Leadership

Albert Osei is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Global Ascent Ltd., where he leads high-level strategy and cross-border execution for petroleum supply and infrastructure partnerships across West Africa. With a multidisciplinary background at the intersection of finance, technology, and logistics, Albert brings a uniquely global perspective to solving Africa’s most complex trade and infrastructure challenges.

His career spans key sectors including government regulatory technology, SaaS, and telecommunications, with operational and advisory roles across Mexico, Brazil, Canada, and the United States. Albert has developed and executed commercial and credit structuring strategies in both public and private markets, with a focus on emerging market dynamics and infrastructure readiness.

Albert holds a graduate degree from Harvard University, where he specialized in corporate finance, structured transactions, and cross-border risk mitigation. His work is grounded in a deep understanding of both the technical and geopolitical forces shaping energy trade and logistics across the African continent.

Albert Osei

Chief Executive Officer

2015 — Present

Directors

Dr. George Egremont

Director, Business Strategy

Dr. Egremont holds an MBA in Strategic and Project Management from the Paris Graduate School of Management and a PhD in Economics from the University of Hawaii, and joined Global Ascent in May 2022.

Kwame Osei Owusu

Head of Field Operations

Kwame has worked in the downstream petroleum industry across several companies including Star Oil and Ghana Oil, and joined Global Ascent in 2023 to lead our field operations team. Frank holds a BSc. Administration from the University of Ghana, Legon.

Ing. Sebastian Agyerekoh

Director, Project Management

Sebastian is a licensed engineer with 13+ years of experience mainly in Infrastructure Projects. He is certified by the Project Management Institute as a Project Management Professional, PMP, PMI-ACP. Sebastian joined Global Ascent in 2024.

Gyifa Lomotey

Director, Human Resources

Gyifa leads our human resources team ensuring adequate project staffing, performance management, and enhanced workplace experience. Gyifa holds a BSc. in Human Resource Management from Coventry University.

Charles Boakye

Director, Fleet Management

Charles is the head of our fleet management team responsible for GPS tracking systems, and fleet management software. He graduated with a BSc. in Computer Science from the Kwame Nkrumah university of Science and Technology.

Paul Gyasi

Director, Finance & Accounting

Paul is a Chartered Certified Accountant in the United Kingdom and Ghana and has over 20 years of experience in financial management across the minerals and petroleum industry. Paul holds a BSc. and MSc. both from Greenwich university