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.[1] The company was founded in 2008.[2]

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. [3]

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.[4] Also, the company is the leader in exporting refined products to land-lock neighbouring countries such as Mali and Burkina Faso and Nigerian crude.[5] At the 2019 Emy Africa Awards, he was awarded as "Man of the Year" for the Oil and Gas category.[6]

References

  1. ^ Nsehe, Mfonobong. "Meet The 38 Year-Old Entrepreneur Who Built A $1 Billion Oil Company In Ghana". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
  2. ^ Nsehe, Mfonobong. "Ghanaian Tycoon Kevin Okyere's Springfield Group Signs Rig Deal, To Commence Drilling Campaign". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
  3. ^ "Personality of The Month- Kevin Okyere | Comprehensive Ghana Oil and Gas news, information, updates, analysis". www.reportingoilandgas.org. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
  4. ^ "Springfield Group to position Ghana as major oil country after discovering 1.5bn barrels of oil". Face2Face Africa. 2019-12-12. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
  5. ^ "Springfield Group". London Stock Exchange Group. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
  6. ^ "2019 EMY Africa Awards: Full list of Winners". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2020-02-24.