Ms Sylvia Asana Dauda OWU joined the Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA) in 1993 after her National Service with the then National Council of Women and Development (NCWD).
Her zeal and determination towards her work has made her rise through the ranks from an Assistant Freight & Research Officer to become the Deputy Chief Executive Officer (DCEO) of the Authority in 2015.
Prior to her promotion to Deputy Chief Executive Officer (DCEO), Ms. Owu was the Head of Freight and Logistics Department of the Authority from 2013 – 2015. She also served as Head, Shipper Services Department from 2007-2013 and as the Regional Manager, for the then Western and Central Regions from 2002-2007.
Having served the Authority for over three decades, Ms. Owu has contributed immensely to some of the success story of the Authority.
Ms Owu holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with Sociology from the University of Ghana, Legon (1992); a Master of Science in Shipping Management (Commercial) from the World Maritime University, Malmo SWEDEN (1998) and an Executive Master’s in Business Administration (Strategic Management & Consultancy) from the Paris Graduate School of Management, FRANCE (2012).
She is also a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (MCILT).
As an advocate for women, she was one of the founding members/executive member of the Ghana Chapter of the Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA) in 2010 and has served on the Diversity Committee for WISTA International.
She is currently the President of the Women in Maritime of West and Central Africa (WIMOWCA), an initiative of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) that aims at empowering and encouraging women participation in the maritime sector.
Ms. Owu’s hard work, commitment and dedication has been recognised by institutions locally and abroad earning her various awards.
