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International business executive with extensive experience managing, restructuring, and building companies in the electricity, energy, and mining sectors, in both the private and public sectors. Board experience and leadership in the finance and media industries. Specialties: Restructurings & Turnarounds, Strategic & Business Planning, Mergers & Acquisitions. Electric Power; Oil & Gas.

Principal @ APSM provides the suite of diagnostic advice, implementation solutions, and management to optimize the performance and value of African electricity utilities. From July 2014 to Present (1 year 6 months) Chief Executive @ US$1 Billion State-Owned Electric Generation Company, established in 1961. Operates 2,000 MW of installed capacity. 1,200 MW of hydroelectric power; 800 MW of thermal-fired power. Operates Electric Distribution Company serving 300,000 customers. Also owns and manages hospitals, schools and owns large real estate holdings in communities it operates. Company also owns wholly-owned hotel, transport, and farm subsidiaries. Employs 3,000 people. From June 2009 to December 2013 (4 years 7 months) Founder/Chairman @ Founding Shareholder and Director of Junior Exploration & MIning Company focused on acquiring mineral licences for gold and other precious metals across Africa. From October 2004 to March 2010 (5 years 6 months) CEO @ Negotiated oil and gas licenses in the Gulf of Guinea, and on the East African Coast, and raised funds to develop them. From October 2005 to May 2009 (3 years 8 months) Managing Director, Strategic Planning & New Business @ Led cross-functional teams that executed over US$100 million in M&A transactions; and negotiated over $100 million in electric power procurement contracts. Member of executive team that managed the company through US$300 million liquidity and hedging crisis, and that completed US$11 Billion merger with Anglo Gold of South Africa to create Global Top 5 gold mining company. From September 1998 to June 2004 (5 years 10 months) Manager, Business Planning & Analysis @ Directed strategic and business planning for the Primary Aluminum Business Unit ($700 million in revenues). Annually evaluated over US$150 million in capital spending projects and their cost justifications for operations in the US, Europe, and Africa. Structured multi-million joint venture in Russia, and performed due diligence on US$2 Billion of assets in North and South America, and Europe. From September 1990 to August 1998 (8 years) Design Engineer @ Design Engineer at Sarnoff Laboratory, designing micro-processor chips for new generation color televisions. Also supervised publication of RCA standards book company-wide. From February 1986 to August 1988 (2 years 7 months) Design Engineer @ Design Engineer for next generation microprocessor chips for ITT "System 12" Telecommunications System for the US. From June 1984 to December 1985 (1 year 7 months)

MBA, General Management; International Business @ Stanford University Graduate School of Business From 1988 to 1990 B.S, Electrical Engineering; Economics& Political Science @ Yale University From 1980 to 1984 Kweku Awotwi is skilled in: Business Planning, Strategy, Energy, Management, New Business Development, Strategic Planning, Contract Negotiation, Analysis, Telecommunications, Mergers, Restructuring, Business Strategy, Management Consulting, Due Diligence, Project Management