Daniel Yaw Domelevo
Daniel Yaw Domelevo | |
|---|---|
| Auditor-General of Ghana | |
| In office December 2016 – March 2021 | |
| Appointed by | John Dramani Mahama |
| Preceded by | Richard Quartei Quartey |
| Succeeded by | Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Alma mater | University of Ghana Business School |
| Occupation | Chartered accountant |
Daniel Yaw Domelevo is a Ghanaian accountant who currently serves as a Board member of the Global Fund. He is a former Auditor-General of Ghana.[1] He was appointed by John Dramani Mahama in 2016 to replace Richard Quartei Quartey who had retired from Public service.[2][3] He won the 2019 Integrity Personality Award at the 2019 Ghana Integrity Initiative awards.[4][5]
Education
[edit]Domelevo holds an Executive master's degree in Business Administration (Finance) from the University of Ghana Business School.[1] He trained as a chartered accountant and has been a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (Ghana) since 1993.[1]
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Domelevo is a trained accountant by profession and served in senior staff roles at the Controller and Accountant General's Department (CAGD) in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (Ghana) for 18 years.[6] From January 2010 to December 2016, he was the Public Financial Management Expert of the World Bank and served as the Senior Financial Management Specialist responsible for Public Financial Management projects in Zimbabwe and Malawi.[2] He also served as the Chief Accountant for the Ghana Film Industry Corporation (now TV3).[1][6]
Auditor-General of Ghana
[edit]In 2016, he was appointed by President John Mahama to serve as Auditor-General of Ghana.[2][3] In his role as Auditor-General of the country, he also served as keynote speaker for public lectures on auditing, corruption and issues relating to management of finances [7][8][9] On 20 September 2018, he was the keynote speaker at the 3rd Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu Memorial Lecture. He spoke on the theme “Protecting The Public Purse- Keeping the gate shut before the horse bolts” in memory of the late Finance Minister.[10]
Domelevo Accountability lectures
[edit]In 2021, The Centre for Social Democracy and Friedrech Elbert Stiftung Foundation in recognition of his role as the Auditor-General of Ghana in ensuring transparency and accountability for public resources launched an annual lecture named Domelevo Accountability Lectures. The inaugural lecture was held on 1 July 2021 at the Teachers Hall in Accra.[11]
Global Fund Appointment
[edit]On 4th May 2022, he was approved and appointed as a board member of the Global Fund representing West and Central Africa.[12][13] Together with eleven(11) others, he is serving on the Audit and Finance Committee and will be voting on issues brought before the board.
Personal life
[edit]Domelevo is a Christian who is a devout Roman Catholic.[14][15]
Honours and awards
[edit]On 9 December 2019, Domelevo won the Integrity Personality Award at the maiden Integrity awards ceremony organised by Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), contending against Manasseh Azure Awuni, a freelance investigative journalist; Edward Sowah Adjetey, an engineer at the State Housing Company Limited Ato Ulzen-Appiah, the Director of the Ghana Think Foundation, a civil society organisation, and David Boateng Asante, the managing director of the Ghana Publishing Company.[16][5]
Other awards received by Domelevo include;
- (i) Distinguished Public Service Leadership Award 2020: by Centre for Social Justice Ghana and IMANI Ghana[17]
- (ii)Heroes Honor (Paragon of virtue Honors): by Pan African Heroes Foundation
- (iii) Ghanaian Leader of the year 2019: by Ghana leadership Awards; [18]
- (iii) 2019 Prestige Award Winner for Transformational Leadership in Public Service: by National Union of Ghana Students(NUGS).
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Republic of Ghana Appoints New Auditor General • INTOSAI Journal". INTOSAI Journal. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ a b c "Prez Mahama swears in new Auditor-General". Graphic Online. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ a b Ghana News Agency (30 December 2016). "President Mahama swears-in Auditor General". Ghana Business News. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Domelevo wins 2019 Integrity Personality Award". The Ghana Report. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Domelevo wins 'Integrity personality of the year' award". The Ghana Guardian News. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ a b "BRIEF PROFILES OF SHORTLISTED NOMINEES | Ghana Integrity Awards". ghanaintegrityawards.org. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Internal Audit Holds Public Lecture | University of Ghana". www.ug.edu.gh. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ Online, Peace FM. "Auditor General to conduct audit in construction and procurement sectors". Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "FlockEventsPage". accaafrica.flockplatform.com. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Daniel Domelovo's full speech at Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu Memorial Lecture". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ Senyo, Efo Kosi (12 June 2021). "Domelevo earns Accountability Lecture Series; maiden edition slated for July 1". Awake News. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Domelevo appointed to Audit Committee of Global Fund - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "Appointment of the Chairs, Vice-Chairs and Members of the Standing Committees of the Board". www.theglobalfund.org. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "Domelevo demonstrated sincerity and commitment - Catholic Bishop at thanksgiving service". Graphic Online. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "Catholic bishops pray for Auditor-General for 'his good work'". The Ghana Guardian News. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "Domelevo wins "Integrity personality of the year" award - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Centre for Social Justice and IMANI honour former Auditor General, Domelevo - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ Service, Audit. "Auditor-General Awarded Ghana Public Service Leadership Award 2019 | Ghana Audit Service". Retrieved 3 January 2022.