The Managing Director of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), Lawyer Edmond Kombat, has been honoured for his transformative leadership at the state-owned refinery during the 10th Ghana CEOs Summit held at the Kempinski Hotel in Accra.
The award, presented by the Ghana CEOs Network in partnership with the University of Ghana, PwC, Ernst & Young, Deloitte, the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre, Margins Group, Media General and the Multimedia Group, recognised Mr. Kombat’s “exceptional leadership, strategic vision and unwavering commitment to advancing operational excellence and transformation at TOR in support of Ghana’s petroleum and energy sector.”
The recognition follows a major operational milestone by the refinery, which recently received approximately one million barrels of Bonga crude oil aboard the MT Cap Felix in Tema. The shipment, purchased from Shell and supplied through TOR’s tolling partner, Fujairah/Triangle Commodities Trading (TCT), forms part of efforts to revitalise the refinery’s operations and ensure a steady supply of petroleum products to the Ghanaian market.
President John Dramani Mahama attended the event as Special Guest of Honour and delivered the keynote address.
Mr. Kombat, who assumed office about a year ago, has been widely praised for bringing results-driven leadership and renewed excellence to the once struggling refinery.
A lawyer and serial entrepreneur with extensive investments in the energy and agribusiness sectors, he holds a Master of Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School as an Edward S. Mason Fellow, a Bachelor of Laws degree from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), and a First Class degree in Political Science from the University of Ghana.
He is a member of the Ghana Bar and holds a Qualifying Certificate in Law from the Ghana School of Law. He is also a Partner at BidzakinKombat Chambers and a licensed stock analyst with the Ghana Stock Exchange.
