Joyce Aryee Chairs Omatek Directors

Joyce Aryee, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana Chamber of Mines has been named as the new Chairman of the Board of Directors of Omatek Computers Ghana Limited.
According to the management of Omatek Computers her appointment was an important decision aimed at upholding and promoting the exigencies of advancing information technology application in Ghana.
The company equally said that it believes that Aryee’s will bring her immense experiences aboard the company’s business to further propel Omatek in line with it’s corporate vision to be the leading ITC company in Africa by 2010.
The new appointment of Joyce Aryee, who is also the chairperson of the Ghana mines, has been described as another feather to her cap by industry watchers.
Her appointment coincided with the formal visit of the Minister of Communication, Haruna Iddrisu who was on a tour of the company’s factory facilities in Accra.
Enthused, Aryee thanked the Minister for the visit and used the opportunity to make several ICT industry related requests. Amongst these was her call on the government to implement zero per cent duty on Complete Knock Down (CKD) computer components. She reiterated that the zero duty will encourage locally produced computers. Furthermore, she urged that government should “reduce VAT from 15% on CKD parts for Omatek computers and to afford Omatek necessary incentives because of its pioneer status.”
The Minister in his response thanked Omatek Computers for its contribution to the economy of Ghana through creation of employment opportunity for the youth and income generation for the country through taxes.
Iddrisu described Aryee as a woman who does not accept no for answers and therefore a brilliant choice as the Chairperson of the board of Omatek.
He promised to partner with the Ministry of Education to launch a comprehensive e-school project to make computers available to all schools.
According to him, “My priority is to collaborate with the Ministry of Education to launch a comprehensive e-School Project which will make computers available to all schools “He said.
He observed that the present leadership under President Atta Mills believes in continuity of good projects. He therefore promised to continue the Omatek computer project in Ghana which was commenced by his predecessor, Dr Benjamin Aggry-Ntim in 2007.
Omatek Computers is the first computer company to locally produce computer systems from a completely Knocked Down parts in Africa.