Accra Hearts of Oak has announced the appointment of two new directors, less than 24 hours after dissolving the previous board.
In a statement of Wednesday, Hearts said its majority shareholders, Strategic African Securities Limited and Strategic Initiatives Limited, had nominated Togbui Afede XIV and Delali Anku-Adiamah, its Managing Director, as the board members.
Togbui Afede XIV, chaired the previous board that served from 2012 to 2014.
Delali Anku-Adiamah who was hired as Managing Director on February 10, holds a PhD in Computational Systems Biology from the University of Manchester, Bsc Computer Science from the University of Birmingham, UK.
He previously worked in the Finance Department of Manchester United, Accenture as the Technology Consultant Manager, and at Markit as VP.
On Tuesday, Hearts of Oak announced it had dissolved its board of directors, in a club statement.
Tuesday’s decision ended Alhaji Alhassan Andani, Thomas Kwesi Esso, Professor Kofi Kumado, Ivy Heward Mills, Alhaji Moro Adamu, Vincent Sowah-Odotei, Dr. Nyaho-Nyaho Tamakloe, and Frank Nelson Nwokolo’s run as board members.
Wednesday’s announcement however means Togbui Afede, the majority shareholder of the club, will continue steering the affairs of the club.
Hearts are scheduled to hold this year’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on March 27.
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