Date of Birth: October 16, 1960
Nationality: Ghanaian
Marital Status: Married
Spouse: SUSAN GIFTY AMANKWAH
Address: No. 7 Sepia Street, Achimota, Accra.
Postal Address: P. O. Box AN 15017, Accra-North
Tel: +233 (0)244 35 4595
Email: daveamankwah@gmail.com

• Ghana Institute of Engineers (GHIE), Ghana
  Member
• International Federation for Structural Concrete
  Member
• Loughborough University, United Kingdom 1983-1984
  Construction
• McGill University, Canada 1980- 1983
  Civil Engineering (Structures)

• English – Excellent spoken and written
• Twi – Excellent spoken and written
• French- Fair spoken

Over the last Thirty-Six years, He has garnered considerable experience in a far-ranging spectrum of business ventures from Construction to Oil and Gas and Health Care.

Primarily a Civil Construction Engineer, He has supervised prestigious projects such as the Construction of Jubilee House to as small as classroom blocks in remote parts of the country. He has travelled and worked in every one of the sixteen regions of Ghana and Cote D’Ivoire to a small extent.

He has therefore over the years built a network of extensive contacts in the Public, private and Political sectors of the country, an important attribute in my occupation.

Specifically, the following best describes my best efforts over the last Thirty-Six years;

David Walter Limited (1975)
– Site ENGINEER: 1985- 1992
– Managing Director: 1992-Present
David Walter limited is one of Ghana’s leading Indigenous Construction Companies. It is a Forty-Six (46) year old company that has many important projects in its portfolio of completed projects. It provides General Building and Civil Engineering Works, Building Engineering Services and Pre-Construction Services to Private, Public/Government Institutions. Today, we are the first wholly owned indigenous company to be involved directly with Railway Construction in Ghana.

Axxess Limited (1989)
Managing Director: May 1989 – Present
Specializes in offering sanitary ware, faucet, bathtub and shower rooms. Also offers original and custom tile for residential and commercial use, and are specializing in custom tile for tables, pools, kitchens and architectural designs. These include floor tile, wall tile, exterior wall tile, decoration tile, bathroom tile, kitchen tile, Plaza Tiles, out wall tiles, glazed tiles, polished ceramic tiles, glass mosaic, Polished Porcelain Tiles, etc.

Dzata Cement Limited (2011)
Executive Director: September 2011-Present
Produces quality cement for building and other construction works. Cement of Ultra-High strength for Heavy Structural applications, for blocks and precast products, plastering, block laying, general masonry applications, etc.

GOSCO Limited (2015)
Director: January 2015 – Present
Provide services to participants engaged in oil and gas exploration, development and production activities (located onshore and offshore Ghana), including acting as operator in relation to such activities.

Cedar Medical Plaza Ltd
Executive Director: April 2016 – Present
Committed to providing a holistic medical diagnostic solution to and offers high quality pathological and imaging services. Offering in-home and on-site mobile collections for laboratory testing.

Rotary is my established key life interest. I have been engaged in
Rotary in many roles listed below;

Rotary Club of Accra Airport: 2000 to Date

Acted in Various roles at Club Level as;

• President: 2004/2005
  Chair of Fund raising (Number of Times): 2009,2012,2015
  Director (Membership Development): 2011
• District 9102:
  Acted as Assistant Governor to Three District Governors: 2018-2021
  Supported and worked with Nine (9) Clubs in total.
• International:
  Overarching interest in Rotary climaxed by attendance to over 14
  International conventions and 15 District Assemblies in West Africa.

2009 – Present

He has been an Executive Trustee of the Ava Foundation, a registered NGO which is committed to advocacy assistance to the underprivileged.

My interests in my occupation are in particular about skills and knowledge transfer and impartation to young Engineers, particularly on construction site work.

He has mentored and continue to mentor many young would-be Engineers in practical skills transfer.

He is an avid Walker and belongs to a Walking Club. Watching Thriller, investigative movies and Discovery Channel are my pastimes.

• Building Design & Construction Management
• Civil Design & Construction
• Renovation and Refurbishment
• Entrepreneurship Advocacy and Counselling

We are blessed with three (3) Children, Two Gentlemen, and a Lady. We also have two (2) Grandchildren.

Religion: My family and I worship at Accra Ridge Church and are practicing Anglicans.

• 2015:
  – Health and Safety Excellence Award (Ghana Construction Awards, 2015)
  – Indigenous Construction Company of the year (Ghana Construction Awards, 2015)

• 2016:
  – Health And Safety Excellence Award (Ghana Construction Awards, 2016)
  – Indigenous Construction Company of the year (Ghana Construction Awards, 2016)
  – Lifetime Achievement Award (Ghana Construction Awards, 2016)
  – Construction C.E.O. Of The year Award (Ghana Construction Awards, 2016)

• 2017:
  – Building and construction industry entrepreneur of the year 2016 (Ghana Entrepreneur and Corporate Awards, 2017)

• 2018:
  – Building and construction industry entrepreneur of the year 2017 (Ghana Entrepreneur and Corporate Awards, 2018)

• 2020:
  – Inspiring Ghanaian 2020 (Those Who Inspire Ghana Awards, 2020)