Major Albert B. Don-Chebe (Rtd.) has been appointed the new Director-General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation.
In a press release signed by George Sarpong, the Executive Secretary of the National Media Commission, the three-year term appointment takes effect from Tuesday May 14, 2013.
Below is the press release
NEW DIRECTOR-GENERAL FOR GBC
The National Media Commission in consultation with the President of the Republic of Ghana, in consonance with the 1992 Constitution, has appointed Major Albert B. Don-Chebe (Rtd.) as the new Director-General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation for a three-year term, effective Tuesday, May 14, 2013.
Major Don-Chebe attended St. Augustine’s College, Cape Coast for his “O Level Certificate” and Tamale Secondary School for his “A Level Certificate”. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Ghana, Legon; a Masters Degree in English from the University of Manchester; UK and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Public Affairs from the Defence Information School, Indiana, USA. He is a lawyer and was called to the Bar in 2003.
Major Don-Chebe has had a varied career, firstly as a lecturer in English at the University of Ghana. He served in the Ghana Armed Forces for 15 years in the Directorate of Public Relations. Upon his voluntary retirement in 1999 after a distinguished service, during which he participated in five peace-keeping operations under the auspices of the United Nations, he was appointed the Corporate Affairs Manager at Ghana Breweries Ltd.
He later worked at the Ministry of Public Sector Reforms in 2005 as the Communications Consultant. He became the Head of Corporate Communication and Customer Care at Ghana Telecom and Vodafone Ghana.
He joined the Millennium Development Authority as Director, Community and Public Outreach in 2009. Until his appointment as Director General of GBC, he was the Director, Corporate Planning and Communication at the Export Development and Agricultural Investment Fund (EDAIF).
Major Don-Chebe is the current President of the Institute of Public Relations, Ghana and a Member of the Ghana Bar Association.
He is married with three children.
George Sarpong
Executive Secretary
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