{{short description|Ghanaian investment banker and telecommunications regulator}}
{{Infobox officeholder | name = Paarock Asuman VanPercy | image = Paarock VanPercy.jpg | citizenship = Ghanaian | occupation = Investment banker, corporate executive | office = Director-General, National Communications Authority | term_start = 1 June 2010 | term_end = 31 May 2015 | president = John Mahama | predecessor = Bernard Aidoo Forson | successor = William Tevie | education = University of Ghana (BA) | birth_date = 1959 | parents = {{ubl|Rock Van Percy| Hagar Edna Baidoo}} | known_for = }}
'''Paarock Asuman VanPercy''' is a Ghanaian investment banker and former government official who served as Director-General of the National Communications Authority (NCA) from 2010 to 2015. He was also non-executive chairman of CalBank from 2010 to 2020 and previously served as managing associate at AfriCapital Associates, a financial advisory firm in Accra.<ref name="ITUbio">{{cite web |title=Biography: Paarock VanPercy |publisher=International Telecommunication Union |url=https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Conferences/GSR/Pages/Biographies.aspx |access-date=29 January 2026}}</ref><ref name="CalbankChair">{{cite web |title=Joe Mensah replaces VanPercy as CalBank Board Chairman |publisher=Class FM Online |url=https://www.classfmonline.com/business/Joe-Mensah-replaces-VanPercy-as-CalBank-Board-Chairman-15543 |access-date=29 January 2026}}</ref>
== Early life and education == Paarock VanPercy’s parents were Rock Asuman VanPercy and Hagar Edna Abaidoo. His father, Rock, ran for parliament in the 1969 Ghanaian parliamentary election as a member of the National Alliance of Liberals but was unsuccessful.<ref>{{cite book |last=Danquah |first=Moses |title=The Birth of the Second Republic |publisher=Editorial and Publishing Services |year=1969 |location=Ghana |pages=143 }}</ref>
VanPercy obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from the University of Ghana. He later trained as a chartered accountant in the United Kingdom and became a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).<ref name="LBDIbio">{{cite web |title=Paarock VanPercy – Professional Profile |publisher=Liberia Bank for Development and Investment |url=https://www.lbdi.net/paarock-vanpercy-profile |access-date=29 January 2026 }}</ref>
== Career == VanPercy began his professional career in accountancy and corporate finance, working in both the United Kingdom and Ghana. He served as Audit Manager at Unilever Ghana Limited before transitioning into investment banking and development finance.<ref name="LBDIbio" />
He later held senior executive roles including Head of Corporate Finance at Merchant Bank (Ghana) Limited, General Manager of the Venture Fund Management Company, and Ghana Country Director of the Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC). In these roles, he was involved in corporate restructuring, private equity investments, and development finance initiatives across multiple sectors and African markets.<ref name="LBDIbio" />
In December 1999, VanPercy was appointed to the board of CalBank PLC. He later served as Chairman of the bank, a position he held from March 2010 until June 2020, overseeing board governance during a period of institutional growth and regulatory change within Ghana’s banking sector.<ref name="CalbankBoard">{{cite web |title=CalBank PLC 2019 Annual Report |publisher=Ghana Stock Exchange |url=https://gse.com.gh/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/CAL-2019-Annual-Report-May2020-Corrected.pdf |access-date=29 January 2026 }}</ref><ref name="CalbankChair" /> VanPercy was also managing associate of AfriCapital Associates, a business and financial advisory firm in Accra. He held other directorships with the Ghana Leasing Company, the Liberian Bank for Development and Investment, and AfriHoldings; a Mauritius registered company.<ref>{{cite web |title=CalBank PLC Annual Report 2009 |url=https://calbank.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/CAL-Annual-Report-2009.pdf |publisher=CalBank PLC |access-date=19 March 2026 |format=PDF}}</ref>
VanPercy was appointed Director-General of the National Communications Authority on 1 June 2010, succeeding Bernard Aidoo Forson.<ref name="Simcard">{{cite web |title=Paarock VanPercy bows out as NCA boss |publisher=Simcard Blog |date=29 May 2015 |url=https://simcardblog.wordpress.com/2015/05/29/paarock-vanpercy-bows-out-as-nca-boss/ |access-date=29 January 2026 }}</ref>
During his tenure at the NCA, regulatory and institutional reforms he oversaw included a nationwide SIM card registration exercise, the implementation of Mobile Number Portability, the revision of the National Numbering Plan, the deployment of automated radio spectrum monitoring systems, the decentralisation of NCA operations to regional offices, and the development of national communication mast guidelines in 2012. The Authority also strengthened quality-of-service monitoring frameworks under his leadership.<ref name="Sarpong">{{cite web |title=Paarock VanPercy leaves NCA as Director General |publisher=Sarpong’s Blog |date=8 June 2015 |url=https://sarpongs.blogspot.com/2015/06/paarock-vanpercy-leaves-nca-as-director.html |access-date=29 January 2026 }}</ref>
His term as Director-General ended on 31 May 2015, and he was succeeded by William Tevie.<ref name="NCAtevie">{{cite web |title=William Tevie confirmed as Director-General of NCA |publisher=National Communications Authority |date=3 May 2015 |url=https://nca.org.gh/2015/05/03/william-tevie-confirmed-as-director-general/ |access-date=29 January 2026 }}</ref>
== See also == * National Communications Authority * Telecommunications in Ghana
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Category:1959 births
Category:Living people Category:Ghanaian accountants Category:Ghanaian corporate directors Category:Ghanaian civil servants Category:University of Ghana alumni