Kwasi Twum

Kwasi Twum is the visionary, founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Multimedia Group, Ghana’s largest independent commercial media group. He has led the fast-paced development of the business through the establishment of six (6) radio brands, a West Africa wide Multi Channel Digital Television Service and seven (7) online Digital Media properties as market leaders.

President of the Ghana Independent Broadcasters’ Association (GIBA) from 2006 to 2008. He currently is a member of the GIBA Council of Elders.

Mr. Twum had earlier revealed his entrepreneurial passion when he successfully launched his first business, Ridgecrest Services Limited just after graduating from the University and subsequently became the Executive Chairman.

Mr. Twum serves on the board of directors of SUNU Assurances Ghana Limited and is a fellow of the Aspen Institute’s Africa Leadership Initiative. He is also a member of the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

Additionally, he served as a former executive council member of the Ghana Employers’ Association, a former board member of SOS Children’s Villages – Ghana, and the President of the Ghana Independent Broadcasters’ Association (GIBA) from 2006 to 2008. He currently is a member of the GIBA Council of Elders. He received a commendation from the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) in 2010 for his role in the expansion of the media. Since 2008, Price Waterhouse Coopers has continuously selected Kwasi as one of the top 10 CEOs in Ghana. In 2012, he was named the sixth most respected CEO in the nation.

Kwasi Twum holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree in Economics from the University of Ghana, Legon. He is an alumnus of the Harvard Business School and an old boy of Mfantsipim School, Cape Coast.