PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Remy Nyukorong, (Angsoyele McKenna)
Date of Birth: November 21, 1964
Place of Birth: Duong, Upper West Region (UWR)
Nationality: Ghanaian
Profession: Teaching
Passport Number: H2746325
Address: Burgemeester Cortenstraat 26, 6226 GV Maastricht, The Netherlands
Telephone: +31 (0) 43 3508377; +31(0)43 3508368; +31 (0)43 3508373
Mobile : +31-646169642 +31-619605361 +31-651104197
Email: nyukorongr@ymail.com, remin1964@outlook.com

Hobbies: Bowling, Basketball, Cycling, Reading and Writing.

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

I am an enthusiastic and dedicated professional with extensive experience across many areas of business leadership, management, finance & accounting, marketing, entrepreneurship and organizational behaviour – a leader who is able to develop and motivate others to achieve targets. I am able to demonstrate strong ability to manage projects from conception through to successful completion. I am a proactive individual with a logical approach to challenges. I perform effectively even within a highly complex and uncertain working environment.

Objectives:

• To give total support to the organization that I work in, with the experiences and capabilities that I have towards achieving organization’s goals and creating mutual benefits.
• To progress into a senior teaching position within the tertiary educational sector.
• To serve the local community through consultancy works in the fields of leadership development, entrepreneurship and business management.

FORMAL EDUCATION

2013 – 2015       Doctor in Business Administration
Strategic leadership; International Marketing;  Performance
Management, Corporate Governance & Finance; and Managerial
Economics.
SMC University, Zurich, Switzerland/Ohio State University, USA.

2006 – 2007       Master in Business Administration (MBA)
Finance and Accounting option
Maastricht School of Management, the Netherlands.

2000 – 2004       Bachelor of Science in Education
Major: Mathematics
Minor: Religious Studies
St. Mary’s University of Minnesota USA, Nairobi Campus.

2000 – 2003       Diploma in Education
Tangaza College
Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Nairobi, Kenya.

2000 – 2003       Diploma in Religious Studies
Tangaza College
Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Nairobi, Kenya.

1992 – 1995       Religious Formation Program at the St. Louis Formation Centre, Wa.

1987 – 1990       Certificate of Education
Subjects: English Language, Education, Mathematics
University of Cape coast, Ghana.

1987 – 1989       GCE Advanced Level Certificate
Subjects: Economics, Geography, Religious Studies, General Paper

1979 – 1984       GCE Ordinary Level Certificate
Subjects: English Language, Mathematics, General Science,
Agricultural Science, Economics, Geography, Bible Knowledge.

WORK EXPERIENCE

2013 – Now       General Treasurer Stichting Kongregatie F.I.C., The Netherlands.

2009 – 2012       Provincial Treasurer Brothers FIC, Ghana Province

2009 – 2013        Institutional Appointments: 2009 -2013

• Ag. Head of Department, Accountancy, Banking & Finance, Wa Polytechnic (2010-2012).
• Ag. Vice Dean, Business School (2010-2012).
• Member Academic Board Representative of constituted search committee for the appointment of Internal Auditor for Wa Polytechnic (2010).
• Member Audit Report Implementation Committee (2010-2013).
• Chair, Estate and Housing Committee (2009-2011).
• Chair, Examination malpractices Committee Business School (2010-2013).
• Chair, Marketing Committee Business School (2010-2013).
• Member of a special Disciplinary Committee set up by the Polytechnic Council (November 2012).

2008- 2013       Lecturer in the Department of Accountancy, Banking & Finance, Wa
Polytechnic.

• Assist the HOD (Head of Department) to develop curriculum for accreditation to run Higher National Diploma/degree courses in the department.
• Teaching the following courses in the Accountancy Department: Financial Management, Quantitative Methods and Operations Research.
• Supervising students project work/research.
• Chairman of the Marketing Committee of the Business School.

