Kate Quartey-Papafio
Kate Quartey-Papafio | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Businessperson |
| Title | CEO, Reroy Cables Ltd |
Kate Quartey-Papafio is a co-founder of Ghanaian cabling company Reroy Cables.[1] In 2021, Kate was listed as one of the five richest women in Ghana with a net worth of $250 million.[2]
Career and honors
Kate started Reroy Cables with her husband in 1992, after they failed to get a suitable cables for the construction of their house.[3][4][5] She's the first female CEO of a cable manufacturing firm in ECOWAS.[6][7] In 2014, she was named the marketing woman of the year by the Chartered Institute of Marketing Ghana (CIMG). In the same year, during the maiden edition of the Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah African Genius Award, she won the entrepreneurship category.[6] In 2016, the Europe Business Assembly, which sells "fake awards",[8] awarded her the best enterprise award.[3][9]
In 2017, Kate, William Ato Essien, the CEO of the defunct Capital Bank and two others were accused of stealing and money laundering that led to the collapse of the bank. While, on the 8th of July 2021, the High Court in Ghana acquitted and discharged her from the criminal prosecution.[10]
Companies
- Reroy Cables Ltd (Manufacture of Power Cables and Conductors)[4]
- Reroy Power Ltd (Manufacture, Supply and Installation of Power Distribution Equipment; Transformers and Substations)[4]
- Reroy Metals Ltd (Manufacture of Aluminium Wire Rod)[4]
- Reroy Energy Ltd (Construction and Operation of CCGT Power and Solar Plants)[4]
References
- ^ "Glitz top 100 inspirational women – Page 100 – Glitz Africa Magazine". Retrieved 2022-05-28.
- ^ "Ghana's 5 richest women unveiled | Encomium Magazine". Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- ^ a b "Ghana : Kate Quartey – Papafio, a trailblazer in the electrical sector in Africa :: AWE - En". africawomenexperts.com. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ^ a b c d e "Mrs. Kate Quartey-Papafio | Member – Institute for Fiscal Studies Ghana". Retrieved 2025-03-11.
- ^ "Dr. Quartey-Papafio's Profile". 2021-07-26. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
- ^ a b "Empower Women - Kate Quartey-Papafio: Ghana's leading female industrialist". EmpowerWomen. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ^ "On the High Wire". The Business Year. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- ^ Kenber, Billy (24 July 2017). "Oxford university in fake awards farce". Thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ "KATE QUARTEY-PAPAFIO ADVISES WOMEN TO SEEK LEADERSHIP POSITION – Reroy Cable". Retrieved 2025-03-11.
- ^ "Capital Bank collapse: Court acquits and discharges 'childish' Reroy Cables CEO". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2021-07-08. Retrieved 2022-01-10.