Robert A. Opoku, Ph.D.

Work Experience

Leveraging on my work and leadership experiences, I have through teaching, advising and mentoring, contributed to the educational, professional and personal development of many students. I have also learnt immensely from these experiences and in the process, have developed effective teaching methods that I adapt to the needs of different students, which I constantly seek to improve. Some of my past work and leadership experiences are as follows:

TEACHING APPOINTMENTS/EXPERIENCE

1. Lecturer (Assist. Professor) in Marketing, MBA/Msc. Programs, GIMPA Business School, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Greenhill, Achimota, Accra, Ghana (April, 2007- August, 2007).Subjects Instructed: Marketing Management (MBA Level) and Principles of Management (Diploma Level)

 2. Lecturer (Part-Time), Executive MBA Programme, University of Ghana Business School, Legon, Ghana (April 2007- June, 2007).Subject Instructed: Marketing Research at EMBA level

 3. Adjunct Faculty Member/Visiting Lecturer, Regent University College of Science and Technology, Accra, Ghana (September, 2005-August, 2007.Subjects Instructed: e-Business & e-Commerce Management (Undergraduate Level)

INDUSTRIAL AND PUBLIC WORK EXPERIENCE

1. Jan.2000-Nov.2002: Sales/Marketing Executive, Domod Aluminium Limited (A member of the Ghana’s Club 100 since the company’s inception), P.O. Box GP 13192, Accra, Ghana, Tel.: +233 21 667355/ 665116/7010241/7010242, Fax: +233 21 669 422, Email: domod@ghana.com or info@domod.com, Website:  http://www.domod.com

 2. May, 2001-Nov. 2002: Marketing Manager (Part-Time), Topro Business Services Company Limited, North Kwashieman, Santa Maria, Accra, Ghana 

3. Feb. 1999-June 1999: Administrator (Part-Time), Wenchi Urban Council, Wenchi District Assembly,         P.O. Box  9, Wenchi B/A, Ghana 

4. Sept. 1998-Jan. 1999: Community Mobiliser (As a National Service Personnel), Community Water and Sanitation Division, Wenchi District Assembly, P. O. Box 9, Wenchi B/A, Ghana

 5. Sept. 1998-Dec. 1998: Marketing Officer and Presenter (Part-Time), Royals FM, P .O. Box 4,          Wenchi-B/A, Ghana

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

1. President, National Service Personnel Association, Wenchi District, Wenchi, B/A, Ghana (1998-1999 Service Year)

2. President, Brong Ahafo Students’ Union (one of the largest, well-organized and dynamic regional unions on campus), University of Cape Coast Branch, Cape Coast, Ghana (1997-1998 Academic Year).

3. President-in-charge of Marketing (Local & International), International Association of Students Interested in Management and Economics (AIESEC), University of Cape Coast Local Committee (AIESEC-CAPE COAST), Cape Coast, Ghana (1997-1998).

4. Secretary, National Union of Ghana Students’ (NUGS) Committee on International Relations, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana (1997-1998).

5. Organizing Committee Member in charge of Marketing, 19th West African Leadership Development Seminar (WALDS) hosted by AIESEC-CAPE COAST from January 28 to February 5, 1997 

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