A former Council Member of the Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders, Edward Akrong has been elected as the Association’s new President at the 23rd Annual General Meeting of the Association in Cape Coast.
He takes over from Kwabena Ofosu Appiah who has steered the affairs of the Association for the past four years.
The 23rd Annual General Meeting of the Association also saw the re-election of other executives including first and second vice Presidents and Treasurer as well as induction of new council members into office.
The outgone President of GIFF, Kwabena Ofosu Appiah stated that in his tenure of office the institution has affected policy direction both locally and internationally.
He also expressed his gratitude for all the support offered him by members of the institution.
The AGM was used to deliberate on the issues affecting the institution, revise new strategies that seek to promote best practices in the freight forwarding business and account for stewardship from the council members on their four years’ tenure of office.
The meeting of the Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders GIFF brought members of the institution across the entire nation together to deliberate on issues and devise new strategies to drive the institution forward.
Over the years, clearing agents and freight forwarders have through the Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders undergone constant training to cope with the changes in the methods of clearing goods with the advent of new modules in the customs house business.