Resource geologist Ivan Doku has been appointed as country manager for SRK Consulting in Ghana, taking over the reigns from well-known local geotechnical engineer John Kwofie.
Having earned his first degree at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi, Doku began his career in Ghana before studying further in South Africa and entering the world of consulting. His new role is an exciting opportunity to build on the decade of experience of SRK’s Accra office and to support further growth in West Africa’s mining sector, he said.
“The region has for many years been an exciting destination for mining investment,” he said. “Today, there are many new challenges and opportunities demanding innovative responses – so we need more than ever to be nurturing the expertise of the region’s engineers and scientists.”
Doku’s first steps into the world of industry were not directly into mining. Although he had graduated with a BSc Engineering in geology, the mining industry had slumped at the time and he spent his first working years as a hydrogeologist – travelling the length and breadth of Ghana. The opportunity to study further brought him to the School of Mining Engineering at Wits University in Johannesburg, where he completed his MSc Engineering (Project Management) and his Graduate Diploma in (Mining) Engineering.
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