Charles Owusu 2024 Speaker

Chief Executive Officer

Petroleum Hub Development Corporation

Biography

Mr. Charles Owusu, a legal practitioner and a chartered accountant and has more than a decade’s wealth of experience and expertise in oil and gas, power, shipping and ports, mining, FMCG industries and a stinct at consulting with Deloitte.

He has both national and international exposure through work and engagements with the Ministry of Finance, Deloitte, Blue Ocean Investments (Bulk Oil Distribution Company) now Puma Energy and the Energy Commission of Ghana. His keen interest and knack for the oil and gas industry earned him an adjunct-lectureship service at Central University College, Ghana, where he trained executive scholars.

He is well-skilled and has mastery in public and private bond issuance, corporate business tax, transfer pricing, tax due diligence/compliance, taxation, oil trading, power regulations and financial services

His critical thinking and unmatched work ethic as well as excellent client relationship skills have resulted in the provision of clear cut and tailored solutions, design of actionable policy, development of strategies and creation of manuals.
ACHIEVEMENTS
• Technical Advisor to Minister of Finance
• Coordinated the special purpose vehicle to initiate a 10-year ESLA Bond programme of GHS10 billion
• Led in the BDCs and GoG Negotiation on US$1.43 billion legacy debts from 2011 to 2015.
• Led a team to establish SMEs Credit Fund to fill the gap created due to the financial sector clean up.
• Led the timely disbursement of GHS1.2 billion Coronavirus Alleviation Programme [CAP] funds.
• Facilitated in delivering four consecutive Ghana Eurobond roadshows from 2018-2021 of US$9 billion (US$3 billion each year) as budget support and liability management.
• Played a key role in domestic revenue mobilization institutions reforms to build efficient and responsive revenue authority.
• Tax Audit Transformation Advisor – Ghana Revenue Authority.
• Led a team to establish a manufacturing plant towards National Digital Literacy Project (NDLP) of strategies and creation of manuals.