Abednego Feehi Okoe Amartey | |
Birth Name: | Abednego Feehi Okoe Amartey |
Birth Date: | July 26, 1967 |
Profession: | Professor |
Alma Mater: | University of Ghana |
Office2: | 2nd Vice Chancellor of the University of Professional Studies |
Predecessor2: | Prof. Joshua Alabi |
Occupation: | Academic |
Term Start2: | 25 August 2016 |
Abednego Feehi Okoe Amartey, (born July 26, 1967) is a Ghanaian academic who is the current past Vice Chancellor of the University of Professional Studies, Accra, [{{Cite news |date=2017-01-01 |title=Professor Amartey inducted as Second Vice Chancellor of UPSA - citifmonline.com |language=en-US |work=Citi FM online |url=http://citifmonline.com/2017/01/01/professor-amartey-inducted-as-second-vice-chancellor-of-upsa/ |access-date=2018-06-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-08-15 |title=Allow universities to keep IGF - UPSA Vice Chancellor - citifmonline.com |language=en-US |work=Citi FM Online |url=http://citifmonline.com/2017/08/15/allow-universities-to-keep-igf-upsa-vice-chancellor/ |access-date=2018-06-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/prof-okoe-amartey-takes-over-as-upsa-s-vc.html|title=Prof. Okoe Amartey takes over as UPSA's VC|last=Esson|first=Musah Yahaya Jafaru and Theresah|work=Graphic Online|access-date=2018-06-12|language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Prof. Okoe Amartey Appointed UPSA New Vice Chancellor {{!}} News Ghana |url=https://www.newsghana.com.gh/prof-okoe-amartey-appointed-upsa-new-vice-chancellor/ |access-date=2018-06-12 |website=NewsGhana |language=en-US}}</ref> He is a professor in Management.<ref name=":2" /> == Early life and education == Amartey had his secondary school education at [[St. Thomas Aquinas Senior High School]] in Accra and Prempeh College where he obtained his Ordinary Level Certificate in 1986 and Advanced Level Certificate in 1988 respectively [1] He further obtained Bachelor of Arts (Economics with Sociology), Master in Business Administration (Marketing Option) and Master of Philosophy in Marketing, all from the University of Ghana. He also holds a professional marketing qualification from the Chartered Institute of Marketing UK. In addition, he holds a Doctorate of Business Administration from the SMC University in Switzerland.
Amartey is a professor in Management [2] Professor Okoe has occupied several positions in the Department of Marketing, Faculty of Management at the University. In 2006, he was appointed as the Head of the CIM Unit and in 2008 got promoted to the position of Head of Marketing Department. After successfully serving two terms as Head of Department, he was appointed as the Dean of the Faculty of Management Studies in September, 2014. His meteoric rise continued when exactly a year later he was appointed as the Acting Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University.
The Governing Council of the University of Professional Studies approved his promotion from the rank of a Senior Lecturer to Associate Professor in Management in the Department of Marketing of the University effective December, 2015 and now serves as the substantive Pro Vice Chancellor of the University. He has 21 publications in reputable and ranked journals. Currently, he serves as the vice president of the consumer advocacy center, Ghana.
Amartey is a Christian. He's married and has 3 children.[3] [4]