Beatrice Agyeman Abbey

Beatrice Agyemang
OccupationCEO/ General Manager
Years active2000-present

Beatrice Agyeman Abbey is a Ghanaian Chief Executive Officer and General manager of Media General, a large Ghanaian media organization that owns and operates TV3, Onua FM, 3FM, Connect FM, Akoma FM, and MG Digital, among others.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] [8]In 2021, she was awarded as the Outstanding Broadcast Media CEO of the Year in the Ghana Entrepreneur and Corporate Executive Awards.[9]

Education

She obtained both her bachelor's degree and master's degree from GIMPA.[10]

Career

Beatrice started her career in 2000 as a reporter, then a Broadcast Journalist and News Anchor.[11] In 2017, she became the General Manager for the Media General. She was the Head of the Media General Digital for over a year and General Manager of Media General Radio for sometime.[12] She has interviewed notable persons such as John Agyekum Kufuor, John Mahama, and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. She has worked with major news houses such as BBC, Sky TV, Citizen TV, CNN, VOA, and Kiss TV in Kenya.[10]

Beatrice Agyeman Abbey has been recognized on Avance Media's 2023 list of the 100 Most Influential African Women. Leading one of Ghana's foremost media organizations.[8] Beatrice Agyeman Abbey, a distinguished alumna of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), leveraged her bachelor's and master's degrees from the institution as the cornerstone of her illustrious career in the media industry.[8]

Awards

  • In September 2020, she was awarded for Excellence in Media at the Ghana Women of the Year. It was organized by Glitz Africa.[13][14][15]
  • In May 2021, she was awarded as the Outstanding Broadcast Media CEO of the Year in the Ghana Entrepreneur and Corporate Executive Awards. It was organized by the Entrepreneurs Foundation of Ghana (EFG).[9]

References

  1. ^ Omega, Kwesi (2018-09-14). "Media General Appoints Beatrice Agyemang Abbey As New Group C.E.O." GBAfrica. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  2. ^ "'Grow from average to exceptional' - CEO of Media General to UPSA graduates". UPSA. 2020-09-06. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  3. ^ "Media General celebrates all farmers". GhanaWeb. 2020-11-05. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  4. ^ "Truth must never take a back seat in the serious business of reporting - Media General Group CEO". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  5. ^ MyNewsGH (2018-09-13). "CEO of TV3 RESIGNS; Beatrice Agyemang takes over in acting capacity". MyNewsGh. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  6. ^ "Ghana's Most Beautiful 2019 launched in Kumasi". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  7. ^ "Ghana's Most Beautiful 2019 Launched". DailyGuide Network. 2019-06-18. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  8. ^ a b c "100Women | Avance Media | Beatrice Agyeman Abbey". Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  9. ^ a b Denis, Pwaberi (2021-05-23). "[Video] Media General's Beatrice Agyemang is the Outstanding Broadcast Media CEO of the year | 3NEWS.COM". 3news.com. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
  10. ^ a b "From A News Anchor To Being TV3's CEO, The Inspiring Story Of Beatrice Agyemang Abbey | Photos – Thedistin". Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  11. ^ "Beatrice Agyemang Abbey – The "Ink" of a Media Success Story, Akwaaba Woman of Excellence, 2020". inewsghana. 2021-04-02. Archived from the original on 2021-08-11. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  12. ^ "Ghana: Media General Group CEO Steps Down". News of Africa - Online Entertainment - Gossip - Celebrity Newspaper - Breaking News. 2018-09-13. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  13. ^ Nartey, Laud (27 September 2020). "Group CEO of Media General Beatrice Agyemang Abbey honoured at Ghana Women of the Year event". 3news. Archived from the original on 2020-10-07. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  14. ^ "Group CEO of Media General Beatrice Agyemang Abbey honoured". www.modernghana.com. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  15. ^ "Ghana Women of the Year Honours 2020 – Here are the honourees – Glitz Africa Magazine". Retrieved 2021-08-11.


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