Julie Essiam Is First Female Commissioner General Of GRA

Commissioner responsible for Support Services Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority, Ms. Julie Essiam has been elevated to the position of Commissioner General of the Authority, sources at the authority have disclosed.

Ms Julie Essiam has thus become the first female to assume the position of Commissioner General of the country’s revenue collection body in recent history of the 4th republic.

According to EAGLEGHANA.COM sources, her appointment has however been met with strong opposition by the Board Chairman of the authority, Dr Tony Oteng Gyasi who has allegedly tendered in his resignation as a result.

Some staff who got wind of the her choice as Commissioner General are also reported planning a strong protest due to her no nonsense non-compromising and strict mannagerial leadership styles exhibited since joining the authority.

It would be recalled that early this year the outgoing GRA Boss, Rev Dr Amishaddai Owusu-Amoah came under serious criticism for staying in office two years after passing the compulsory retirement age without a contract.

Just last week, Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia publicly criticised the GRA for failing to pursue new ideas but kept harassing companies in the name of collecting taxes.

Profile of Ms Julie Essiam

Ms Julie Essiam is an accomplished Banking Executive with a professional passion for sustainable transformation and development work; whether it is developing and transforming businesses, developing talent or transforming communities.

Prior to her appointment to the position of Support Services at GRA, Ms. Julie Essiam was the Group Executive at the Pan African Bank, Ecobank Group with branches covering 40 countries across North America, Europe, Africa and other parts of the world.

With a passion for transforming communities, and as the initiator of several and impactful community based programs. Ms. Julie Essiam is a firm believer in investing in the next generation and therefore has dedicated the last fifteen years of her professional life working with the youth in monitoring and supporting them shape their thinking around their respective life journeys.

She is the concept originator and the founder of Africans4Africa (A4A) initiation; a private sector led development organization that calls for a collaborative effort across the leadership of Africa to contribute to the successful achievement of an impactful transformation of the continent towards a thriving and prosperous Africa.

Ms. Julie Essiam was a member of Ecobank Group Executive Committee, and has been on the boards of Ecobank Zambia, the Ecobank Foundation and three board committees of the Ecobank Group-Finance and Audit, Risk and HR. Ms. Julie Essiam was also the immediate past Board Member of the Global fund and the President of the Private Sector delegation of the Global fund.

She is expected to bring her rich experiences to bear in a more innovative way to help increase revenue collection for the country.

Source: eagleghana.com