Ernest bediako sampong children
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ERNEST BEDIAKO SAMPONG
$276 Million
CEO, ERNEST CHEMISTS LIMITED
Age: 59
Wealth: SELF MADE, PHARMACEUTICALS
Education: KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, BACHELOR’S DEGREE, PHARMACY
Known For: ERNEST CHEMISTS
OVERVIEW
Ernest Bediako Sampong is a pharmacist who founded Ernest Chemists in 1986 as a mere one-shop business, Ernest Chemists has grown very rapidly into a large pharmaceutical entity.
NET WORTH SUMMARY
Ernest Chemists’ export development programme which came on stream in 2004 has direct export to Cote d’lvoire, Senegal, Burkina Faso and Nigeria etc. The company opened its first foreign subsidiary in Freetown, Sierra Leone in September 2009. The Company has thirteen wholesale and pharmacy retail outlets in Ghana.
Ernest Chemists represents some of the world’s leading pharmaceutical brands and operates an extensive network of distribution channels throughout the country.
In 2001 the company setup a multi-million dollar pharmaceutical manufacturing plant at Tema. The plant has the capacity to produce 400
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Ernest Bediako Sampong – Man of the Year
Walking on the bare street within the Metropolis and other regions of Ghana, one will come across pharmacies with inscriptions of Ernest Chemists Limited boldly written on them. However, one may not recognise the mastermind behind one of Africa’s most thriving businesses of our time should you meet him face to face. The prolific entrepreneur, Ernest Bediako Sampong has no over-the-top lifestyle nor flamboyance when you come into contact with him. He hardly avails himself to the media and has eschewed the public eye for most of his life.
The Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ernest Chemist Limited (ECL), Ernest Bediako Sampong is a refreshing change from many other prominent African business leaders, especially those who have founded multimillion- dollar companies. His charisma is his humility, integrity and honesty which he has nurtured over his 30 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical business. And when you expect the architect behind one of Ghana’s most successful brands to have an ego, you will be surprised by the lack of
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Ernest Bediako Sampong
Ernest Bediako Sampong, Chief Executive Officer of Ernest Chemist’s, one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in West Africa, is among the most respected and distinguished entrepreneurs in Ghana. He started his eponymous pharmacy business as a single outlet in 1986, selling imported medical products and has since grown it into a vast enterprise that manufactures, distributes andexports to countries all over the African continent, including Cote d’lvoire, Senegal, Burkina Faso and Nigeria, in addition to serving the local Ghanaian market.
Mr. Sampong’s first taste of tertiary education as a medical student at the University of Ghana came to an unceremonious end when clashes between students protesting against the government and security force led to a closure of the university. He then transferred to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, this time to study pharmacy. Mr. Bediako Sampong’s rise has been driven by an uncompromising work ethic, ceaseless innovation and an uncanny ability to recognize opportunities where others see daunting
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