{{short description|Ghanaian mining executive}} {{Infobox person | name = Sulemanu Koney | image = | caption = | birth_name = Sulemanu Koney | birth_date = | birth_place = Ghana | education = Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology {{small|(BSc.Chemical Engineering)}},<br>Maastricht School of Management {{small|(Masters in International Business)}} | occupation = Mining Executive | employer = Ghana Chamber of Mines | net_worth = | signature = }} '''Sulemanu Koney''' is a Ghanaian engineer and mining executive. He was the chief executive officer of the Ghana Chamber of Mines and the executive director of the ECOWAS Federation of Chambers of Mines.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr. Sulemanu Koney retires as Ghana Chamber of Mines CEO - MyJoyOnline |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/dr-sulemanu-koney-retires-as-ghana-chamber-of-mines-ceo/ |access-date=2025-07-21 |website=www.myjoyonline.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news |title=Chamber of Mines gets new CEO |url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/business/business-news/chamber-of-mines-gets-new-ceo.html |location=Accra, Ghana|access-date=2022-06-30 |newspaper=Daily Graphic|language=en-gb}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=1970-01-01 |title=Liberia Chamber of Mines admitted into EFEDCOM |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/city/pressreleases/Liberia-Chamber-of-Mines-admitted-into-EFEDCOM-5717 |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=GhanaWeb |language=en}}</ref>
== Early life and education == Koney had his secondary education at the Accra Academy. Following his secondary education, Koney proceeded to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology where he obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering. He later enrolled at the Maastricht School of Management for his master's degree in international business. He also holds a post-graduate diploma in marketing which he obtained from the Chartered Institute of Marketing in the United Kingdom.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Speaker details |url=https://na.eventscloud.com/ereg/popups/speakerdetails.php?eventid=283869&speakerid=888443 |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=na.eventscloud.com}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Menz |first=Kelly |title=Sulemanu Koney heads mines chamber |url=https://newsghana.com.gh/sulemanu-koney-heads-mines-chamber/ |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=newsghana |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":2" />
== Career == Koney began at the marketing department of Shell Energy (now Vivo Energy Ghana Limited) as the head of technical sales with focus on lubricants. He later gained appointment as the retail business manager for the West African Sub-region, but opted to join the Ghana Chamber of Mines in the year 2000. There, he worked as the director of analysis, research and finance for a period of thirteen years.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Boadu-Ayeboafoh |first=Yaw |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PcCSrAgKztUC&dq=sulemanu+koney+analysis+research&pg=PT2 |title=Daily Graphic: Issue 1,49881 October 27 2006 |date=2006-10-27 |publisher=Graphic Communications Group |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Aryeh |first=Elvis D. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WYce_7JiUEUC&dq=sulemanu+koney+analysis+research&pg=PA3 |title=Daily Graphic: Issue 148583 July 24, 2002 |date=2002-07-24 |publisher=Graphic Communications Group |language=en}}</ref> In 2014, he was appointed acting CEO and later,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Inkoom |first=Kingsley |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pCoBWjLSxwcC&dq=sulemanu+koney&pg=PA71 |title=Daily Graphic: Issue 19554 September 3, 2014 |date=2014-09-03 |publisher=Graphic Communications Group |language=en}}</ref> substantive CEO of the Ghana Chamber of Mines. In 2016, upon the founding of the ECOWAS Federation of Chambers of Mines (EFEDCOM), he became the chamber's first executive director.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />
Koney is a member of the board of the National Petroleum Authority and chairs the agency's Technical Committee. He is also a member of the Steering Committee of the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI).<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />
== Honours == In 2020, Koney was awarded an honorary doctorate degree (Doctor of Science (DSc) honoris causa) by the University of Mines and Technology (UMAT).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chamber Executives Honoured by UMaT {{!}} The Ghana Chamber of Mines |url=https://ghanachamberofmines.org/news-updates/chamber-executives-honoured-by-umat/ |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=ghanachamberofmines.org}}</ref>
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