Mr. Percival Ofori Ampomah

Percival is a strong and seasoned finance and investment professional with significant expertise in the Private Equity and Venture Capital industry in Ghana.  He is currently General manager of Venture Capital Trust Fund.  He is also a lawyer with a special focus on corporate and commercial practice and transactions.  He is a member of the Ghana Bar Association. Percival was the General Manager of one of the largest Asset Management Companies in Ghana.  Before that, Percival was the General Manager of Prime Equity Investments at the Ghana Growth Fund where he managed the fund’s major private equity investments in the financial services sector as well as agro-related businesses across Ghana.  Prior to joining Ghana Growth Fund, Percival was the Deputy General Manager and Head of Investments at Venture Capital Trust Fund where he provided strategic leadership for all aspects of the Trust Fund’s investments in risky financial assets including venture capital funds, angel investments and impact investment vehicles. He is a skilled business valuation expert and has performed and supervised several valuation and investment appraisal projects both in Ghana and also in the USA, where he worked in the investment banking space.

He is a former Board member of the Ghana Alternative Exchange. He currently sits on the boards of five companies.  Percival is skilled at consulting for corporate and mid-cap clients and is a Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA).  Mr. Ampomah holds a Private Equity and Venture Capital Certificate from Harvard Business School and Venture Capital Executive Education Certificate from the Hass School of Business, University of California, Berkley. He also holds a qualifying certificate for professional law course from the Ghana School of Law, an Honours LLB from the GIMPA Law School, an MSc. Degree in Finance from the University of Durham Business School, U.K. and an Honours Degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana. Percival is an avid golfer and served as the Honorary Secretary of Achimota Golf Club for several years.