About the Registry
Board & Advisors
The people accountable for the Kente Registry, and those who advise it.
Kente Registry Limited is an Australian public company limited by guarantee (ACN 702 314 967). It is governed by a board of Directors who serve without payment, and who are accountable to the company’s members for how the Registry is run.
The board is supported by Advisors, who give expert counsel in their fields but hold no governance role. Between them, the people below bring together the weaving traditions of Ghana, the disciplines of scholarship, audit and journalism, long practical experience of development in Ghana, and the standards expected of an Australian company.
Board of Directors
Founder, Founding Director and Company Secretary
Phillip Nyakpo
Journalist, author and podcaster who founded the Kente Registry and wrote its founding Standard. He serves as Founding Director and Company Secretary.
Director
Dr Senyo Kwaku Agbeblewu
Entrepreneurship scholar whose doctoral research shows why people choose to contribute to shared systems, and what quietly stops them. PhD, Edith Cowan University.
Director
Samuel Anum Adjei
Accountant and auditor (ACCA, CPA Australia) with experience in public sector audit and an early grounding in education. He brings the discipline of records that can be checked.
Advisors
Governance and Public Finance Advisor
Dr Julius A. Nukpezah
Associate Professor of Public Policy and Administration at Mississippi State University, and a former Senior Policy Advisor at Ghana’s Ministry of Food and Agriculture.
Advisor for Ghanaian Development and Partnerships
Martin Hiles
British development and logistics professional with many years in Ghana, and a former Managing Director of the Volta Lake Transport Company.