Bernard Aidoo Forson

Bernard Aidoo Forson is a Ghanaian government official who served as Director-General of the National Communications Authority (NCA) from 2007 to 2010. He previously served as Deputy Director-General of the Authority from 2002 to 2007.

Career After his education at Wharton, Forson held various corporate positions within Fortune 500 companies in the United States. These included Southern New England Telecommunications (SNET) in New Haven, Connecticut (now part of AT&T); CellularOne in Providence, Rhode Island, a subsidiary of SNET; Pitney Bowes Inc. in Stamford, Connecticut; and Avon Products in New York.

He was appointed Director-General of the NCA effective 1 August 2007, succeeding Tandoh. As Director-General, Forson oversaw the regulation of electronic communications in Ghana, including spectrum management, licensing, and compliance across the telecommunications industry. The NCA also enforced quality-of-service standards, sanctioning telecommunications operators for poor network performance and requiring improvements in service delivery.

Under his leadership, the Authority adopted a cautious approach to market expansion, indicating that Ghana would not admit additional telecom operators due to spectrum constraints and the need to maintain industry stability. He was also involved in Ghana’s preparations towards digital broadcasting migration.

Forson served as Director-General until 2010, after which he was succeeded by Paarock VanPercy.

After public service, Forson served on the boards of Enterprise Group, ALFA Petrol Ghana Limited and Brassica Capital Limited. He also served as a member of the governing board of the National Communications Authority from 2017 to 2021.