GSE Boss Abena Amoah, Japan Motors' Kalmouni Crowned CIMG Marketing Leaders for 2025

The Ghana Stock Exchange's Managing Director, Abena Amoah, and Japan Motors Group CEO Salem Kalmouni have been honoured as Marketing Woman and Marketing Man of the Year respectively at the Chartered Institute of Marketing Ghana's (CIMG) 37th Annual National Marketing Performance Awards. The recognition underscores their significant contributions to marketing leadership and business development across Ghana's financial and automotive sectors.

The awards ceremony, held on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at Labadi Beach Hotel in Accra, celebrated marketing achievements and organisational excellence throughout 2025. Amoah's recognition reflects her strategic leadership role in positioning Ghana's stock exchange on the regional and continental stage, whilst Kalmouni was acknowledged for transforming Japan Motors into a household brand and driving innovation in Ghana's automotive retail landscape during his tenure as Managing Director until June 2026.

Broader recognition across key sectors

Beyond the headline individual awards, Ghana's leading companies across banking, telecommunications, retail, energy, and media received corporate recognition. Ecobank Ghana Plc was named Overall Marketing-Oriented Organisation, cementing its position as a sector leader, whilst Multimedia Group Limited took the Media Organisation of the Year award. The recognition of Multimedia's #Notogalamsey campaign in the New Media Campaign category highlights growing awareness of environmental issues among Ghana's marketing and business communities.

Japan Motors received dual recognition, winning both the Motor Firm category and supporting Kalmouni's individual award, demonstrating consistent excellence in automotive marketing and sales. In retail, Melcom Ghana's victories in both Retail Outlet and E-Commerce Company categories reflect the evolving retail landscape where traditional and digital channels are now equally vital. MTN Ghana's telecommunications award and GOIL Plc's recognition in the petroleum sector underscore continued professional marketing standards in these competitive industries.

What this means for Ghana's marketing profession

The CIMG awards serve as an annual barometer of Ghana's marketing maturity and professionalism. By recognising leaders like Amoah and Kalmouni, the institute reinforces the strategic value of marketing expertise in driving business growth and institutional reputation. For Ghana's private sector, these awards provide benchmarks for marketing excellence, encouraging organisations to invest in sophisticated campaigns, brand building, and customer engagement strategies.

The breadth of awards—spanning financial services, energy, telecommunications, hospitality, and media—reflects a diverse, competitive economy where marketing differentiation matters. Notably, recognition of organisations like World Vision Ghana, New Crystal Health Services, and rural financial institutions demonstrates that marketing excellence extends beyond consumer-facing commercial enterprises into development work and financial inclusion.

The CIMG President's Special Awards to Dr Angela Dwamena-Aboagye of The Ark Foundation and Ehunabobrim Nana Prah Agyensaim VI, King of Assin Owirenkyi, also signal the institute's commitment to recognising contributions beyond traditional corporate marketing—extending to social impact and traditional leadership engagement with modern business practices.