2008 -2009         Assistant Provincial Treasurer Brothers FIC Ghana Province
CEO, Management Partners, GH (Consultancy Work)

2004 – 2006       Headmaster, St. Charles Lwanga Schools, Zebilla (UER)

• Managing the teaching and non-teaching staff of the school.
• Managing co-curricular activities.
• Ensuring regularity and punctuality at class attendance by teachers and students.
• Ensuring availability, management and use of teaching/learning resources.
• Managing financial resources of the school efficiently.
• Optimizing school intake.
• Assessing teacher performance, in terms of defined standards.
• Developing and applying incentive packages for teachers who achieve set standards.
• Instituting effective guidance and counseling services to assist students in the choice of programmes at the Junior Secondary School and Senior Secondary School levels and in other matters.
• Organizing in-service training and continuing education for teachers to keep them abreast with new developments in teaching and to enable their teaching abilities.
• Improving relationships between school and community.
• Identifying talented and gifted students with special needs for special attention.
• Keeping up-to-date and reliable school records.
• Responsibility for the custody of all school property.
• Responsibility as liaison between school, Circuit and District Office as well as civil society members.
• Responsibility for registration of students for Basic Education Certificate of Education (BECE).
• Responsibility for compilation and submission to WAEC (through the D.E.O.) the continuous assessment component of the basic education assessment scores in the final year.
• Conducting all internal examinations (as well as the CRT and PMT when due).

1998 – 2000      Assistant Manager, later Acting Manager In-Service Training Centre,
Wa, Upper West Region, Ghana.

• The overall responsibility for the management and proper functioning of the Centre.
• Accountable to the Board of Directors in all financial matters.
• Ensure that the aim, objective and policies of the Centre are implemented.
• Responsibility to appoint the staff at the Centre and serve them with a copy of the Service Agreement stipulating the conditions of employment.
• Pay the wages of the staff.
• See to it that the staff fulfills their duties.
• Refer matters concerning suspension, termination and dismissal of staff to the Standing Committee.
• Submit at the beginning of each year to the Board the tentative programme of courses and workshops to be organized in the Centre in the ensuing year.
• Prepare and submit to the Board the annual budget.
• Prepare and submit to the Board the annual Statement of Accounts and the Annual Report.
• Present, at each meeting of the Board, a progress report of the activities and functioning of the Centre.

1995 – 1998       Headmaster, St. Charles Lwanga Catholic Primary/JSS, Zebilla (UER)

1991 – 1992       Classroom teaching in Wa Catholic Junior Secondary School

1990 – 1991       Classroom teaching in Aggrey Memorial Secondary School

1985 – 1987       Senior Area Operations Manager, Zakour Farms Limited, Accra

• Responsible for meeting budgetary and sales targets through motivating and developing staff, consistently achieving and surpassing Key Performance Indicators.
• Reporting to the Retail Operations Manager with responsibility for operational and people (320) management within 14 stores.
• Controlling management accounts with attention to essential criteria for net profit, including sales, shrinkage, wages, write-off, cash control and store expenditure.
• Monitoring and controlling store compliance in all areas, including customer care, effective planning, staff training and development, organization and time management.
• Supporting management and staff to help create their own successful and productive team and become effective team leaders.
• Maximizing every sales opportunity by promoting the highest standards of customer care and recognizing potential development and training opportunities.
• Communicating daily with Customer Support Centre functions – Buying, Retail, Finance & Distribution – to ensure effective control and operation of all areas.
• Reviewing and evaluating weekly KPI achievement and producing an end of week spreadsheet.
• Supporting and coaching Area Managers to reach their full potential.
• Deputizing for Retail Operations Manager, responsible for the whole region, iincluding  nine Area Managers.

PUBLICATIONS AND CREATIVE WRITING

• Financial feasibility analysis for investment decisions (2010)
• The challenges of corporate governance in creating value in organizations (2010).
• Human resources management – Theory and Practice (2008)
• Entrepreneurship and new business ventures (2008)
• Leadership and organizational commitment: FIC projects in Ghana. Master of Business Administration Thesis (2007)
• Introduction to Philosophy (2004).
• The impact of vocationalization of secondary school education in Ghana – A case study of schools in northern region of Ghana. BSc. Ed Thesis (2003).
• My faith as an African (2003).

PUBLICATIONS IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS

Nyukorong, R. (2018). Graduate employability through entrepreneurship: A proposed model of lifelong entrepreneurship education in Ghana. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Under Peer-Review Process.

Nyukorong, R. (2018). A Proposed entrepreneurship education curriculum framework. International Journal of Higher Education and Sustainability, Accepted for Publication.

Nyukorong, R. (2017). Designing, implementing and coordinating the global marketing programme. International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, 5 (5), 75-87.

Nyukorong, R. (2017). The role of the global marketer in market segmentation, product design and global brands success. International Journal of Managerial Studies and Research, 5 (4), 108-118.

