Honoring the legacy of Ambassador John Bentum-Williams
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Bentum-Williams attended the University of Western Ontario in Canada, where he earned his bachelor's degree in economics.
Ambassador John Bentum-Williams, also known as ‘Supi Kwesi Appiah', was a former Ghanaian diplomat and Chief Executive who lived from August 13, 1938, to March 23, 2024.
Bentum-Williams attended the University of Western Ontario in Canada, where he earned his bachelor's degree in economics. He is an alumnus of Opoku Ware Secondary School ( Kumasi) in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
Career
He was the managing director of the State Gold Mining Corporation in 1977 and later became the managing director of the Social Security Bank (now Societe-Generale).
In 1986, he was also the chairman and President of the Association of African Development Finance Institutions (AADFI) and became the Chief Executive of the Ghana Investments Center in 1987.
In addition to the above career exploit, Ambassador Bentum-Williams held the position of Executive director of the Ghana Chamber of Mines in 2016.
Ambassadorial role
He was the High Commissioner of Ghana to Malaysia from 2002 to 2006 before being appointed as the High Commissioner of Ghana to India, where he served from February 2006 to February 2009.
Some Awards
In 2016, Bentum-Williams received a Lifetime Achievement Award during the Ghana Mining Industry Awards for his contributions to the mining sector.
Ambassador John Bentum-Williams was married to Madam Mary Vivian Bentum-Williams, also of blessed memory.
