

Condolence Book
Condolence book was written in memory of Paul Kwasi Kumahor. You may express your condolence by downloading the ebook, eCondolence Book.

Tribute Book
Tribute book was written in loving memory of the family, friends and some organizations for the late Paul Kwasi Kumahor. Read about the Tribute book.

Education
Enyo Kumahor graduated from the University of Ghana Business School with a first class honor bachelor's degree in Administration. She had her secondary school education at St Roses Senior High School in the capable and humble hands of Sisters Solamen Ott and Simon Zeta of the German Dominican Nuns in Akwatia, Eastern Region, Ghana.

Career
Enyo Kumahor is the Founder and Managing Partner of The Cobalt Partners; an advisory firm specializing in design thinking, software development and performance improvement. Formerly with Ernst & Young as a Global Technology Leader and ThoughtWorks as the Regional Managing Director for Africa, Enyo has a depth of management consulting and software development experience across both public and private sector clients across the world. Enyo serves on a number of advisory boards and is a recognized speaker on technology and telecommunications in Africa. She has been profiled on programmes including Ghana Broadcasting Corporation's UniqFM StandOut programme, and in Ernst & Young's Global NextGen, and led her company (ThoughtWorks) to be nominated as best African Company of the Year in 2013.

Achievements

 * She served as Director of the Ghana Stock Exchange
 * She serves on the boards of the African Women's Development Fund as Director and Chairman of the Finance Committee
 * She was a Governor on the Millennium Excellence Awards in 2005

Awards
Enyo's key works with gender and human rights has earned her a lot of awards and recognition.


 * She received the Ghana National Commission on Children/UNICEF National Media Features Award on Children in 1996. She was also the recipient of the Unilever Ghana Award for Distinguished Service for the development of women and children in Ghana in 2005.
 * African Women’s Development Fund Women of Substance Award for 13 Distinguished African Women (2005).
 * The United States of America Embassy 2nd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Award for Peace and Social Justice in 2009.
 * Millennium Excellence Awards (2010) for Women’s Empowerment by the Millennium Excellence Foundation (2010).
 * Angela is also a recipient of the First African Servant Leadership National Awards for Women’s Empowerment in 2011.

Personal life
Betty Enyonam Kumahor is a Managing Partner at The Cobalt Advisors. She was previously the Regional Managing Director of Pan-Africa for ThoughtWorks. Under Enyo’s direction, ThoughtWorks Pan-Africa has been nominated by Africa Business Awards as Best African Company for 2013. Enyo is a frequent speaker on leadership, productivity, business and motivation. She has spoken on technology and telecommunications in Africa, most notably as guest speaker at Ghana’s largest and oldest University, the University of Ghana (Legon), for their 2013 Congregation of over 7,000 graduates. Enyo chairs the Woman 2.1 Summit Advisory Board and the Ghana Women in IT (GWITT) organisations. She has been profiled in numerous programs such as on Ghana Broadcasting Corporation’s UniqFM StandOut program, and in Ernst & Young’s next generation leadership program (Global NextGen). Though driving transit buses, coaches, and refereeing field hockey were Enyo’s first loves, she is now a leader in Africa’s emerging technology sector and continues to inspire and mentor the next generation of technologists on the continent.Betty Enyonam Kumahor is a Managing Partner at The Cobalt Advisors. She was previously the Regional Managing Director of Pan-Africa for ThoughtWorks. Under Enyo’s direction, ThoughtWorks Pan-Africa has been nominated by Africa Business Awards as Best African Company for 2013. Enyo is a frequent speaker on leadership, productivity, business and motivation. She has spoken on technology and telecommunications in Africa, most notably as guest speaker at Ghana’s largest and oldest University, the University of Ghana (Legon), for their 2013 Congregation of over 7,000 graduates. Enyo chairs the Woman 2.1 Summit Advisory Board and the Ghana Women in IT (GWITT) organisations. She has been profiled in numerous programs such as on Ghana Broadcasting Corporation’s UniqFM StandOut program, and in Ernst & Young’s next generation leadership program (Global NextGen). Though driving transit buses, coaches, and refereeing field hockey were Enyo’s first loves, she is now a leader in Africa’s emerging technology sector and continues to inspire and mentor the next generation of technologists on the continent.