Nyukorong, R. (2017). Conducting market research: An aid to organizational decision making. European Scientific Journal, 13 (10), 1-17.

Nyukorong, R. (2016). Leadership experiences of poultry business leaders in Ghana. International Journal of Managerial Studies and Research, 4 (10), 22-33.

Nyukorong, R. (2016). Leadership, learning organization and job satisfaction in Ghanaian Telecommunications companies. European Scientific Journal, 12 (29), 29-61.

Nyukorong, R., & Quisenberry, W. (2016). Character traits of effective executives: A phenomenological study of CEOs in Ghana. European Scientific Journal, 10 (20), 69-90.

Nyukorong, R. (2016). Framework for understanding leader-organization culture congruence. International Journal of Managerial Studies and Research, 4 (6), 46-62.

Nyukorong, R. (2016). A model for building and implementing customer value co-creation agendas. Journal of Marketing and Consumer Research, 23, 23-32.

Nyukorong, R. (2016). The strategic building blocks of a learning organization. Journal of Resources Development and Management, 19, 31-40.

Nyukorong, R. (2015). Personality qualities of successful business leaders in Ghana. Journal of Resources Development and Management, 15, 17-32.

Nyukorong, R., & Quisenberry, W. (2015). Leadership development among Polytechnic students in Ghana. European Journal of Business and Management, 7 (24), 199-209.

Nyukorong, R. (2014). Fostering ethical leadership in organizations. European Journal of Business and Management, 6(33), 56-63.

Nyukorong, R. (2014). Leading change in a crisis situation: A case regarding management of a district assembly in Ghana. Journal of Education and Practice, 5 (31), 99-107.

Nyukorong, R. (2014). Corruption, Nepotism or the “Whom you know” factor and How it affects recruitment in the banking sector of Ghana. Journal of Developing Country Studies, 4 (24), 38-53.

Nyukorong, R. (2014). Core Competency and Qualities Framework for Student Researchers: A case study of Wa Polytechnic in Ghana. Journal of Education and Practice, 5 (38), 35-54.

Nyukorong, R. (2014). Interrelationship between culture and marketing strategy: Multiple case studies from The Netherlands. European Journal of Business and Management, 6 (26), 84-92.

PUBLIC LECTURE/SPEECHES

2011            The role of the Higher National Diploma graduate in promoting
pro-poor growth and innovation through practical entrepreneurship, Wa                             Polytechnic, Ghana.

2010           The investment environment, the youth and entrepreneurship:
Challenges, opportunities and the way forward, Wa Polytechnic, Ghana.

2009           How bank managers have contributed to the current world
financial crisis, Wa Polytechnic, Ghana.

2005            Clericalism in the Catholic Church: A virus that has infected
the Church, Zebilla Parish Youth Association, Ghana

1998           The family, the Church and the development of youth, Zebilla
Parish Laity Week Celebrations, Ghana.

LOCAL WORKSHOPS/CONFERENCES

Apr. 2012

Workshop organized by Wa Polytechnic for Lecturers on
Teaching, Assessment & Examinations (2012)

Jan.-Dec. 2011

Wa Polytechnic Academic Research Conference 1, 2, & 3
(WAPARC)

May 2010

Workshop for external and internal examiners organized by
NABPTEX on the theme: Improving Assessment Practices in non-University Tertiary Institutions, Forest Hotel, Dodowa from 24th – 26th May, 2010.

Mar. 2009

Workshop organized by University of Saskatchewan on
Continuous Assessment & Proposal Writing, Wa Polytechnic.

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

Oct.26-29, 2017

7th edition of the European Conference of Economy of
Communion (EOC), Wezemaal, Belgium.
The enterprise – an agent of communion.

Aug.23-27, 2017

EOC International Research Summer School, Nieuwkwijk,
Holland.
Topic: Poverty alleviation, human development, global justice.

Jun.5-8, 2017

Association of African Universities (AAU), Accra, Ghana
Paper – “Curriculum reforms as key to graduate employability
and entrepreneurship”.

Apr. 10-11, 2015

18th SGF Annual Conference of the Swiss Society for
Financial Market Research, Zurich, Switzerland.
Paper – “CEO fitness and firm value”, Discussant.

Aug.24-26, 2011

African International Business and Management (AIBUMA), Nairobi, Kenya
Theme: “Building synergies for better performance”. Paper – Effects of corruption on bank lending: Evidence from sub- Sahara African countries.

INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPS

Aug. 19-29, 2014

Workshop on Servant Leadership, Blantyre – Malawi.

Jun. 2-13, 2014

Financial Management Workshop for Treasurers, the
Netherlands.

Mar. 2014

Seminar on Financial administration for General Treasurers of Religious Institutes, Rome.

Aug. 19-23, 2013

Leadership Workshop, Denekamp – The Netherlands.

Feb. 2013

International Symposium on Global banking, financial stability,
and post-crisis policy challenges, the Netherlands.

Jan.-Mar. 2012

Workshop/seminar on Financial Management, The
Netherlands.

Aug.-Sep. 2009

Workshop on Fund Development for Religious Institutions,
Rome.

Jun.-Sep. 1998

Workshop on Contemplative Attitude, The Netherlands.

TRAINING PROGRAMS

Jun.6-22, 2018

Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST),
Ghana
PRINCE2 Project Management Methodology Workshop

Jun. 21-23, 2017

CorpTrain
Effective report and proposal writing, LMS 132
Target-based performance management, LMS 139

Feb. 6-8, 2017

Drolor Centre for Strategic Leadership (DCSL)
Corporate leadership training in Project Management

Jan.30-Feb.3, 2017

Ghana Centre for Entrepreneurship, Employment and
Innovation (DCEEI)
Training of Trainers on new business modules developed for
SMEs

Jan.16-20, 2017

School of Business KNUST, Ghana
BLOCK lectures on Innovation and Entrepreneurship to
MBA/EMBA students

Jan.12-14, 2017

Nanumba South District Assembly, Wulensi, Ghana
Presented report on feasibility study/Business Plan of a
proposed community bank (Sunkuli Rural Bank)

Jun. 8-11, 2015

Workshop for senior managers and corporate leaders on
leadership skills for leading change and making a difference in the 21st century.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Local Languages:

• Dagaare – native language (mother tongue)
• Twi – intermediate level
• Dagbani – basic
• Ga – Basic

Foreign Languages

• English Language – speak fluently, speak/write with high proficiency
• Dutch: Beginner – speak, read and write with basic competency.
• French: Beginner – basic, but fluent in speaking.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• MS Word, MS Excel, MS Publisher, MS Power Point, Internet & Email and WordPress.
• Programming languages and mathematical packages: MATLAB, Mathematica.
• Computer aided qualitative data analysis software: NVivo, MAXQDA, ATLAS.ti and Dedoose.
• SPSS, Linux (openSUSE, Ubuntu), Mac OS, Windows OS

CORE COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS

• Teaching diverse management related topics.
• Conducting research on sustainable agriculture and impact investment.
• Experience in assessing the social impact of micro-finance at a field level.
• Training micro-entrepreneurs.
• Sound working knowledge of key players in the micro-finance and development sectors.
• Curriculum development at a post-graduate level.
• Consultancy experience in conducting international market research projects.
• Experience in working with start-ups.
• Developing communication strategies for the development sector.
• Excellent writing, editing and presentation skills.
• Received training in qualitative data analysis.
• Well-versed with quantitative research tools (multivariate regression and structural equation modelling) and qualitative research tools.
• Experience in working in a cross-cultural environment.

MEMBERSHIPS
Association of MBAs (AMBA)
Certified Financial Analyst (CFA)
Certified PRINCE2 Practitioner
European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD)
Entrepreneurship as-Practice (EaP) Movement
Economy of Communion (EoC)
National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Ghana
Polytechnic Teachers Association of Ghana (POTAG)

REFERENCES

Dr. William Quisenberry
SMC University, Baarerstrasse 112 6302, Zug. Switzerland
Professor of Management
E-mail: w.quisenberry@smcuniversity.com;
Tel. +1(859)298-6117

Mr. Mohammed Iddrisu Ngmenipuo
Lecturer, Wa Polytechnic Business School
P.O. Box 553, Wa, UWR
Email: Ngmenipuo@yahoo.com;
Tel. +233244804478

Prof. Emmanuel Yiridoe (PhD)
Professor and Department Chair
Dalhousie University
Department of Business & Social Sciences
Agricultural Campus
P.O. Box 550,
Truro, NS, B2N 5E3, Canada
Email: emmanuel.yiridoe@dal.ca,eyiridoe@nsac.ns.ca
Phone: (902) 893.6699