Kofi Amoa-Abban

Kofi Amoa-Abban is a Ghanaian Oil and Gas entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He is best known as the founder and CEO of Rigworld Group, an oil services business with operations across West Africa.

Early life Kofi Amoa-Abban was born in Tema, Ghana, the son of Kofi Amoa-Abban a Director at Textile company TTL, and Letitia Amoa-Abban a retail entrepreneur. Kofi Amoa-Abban attended Mfantsipim School in Cape Coast, Ghana. Kofi Amoa-Abban graduated from the University of Ghana with a degree in Psychology and subsequently pursued a master's degree at Oslo University.

Managing career In 2011, Kofi Amoa-Abban started Rigworld from a small office in Osu, Accra providing recruitment services to the burgeoning oil and gas industry in Ghana. Prior to that, he had served as a drill crew member with Atwood Hunter responsible for the TEAK1, TEAK 2, and Banda Wells.

Companies Rigworld International Services Ltd. Rigworld Solutions Steadfast Rigworld Hydrasun Rigworld Score Rigworld Rigworld Training Transatlantic Services ltd. Axiss Shipping KOKA Energy Rigworld Petroleum

Awards In February 2016, Kofi Amoa-Abban received an honorary doctorate in Business Administration "Honoris Causa" from two universities, the Commonwealth University and the London Graduate School who collaborated.

Awards and nominations Year Event Prize Recipient Result Reference 2016 Commonwealth University and the London Graduate School Honorary Doctorate Kofi Amoa-Abban 2016 Tema Excellence Awards Extraordinary Entrepreneur award Kofi Amoa-Abban 2016 2016 EMY Awards Rising star award(Special Award) Kofi Amoa-Abban 2016 Oil and Gas Ghana Awards (OGGA) 2016 CEO of the Year Award (upstream) Kofi Amoa-Abban 2016 Ghana Oil and Gas Awards (GOGA) 2016 Rising Star Award Kofi Amoa-Abban 2016 Ghana Oil and Gas Awards (GOGA) 2016 Oil and Gas Personality of the year award (Up stream) Kofi Amoa-Abban 2017 7th Ghana Entrepreneur & Corporate Executive Awards Oil And Gas Entrepreneur For 2016 Kofi Amoa-Abban 2017 Ghana-UK Based Achievement Awards (GUBA) GUBA Black Star award for Young Oil and Gas Entrepreneur Kofi Amoa-Abban 2017 Ghana Shippers Awards 2017 Most Promising CEO Kofi Amoa-Abban 2017 Oil and Gas Ghana Awards 2017 CEO of the Year Award (upstream) Kofi Amoa-Abban 2017 Forty Under 40 Award 2017 Young Leaders Award in Oil & Gas Kofi Amoa-Abban 2018 Gender and Development Initiative for Africa (GADIA) Awards 2018 The GACH Award Kofi Amoa-Abban 2018 Forty Under 40 Award 2018 Young Leaders Award in Oil & Gas Kofi Amoa-Abban 2018 Forty Under 40 Award 2018 Young Leaders Award in ENERGY Kofi Amoa-Abban 2018 Sustainability & Social Investment Awards 2018 SSI CEO of The Year Kofi Amoa-Abban 2018 Oil and Gas Ghana Awards 2018 Oil and Gas Personality of the Year (Upstream) Kofi Amoa-Abban 2019 2019 Ghana Industry CEOs AwardsGhana Industry CEO for Oil and Gas Kofi Amoa-Abban 2019 Ghana Oil and Gas Awards (GOGA) 2019CEO of the Year (Upstream) Kofi Amoa-Abban