Scancom Ghana Limited, operators of Telecommunication network, MTN, has been  named as the  best company in Ghana for year 2017 at the GIPC Ghana Club 100 Awards.

The telecom company grabbed the prestigious the position after a vigorous exercise, which ranked the various organizations that entered the competition based on some selected criteria, organisers have said.

It  also picked  awards for the largest Company and the highest taxpayer categories, following a  sterling performance for the year under review.

Ghana Oil Company and Goldfields Ghana Limited followed as the first and second runner ups, respectively, at Friday's event held in Accra.

Corporate Services Executive at MTN Ghana, Samuel Koranteng, said, “What has worked for us is, we are focused on our network and we continue to invest in it.

“We continue to come up with innovative products that are relevant to our subscribers and to ensure that we also leverage our platform to partner other companies and businesses to roll out new and innovative products across the board.”

According to Mr. Koranteng, they would improve our network, improve their services and above all, they are going to be much more customer-centric in the way they do their business and to roll out more digital content and relevant products for our subscribers.

Delivering the keynote address on behalf of the President, Deputy Finance minister, Kwaku Kwarteng, touted the achievements of the government for the past two years as a pillar for economic growth

“Our government is keen on developing the Ghanaian economy through the private sector hence the introduction of initiatives to support the growth of industries and creating a friendly business environment.” He said.

Mr. Kwarteng added, “Some of the initiatives include the digital addressing system, paperless ports whereby one needs no further physical examination before clearing goods as well as the reduction of agencies operating at the ports.”

He is optimistic that the downward trend of inflation and policy rates in recent times is a clear indication that the government is on course to deliver its mandate to the people.

The event, which was in its 17th edition, was under the theme “Technology, Innovation & Entrepreneurship: Opportunities For Growth and Job Creation”.

Chief Executive of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre and organizer of the event, Yofi Grant, urged the award winners to leverage on the achievements to do more in the years ahead. He, therefore, encouraged others that couldn't win to look forward to a better future.

The Ghana Club 100 (GC 100) is an annual compilation of the top 100 companies in Ghana to give due recognition to successful enterprise building and was launched in 1998 by the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC). The GC 100 is about corporate excellence. Companies making it into the GC 100 are to serve as role models for the private sector and provide a forum for corporate Ghana to interact with the government at a high level.

Other winners

The 17th Club 100 awards saw some other winners in the first ten like Goil Company limited as number two on the list, followed by Goldfields Ghana Ltd., Kosmos Energy Ghana Ltd., Newmont Golden Ridge Ltd., Glico Healthcare Ltd., Olam Ghana Ltd., Newmont Gold Ghana Ltd., Wilmar Africa Ltd. and Enterprise Trustees Ghana respectively.

Prestigious awards

Other discretionary awards were given to some deserving companies as follows;

Most promising club 100 company – Glico Healthcare

Most profitable club 100 company – Multipro Private, producers of Indomie noodles

Largest company of the year – Scancom, MTN

Highest taxpayer – MTN

Best club 100 company, CSR – Standard Chartered Bank

Best new entrant – Olam Ghana

Best listed company – Bensuo Oil Palm Plantation

Company of the future 2018 – Yeslie Ice

Click the link below for full view of lists of 100 companies and their ranking

ranking for 17th edition of GC100 

Source:ghanaguardian.com