The President has appointed Dr. George Smith-Graham as the Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC), effective immediately.
Dr. George Smith-Graham as the Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC)
Dr. Smith-Graham’s reappointment comes at a crucial time as the Government initiates processes to transition the FWSC into an Independent Emoluments Commission. With his unparalleled knowledge, both at home and abroad, Dr. Smith-Graham is expected to provide the strategic direction and technical leadership needed to guide this transition, ensuring alignment with international best practices and the aspirations of Ghana’s public sector workforce.
Dr. Smith-Graham brings to this role a wealth of expertise and international acclaim in human capital management, public sector compensation policy, and institutional reform. As the first substantive CEO of the Commission from 2009 to 2017, he was instrumental in the successful implementation of the government pay and compensation policy.
An accomplished international consultant and transformational leader, Dr. Smith-Graham has over three decades of experience in compensation management, public service reforms, and strategic leadership. Most recently, he led significant reform efforts in Sierra Leone, where he served as International Consultant and provided technical assistance to establish the country’s Wages and Compensation Commission, an institution that is to determine the salary and other emoluments from the President to the least paid public servant in Sierra Leone. His work involved developing policy, legal, and institutional frameworks to support fair, transparent, and sustainable public sector compensation, a model that is now being considered for Ghana.
He is the Founder and CEO of the International Institute for Productivity and Public Management (IPPUM), an institution established to drive productivity and governance transformation in Africa. He is the University Council Chairman of the Assemblies of God Institute of Higher Learning and a member of the Board of Prime Insurance.
He is a former board chairman of Universal Merchant Bank (UMB). Dr. Smith-Graham has previously held senior leadership positions, including Senior Vice President for Human Capital Management and Administration at Databank Financial Services Group, as well as Human Resources Manager at the Forestry Commission of Ghana. He holds a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA), is a Certified Management Consultant, a Certified International Professional Manager, a Fellow of the International Professional Managers Association (UK), and serves as an Adjunct Professor.
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