President John Mahama has appointed a Senior Partner at KPMG Ghana, Anthony Kwasi Sarpong as the Acting Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA).
The appointment was announced in a statement signed by the Executive Secretary to the President, Dr Callistus Mahama.
Dr Mahama noted that the appointment takes effect from Tuesday, January 21, 2025.
This follows the resignation of Julie Essiam in a letter dated January 20, 2025, and addressed to the president through the Finance Minister-designate.
Madam Essiam expressed her gratitude to the government for the opportunity to serve as Commissioner-General.
About Anthony Kwasi Sarpong
Anthony Kwasi Sarpong is the Senior Partner of the KPMG Practice in Ghana, where he provides strategic direction and manages operations to achieve key corporate objectives. He has 22 years of experience in audit, accounting advisory, corporate recovery, and insolvency, having worked in Ghana, Nigeria, and South Africa.
Before his role as Senior Partner, Sarpong was a Partner and Head of Audit at KPMG Ghana, where he also served as the sector lead for Financial Services and Head of Risk Management. His experience spans consumer markets and financial service lines of business, and he has led complex cross-functional engagements for the firm.
Sarpong is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICAG), the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), and the Ghana Association of Restructuring and Insolvency Advisors (GARIA). He holds an MSc. in Financial Risk Management from London Metropolitan University, UK; a Post-Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from the University of Manchester, UK; and a First Class Honours in Business Administration (Accounting option) from the University of Ghana.
