Michael Ansah

CEO Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation

Michael Ansah is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC), a wholly owned Government of Ghana entity, that has been established with a mandate to promote and develop Ghana’s Integrated Aluminium Industry. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Volta Aluminium Company (Valco), a wholly-owned subsidiary of GIADEC, and an acknowledged leader in the bauxite to aluminium industry sector in Africa.  
Since his appointment as CEO of GIADEC in 2018, he has led the development of the Integrated Aluminum Industry in Ghana. GIADEC is harnessing Ghana’s 900 million metric tons Bauxite reserves, its 100% ownership of Valco, as well as its minority stake in Ghana Bauxite Company Ltd., to build and establish a fully Integrated Aluminium Industry (IAI), leveraging the full value chain of bauxite mining, alumina refining, and aluminium smelting, while unlocking the full potential of the industry’s downstream sector.  
Prior to his appointment as CEO of GIADEC, Michael was Senior Vice President (SVP) at Dell Technologies. In a career spanning over 30 years, he has held a number of senior executive leadership roles. He was a Director/Associate Partner at PWC Consulting/IBM Business Consulting Services, and Group Director at Regus Plc., a member of the IWG.  
He holds an MBA from Cranfield School of Management, UK.