John Kow Hanson

Background

Hanson, John Kow was born on September 10, 1942 in Control region, Ghana. Son of Kwaw Anstill and Mary Araba (Sawyerr) Hanson.

Education

Bachelor in Economics with honors, University Sheffield, England, 1972.

Career

Accountant, Spear & Jacksons, Sheffield, England, 1972-1973; accountant, Ghana Sugar Estates Ltd., Accra, 1974-1975; chief accountant, Ghana Sugar Estates Ltd., Accra, 1976-1977; finance contractor, Ghana Sugar Estates Ltd., Accra, 1977-1982; managing director, Ghana Sugar Estates Ltd., Accra, 1982-1990; public, managing editor, Business & Finance Times, Accra, since 1991. Director Celebrity Golf Club, Tema, Ghana,1986-, Charterhouse Farms Ltd., Accra, since 1980.

Achievements

• John Kow Hanson has been listed as a noteworthy accountant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Grand Lodge Ersleaces (past master Tema Lodge 1991-1992), Lodge of Perfection (principal sojourner Royal Arch chapter since 1989), Rose Croix 180 (Ghana Ebenezer chapter), District Grand Lodge Ghana (standard bearer since 1994).

Interests

• Avocations: golf, reading, writing, music, soccer.

Connections

Married Margaret Bennet-Lartey, September 30, 1967. Children: Edmund, Yvonne, Margaret-Effie, Jacqueline Hanson.

Father:

Kwaw Anstill Hanson

Mother:

Mary Araba (Sawyerr) Hanson

Spouse:

Margaret Bennet-Lartey

child:

Jacqueline Hanson

child:

Margaret-Effie Hanson

child:

Yvonne Hanson

child:

Edmund Hanson