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Ghanaian Shipping Magnate Dr Daniel Mckorley Nominated For ABLA 2022

Tamale, Ghana – Ghana’s leading shipping and aviation magnate, Chief Dr Daniel McKorley has been nominated for the prestigious African Business Leadership Awards (ABLA) 2022.

ABLA is a flagship programme of UK based African Leadership Magazine which seeks “to recognise exceptional corporate practices and outstanding achievements in the African business landscape, as well as contributions to the continent’s inclusive socio-economic growth and development.”

Over 60 prominent individuals and institutions cutting across international, regional and governmental levels have been nominated in 13 different categories. Voting is open from now till June 3.

Chief Dr McKorley who is founder of McDan Aviation has been nominated in the African Business Leader of The Year category as the only Ghanaian alongside
Akindele Akintoye, Chairman, Platform Capital, Nigeria, Jean Kacou Diagou, President, NSIA Banque, La Côte d’Ivoire, Alioune Ndiaye, CEO, Orange Middle East And Africa, and Sam Matekane, Group Chairman, Matekane Group of Companies, Lesotho.

“This award recognizes the exceptional business leader whose vision, innovations, and management abilities have helped steer his company successfully in both his home country and in the global marketplace, driving growth, and providing leadership in Africa’s COVID-19 response to date”, the website of ABLA said.

About Chief Dr Daniel McKorley

Chief Dr Mckorley holds an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Leadership from the Commonwealth University, London Business School, an Executive Masters in Business Administration (EMBA) and a Bachelors in Entrepreneurship both from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) as well as a Diploma in Leadership from Lehigh University, Pennsylvania, USA.

He is a distinguished and highly sought after motivational speaker on Leadership, Youth Empowerment and Entrepreneurship, Sports Development, Mentorship, Investment promotion, developing positive attitude to Successful life, Business Strategy, among others. Dr. McKorley serves on several private and public Boards and consults for many blue chip Companies and SMEs. Dr. McKorley’s heart is known for what he does best – giving back to Society.

The Group CEO and Executive Chairman of the McDan Group of Companies started the McDan Shipping Company in November 1999 with headquarters in Accra and Branches in Tema and Takoradi. The company has a presence in over 2000 major air and sea ports worldwide due to a partnership with Universal Freight Organization, Cross Trades and World Cargo Alliance(WCA).

Chief Dr Mckorley also owns McDan Logistics, McDan Shipping and McDan Security among others.

Other Ghanaians Nominated

Four other prominent business leaders from Ghana have also been nominated in the African Business Leadership Awards. They are Dr Sangu Delle, founder and Chairman of Golden Palm Investments Corporation nominated in the Young Business Leader of the Year category and Ms Patricia Poku-Diaby, CEO, Plot Enterprise Ghana Limited also nominated in the African Female Business Leader of The Year category. The others are Ms Afua Asabea Asare, CEO, Ghana Export Promotion Authority, and Ms Abena Brigidi, CEO, Nimed Capital Limited who are nominated in the African Inspirational Business Leadership category.

The African Leadership Magazine is published by African Leadership (UK) Limited. The magazine focuses on bringing the best of Africa to a global audience, telling the African story from an African perspective; while evolving solutions to peculiar challenges being faced by the continent today.

Since its maiden edition in August 2008, African Leadership Magazine has grown to become a leading pan-African flagship leadership-focused publication read by over 580, 000 targeted international investors, business executives, government policy makers and multilateral agencies across Africa, the Middle East and Asia, Europe and the US. It is distributed at major international and African Leadership events around the world. It is a niche and unbiased African voice born out of a desire to ameliorate the lot of Africans by focusing on individuals and corporate bodies that are known for their legacy-based approach to leadership.

By SavannahNewsOnline.Com/Kusiele Ziem

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