ShaQ Express unveils advisory board to strengthen growth agenda

Ghanaian logistics company ShaQ Express has appointed seasoned entrepreneur and business advisor, Ms Leah Nduati as chairman of its Advisory Board, as the company seeks to strengthen corporate governance and support the next phase of its growth. Ms Nduati will lead the board, which comprises Charles N. Armah, Felix Nana Osei, Beatrice Bota and Michael Kwabena Acolatse – all seasoned professionals drawn from various sectors – in guiding the budding business to entrench its growth and serve customers better. Members of the committee were unveiled on Monday in a press statement. They will advise the company’s directors and management on corporate strategy and governance, financial management, legal and regulatory affairs, digital financial services and commercial expansion, the statement said. The board will meet quarterly, and members will serve two-year terms, it added. Profiles Ms Nduati is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Yoga Experiences Africa (YEA) and has more than 15 years of executive and advisory experience building and scaling organisations across African markets. She co-founded The Board Harbor Foundation, a United States nonprofit that prepared founders to build investor ready boards, built ALX Ventures’ accelerator from 10 to 400 companies across eight countries, and led GrowthAfrica’s market entry into Ghana. Mr Armah is a senior Director of Financial Planning and Analysis at Last Mile Health. He previously served as Director of Finance, IT and Procurement for Ghana and Sierra Leone at MSI Reproductive Choices. Mr Armah began his career leading audit teams at PricewaterhouseCoopers. He is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. Mr Osei is a Senior Associate at Beacon Law Consult in Accra, where he advises corporate clients on compliance, data protection, governance and commercial agreements. He was called to the Ghana Bar in 2012 and holds an LLM in International Commercial Law from the University of Salford. Ms Bota is a governance, risk and compliance professional with more than a decade of experience in digital financial services and payments regulation. She led the development of BrijX, a currency swap solution approved in the Bank of Ghana regulatory sandbox, and was named Fintech Personality of the Year 2024 (Female). Mr Acolatse is a digital finance professional with more than 15 years of experience building financial services for underserved markets across Africa. He is Commercial Lead, Trade at Nsano and previously led Brassica Pay through Bank of Ghana licensing as its Chief Commercial Officer. He has also held senior roles at BIMA Ghana, PEG Africa and Millicom (Tigo Cash). Tapping experience Speaking on the appointments, the Director and General Manager of ShaQ Express, Madam Rhoda Folie, said the Board gives the company independent counsel from people who have built, financed and governed organisations across Africa. “Their judgement on governance, finance, regulation and commercial growth will sharpen the decisions we take as we expand our services to businesses and customers across Ghana,” she said. Ms Nduati commended ShaQ Express successfully building a logistics operation that serves businesses across Ghana. She said the Advisory Board would help management strengthen governance, prepare the company for its next stage of growth and open new markets, pledging to work hard with the members to uplift the company ShaQ Express was founded in 2020 and operates delivery services nationwide from nine regional branches, using a mixed fleet of electric and conventional motorbikes. Its services include last-mile delivery, fulfilment and warehousing, and intercity and bulk delivery.