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ENJOYYOUR FREE MONTHLY LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE ACCRA • TEMA • KUMASI • TAKORADI • CAPE COAST FEATURED STORIES Allianz Company PROFIlE GHANA’S BEST free MAGAZINE May 2012 ISSUE NO 69 www.enjoyaccra.com Enjoy May 2012 www.enjoyaccra.com 1 2 www.enjoyaccra.com Enjoy May 2012 Enjoy May 2012 www.enjoyaccra.com 3 FEATURE STORIES Company Profile Allianz 06 CONTENT Barry Callebaut 2012 Cowbell Vlisco Company Profile 16 national Cycling 26 Collection 40 Interview With The French Ambassador 20 Julie A. Adjomayi Marketing Manager Smirnoff - One Night in NYC 24 [email protected] Karen Balchin Event Calendar 28 Creative & Graphic Design [email protected] Lifetime Achievement Award 33 Alain Gbeasor Milo Under 13 African Championship 36 Articles [email protected] Recipe : Sweetest Little Delights 39 Kekeli Logo Admin Cowbell Golf Prodigy 43 Clementina A. Acquah Assistant Designer Sudoku 44 Vicky Murray Copywriter Horoscope 45 Hospitality 48 Enjoy Ur Club 53 Enjoy Magazine is published by Orion Advertising Company Ltd. Tel:+(233) 030-278 7025 Onga Recipe 58 Email:[email protected] 4 www.enjoyaccra.com www.enjoyaccra.com Printed by: Type CompanyEnjoy May Limited 2012 ENJOY editorial dominique paravicini Editor Dear Friends A big thank you to all of our readers in Ghana and also to those of you who join us from around the world via our website www.enjoyaccra.com. Thank you for your loyalty and for all the encouragement that you have given us since the beginning of the year. You are our stars! It is you who provides the material each month and we love to hear from you to share in your events and ideas. Tough times for everyone, but we are still here and looking forward to joining you in all your endeavours, business or pleasure. This month if you are a cycling fan we have a major sporting event taking place in the country from the 15 to the 27th May. Promasidor through its Cowbell brand is sponsoring the 2012 Cowbell National Cycling Tour of Ghana which will provide those watching on television the opportunity to be "armchair tourists" and view parts of this beautiful country that may otherwise not be seen. Alain with a new edition of the Enjoy ur Club social guide is continuing to explore the hot bars and restaurants of Accra and is hoping that you will get out there and try a taste of our local cuisine. Next month we leave the capital and take you around the country. Parties, beautiful people, sports and leisure. We have it all covered and - to top it all - cocoa - what could be nicer. As ever - enjoy the ride, ....Enjoy Don’t forget you can also read the magazine online at: www.enjoyaccra.com Enjoy May 2012 www.enjoyaccra.com 5 ENJOY Mr Martin Amoah,Operations Director of Allianz Ghana Mr Patrick Prado, Managing Director, Allianz Ghana At Ghana You Are At The Heart Of Everything We Do he Allianz Group is opportunities for private and one of the leading corporate customers has T integrated financial been their primary mission services providers worldwide. since 1890. On the insurance side Allianz “ At Allianz we is the market leader in With over 78 million clients Germany and has a strong throughout the world, Allianz international presence. In know the challenges that life are the world's the 2011 fiscal year, the throws at us and offers some of Allianz Group achieved a the best financial and insurance total revenue of over 103.6 solutions in terms of property- largest Property & billion euros. casualty insurance, life/ health insurance and financial Casualty insurer Allianz is also one of services (asset management the world's largest asset and banking). Allianz aims to managers, with third-party help their clients to progress based on revenues.” assets of 1,281 billion euros in life and in business; Allianz under management at year Ghana began their operations end 2011. Managing risk and in December 2009 and have 6 www.enjoyaccra.com Enjoy May 2012 COMPANY PROFILE Mr Martin Amoah,Operations Director of Allianz Ghana Mr Lazarus Lamptey, Finance Director Allianz Ghana “Allianz remains a financially stable certainly lived up to their a Masters in Business Law promise as bigwigs in the and Marketing from Rennes partner for customers, insurance industry. University. shareholders and In this corporate profile we bring He has over 32 years work you an exclusive interview with experience to his credit, was employees with a their innovative and debonair regional manager of AXA and manager Mr Patrick Prado and has been a Board member of solvency ratio of 179%.” his Director of Operations, Mr AGF. From 2004 to 2006, he Martin Amoah. was CEO of AGF Central Africa and from 2006 to 2009 he was Mr Patrick Prado is the CEO of Allianz Mali. He also Financially Managing Director of Allianz served as the President of the Ghana. His impressive Foreign Trade Counsellors