Sir Sam Jonah

Sir Samuel Esson Jonah is a distinguished Ghanaian businessman and the current Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast. Jonah's career commenced in 1969 at the Obuasi gold mine. He was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Ashanti Goldfields Company Limited. Under his leadership, the company expanded from a single-mine operation into a multinational entity. In 1996, Ashanti became the first operating African company to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

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Following a merger with AngloGold in 2004, he became the Executive President of AngloGold Ashanti Ltd, the world's second-largest gold producer at the time. He is the executive chairman of Jonah Capital, an equity fund based in Johannesburg, South Africa, with interests spanning mineral resources, real estate, agriculture, and oil and gas services.