The awards powered by InstinctWave is scheduled to come off on the 21st October at the Movenpick Ambassador hotel.

Announcing the nominees for the event, Akin Naphtal, CEO of Instinct Wave noted that new categories have been created for financial institutions, government agencies and finance departments to promote and reward their contribution to the growth of the economy.

The nominations were officially unveiled to the media after the Board of Trustees of the awards had reviewed and conducted thorough research into all entries submitted by participating companies.

The awards ceremony in its third year, will celebrate the success, innovation and vision of CFOs of listed companies, large corporations, state-owned entities and government institutions.

It will also recognize finance executives, teams and leading finance organizations whose outstanding leadership practices have raised the standards of accountability within the profession, showcased brilliancy in managing organisations’ wealth and supported the nation’s economic growth.

The 2017 Ghana CFO awards night will provide opportunities for stakeholders in the finance sector to network, build alliances, and reinforce relationships with partners and reward staff with exceptional performance.

Below is a full list of nominees:

CFO OF THE YEAR: INSURANCE
SIC INSURANCE- Bernard Kofi Ameah
Glico Life Insurance- Victor Owusu- Boakye
Star Life Insurance- Justice Frank Offei
Enterprise Group- Daniel Larbi-Tieku
Old Mutual Life Assurance- Samuel Addo-Nyinaku

CFO OF THE YEAR: BANKING
Ecobank Ghana-Edward Botchway
Agricultural Development Bank- Joseph Nii Adjei
Barclays Bank - Antoinette Kwofie
Ghana Commercial bank- Socrates Afram

CFO OF THE YEAR: CONSUMER GOODS
Unilever Ghana-Miguel Angel Jimenez Marquez
CocaCola Bottling Company- Philip Ofosu
Fan Milk- Nathan Dennis
Guinness Ghana- Stephen Nirenstein
Kasapreko Company LTD- Emmanuel Teiko

CFO OF THE YEAR: ENERGY
Star Oil- Philip Tieku
Allied Ghana- Kwame Oppong
Vivo Energy- Moussa Konate
Newmont Africa- Kwame Addo-Kufuor
Golden Star Resources- Rodney Oddoye
Gold Fields Ghana: Lindley Witbooi

CFO OF THE YEAR HEALTHCARE
Kinapharma Pharmaceuticals- Rai Prakash
Ernest Chemists- Alex Ntiri
Aryton Drugs- Henry Ocansey

CFO OF THE YEAR: LOGISTICS/SERVICES
DHL- Eric Sabarh
Mcdan Shipping Company- Nii Armah
Maersk Ghana

CFO OF THE YEAR: AVIATION
Africa World Airline- Alex Wu
Starbow- Mr. Sukhjinder Mann

CFO OF THE YEAR: TOURISM
Landtours Ghana- Moses Klu Mensah
Avis Ghana- Duke E.Ankrah
Kenpong Travel and Tours-George Amoako

CFO OF THE YEAR: HOSPITALITY
Movenpick Hotel- Jeroen Herweijer
Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City- Nirupama Shankar
CFO OF THE YEAR: AUTOMOBILE
Mechanical Lloyd Co.- Kalysta Darko-O'Kell
Toyota Ghana- Richard Kwae
Japan Motors- Sanjay Verma

CFO OF THE YEAR: PENSION
Axis Pensions- Matthew Mani
Metropolitan Pension Trust- Aya Agbettor
Old Mutual Trust Company- Samuel Addo- Nyinaku
Glico Pensions Trustees Ltd- Belinda Tandoh
United Pension Trustees Ltd- Enoch Abin

CFO OF THE YEAR: POWER/UTILITIES
Genser Energy Africa- Linda Body Lawson
Kosmos Energy- Sampson Kusi Appiah
West African Gas Pipeline Company Ltd- Mike Enendu

TELECOM
MTN- Modupe Kadri
Airtel- Solanke Abimbola
Vodafone- Kenneth Kwame Gomado
TIGO- Bright Owusu-Bempah
Busy- James Aduadjoe

NON-BANKING FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Midland Savings & Loans- Kwame Opoku Frimpong
Bond Financial services- Malik Aidoo
CDH Financial Holding- Michael Opoku

CFO OF THE YEAR: INVESTMENT BANKING
Beige Capital- Dawda M. Hafisdeen,
Databank- Frank Socrates Dzakuma
Firstbanc Financial Services Ltd- Pearl Mingle

ORGANISATION AWARDS

FINANCIAL SOFTWARE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR
ACC Tech ERP
Multisoft Solutions
Holman Consulting
Digitronix Systems

BEST INSURANCE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR
GLICO Life Insurance
Enterprise Life
SIC Insurance
Star Life Insurance

STOCK BROKERAGE FIRM OF THE YEAR
New World Securities
Data Bank brokerage
EDC Brokerage
SIC Brokerage
Gold Cost Securities
Investment Advisor of the Year
Ecobank Capital
Firstbanc Financial Services Ltd

Audit Innovation Firm of the Year
KMPG
Price Water House Coopers
PUBLIC SECTOR CATEGORIES

PUBLIC SECTOR CFO OF THE YEAR
ECG- Mr. Frank Anokwafo
GNPC-Comfort Aniagyei
GOSCO- Michael Amoah
GPHA- Chris Amedor
GRA-

PUBLIC SECTOR FINANCE TEAM OF THE YEAR
GRA
GNPC
VRA
ECG
GOSCO

PUBLIC SECTOR INTERNAL AUDIT TEAM OF THE YEAR
GRA
GNPC
VRA
ECG
GOSCO

PUBLIC SECTOR FINANCE PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
GRA
GNPC
VRA
ECG
GOSCO

SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARDS
Life Time achievement of the Year- Hon. Ken Ofori- Attah
Outstanding Contribution to Business & Finance- Mr.Philip Oti Mensah( MD Omni Bank)
Outstanding Contribution to Business & Finance -Dr. Nii Kotei Dzani(MD Groupe Ideal)
Outstanding Contribution to Business & Finance -Francis Kalitsi(Managing Partner, Serengeti Capital)

Business Transformation Award -Mike Nyinaku( MD Beige Group)

Woman of Excellence in Finance- Mrs. Abiola Bawiah(CEO UBA)