in solid credentials include an HEC Mali on behalf of the French in finance and strategic Prime Minister. He is currently management as well as the President of the French a professional diploma in Counsellors in Ghana and is 179% insurance from FFSA and happily married. e Enjoy May 2012 www.enjoyaccra.com 7 ENJOY Allianz Interview... Alain Gbeasor (AG): Tell us about the Allianz Group and what makes you international market leaders in the insurance industry? Mr Patrick Prado, Managing Director, Allianz Ghana Patrick Prado (P.P): such as global corporate A.G: With approximately 142,000 customers, credit insurance, employees worldwide, the assistance services, worldwide What can you tell us about the Allianz Group serves over care, global automotive and insurance market in Ghana ? 78 million customers in more reinsurance. The Allianz Group than 70 countries. Allianz is a number one worldwide Martin Amoah (M.A): offers a comprehensive range and this makes Allianz The insurance market in Ghana of insurance and asset Ghana, the only insurance is a young and budding one management products. company in Ghana which is of compared to the international international parentage. industry. Notwithstanding that, Our product portfolio includes a the industry is competitive wide range of property-casualty Mr Martin Amoah is the and buoyant. Unlike the and life/health insurance astute Operations Director international market, Ghana’s products for both private and of Allianz Ghana. He has premium sales have increased corporate customers. We are over 13 years experience in by over 25% annually and are the leading property-casualty the insurance industry and still rising because ghanaian insurer globally and rank has been with Allianz Ghana society is getting richer and among the top five in the life/ since its incorporation and with that comes the need health insurance business. official opening in 2009. He is to insure. With less than 3 Most of our insurance markets a graduate of the University years in the market, Allianz are served by local Allianz of Ghana, holds an ACII UK Ghana is gradually becoming companies while selected insurance qualification and a household name in terms of business lines are run globally an MBA in Finance. Martin is corporate insurance and our married with 3 children. international reputation leads the way. Mrs Joyce Osei, Marketing Officer Allianz Ghana Team in a boardroom meeting 8 www.enjoyaccra.com Enjoy May 2012 INTERVIEW A.G: Patrick Prado (P.P): What are the operational We seek to remain innovative, pressures associated with client driven, transparent, Innovative your work? reliable, visible, profitable to our stakeholders at all times and in the short term become Martin Amoah (M.A): one of the top five insurance In the past year, the main companies in Ghana. pressure on all major 78 million international companies has A.G: been the economic crisis. Any message to our readers At Allianz we remain a and your customers? financially stable partner for “Servicing over 78 million our customers, shareholders Patrick Prado (P.P): Allianz and employees with a solvency Ghana is setting a standard for the insurance industry in customers in more ratio of 179%. At Allianz, Ghana. We wish to become than 70 countries.” there is a strong belief in our employees as we believe they an indispensable actor in hold the key to the future values the insurance industry and ultimately a household name. I would like to quote a promise A.G: from Mr. Michael Diekmann, What makes your products CEO of Allianz SE more appealing to consumers? “It is in the best interest of all our stakeholders that we put Patrick Prado (P.P): the customer at the heart of everything we do.” At Allianz Ghana we provide our clients with transparency, At Allianz Ghana, we put genuine service and you at the heart of everything international knowhow. Our we do. e operating entities complement and enrich each other, primarily Mr Herbert Aryee, Marketing by serving the diverse needs Officer & Mr Vincent Gas- of our customers. We exploit Business Devt Manager the group-wide synergies Reliable that stem from our strong brand, our capital allocation, functional and industry best and strength of our group. The practices, as well as from benefits of being part of an shared operations and joint international group are that we investments in technology. We are stronger and have access 91.4bn ensure a relentless focus on to a wider network of expertise. our customers by developing “For insurance policies, strong customer relations. A.G: We seek to achieve profitable What is the main objective Allianz's clients were growth and thereby increase of Ghana and what shareholder value. This requires Allianz credited EUR 91.4bn is the Promise to us to deliver excellence in Allianz your customers? all our products, operations, in 2010 nearly –9bn processes and behaviours.