Dr. Hazel P. Berrard Amuah is a multiple time award winning seasoned Leadership and business professional and international public speaker with over 28 years’ experience in the field. These awards include the Ghana top 40 HR professionals award, Ghana top 50 HR professionals award, the GHANA top 20 HR professionals award, the Ghana Woman professional of the year 2018, the HR practitioner of the year, 2019, Africa HR Personality of the year 2020, the Global Leadership Award 2021, awardee of Excellence in Human Relations and Corporate Service in 2021, Female Change Maker in Leadership 2022, Female Change Maker in Business 2022, Outstanding Business Leadership 2022, Influential Business Leadership 2022 and CSR Chief Executive Officer of the year. Previously, she also led organisations to win the prestigious international Number 1 Top Employer international award 2017 – the best in WEst Africa, following same in 2015 and 2016.
She is an author a chartered insurer and a member of the Royal Chartered Insurance Institute. She is also fellow of the African Leadership Initiative – West Africa and an inaugural fellow among 100 Africans in the Pan African African Leadership Initiative.
She holds two terminal degrees in business administration from Switzerland and America with theses in strategic cross cultural leadership. She also holds a Master’s degree in Bilingual Translation (French and English) and a Master’s degree in Organisational Development. She is also a holder of Diplôme de Langue Française Niveau B2 du Conseil de L’Europe and a Diploma of Insurance from Malta.
Dr Hazel is a Henley certified coach from the UK and has cross cultural certification from the USA. Her work experience across 22 countries in central and West Africa spans industries like FMCG, Energy and the financial sector with areas of leadership, business and HR Specialisation across all the HR Practices.
She written several books: WINNING IN THE JUNGLE, PEOPLE FACTORY, DOLPHINS DON’T SWIM IN LAKES, WHERE POWER LIES, GLOBAL PASSPORT, 50 LESSONS AND BLESSINGS and is on another book project, all these are fast gaining the attention of a wide readership.Â
She is a co-author on the topic of leadership in CONTEMPORARY BUSINESS IMPERATIVES IN A DEVELOPING ECONOMY which was edited by Professor Kwaku Appiah-Adu and His Excellency Dr Mahamudu Bawumia as well as the co-author of performance management in “CONTEXT: EXECUTING STRATEGY IN A DEVELOPING ECONOMY” which was also edited by Professor Kwaku Appiah-Adu, His Excellency Dr Mahamadu Bawumia and Dr. Hene Aku Kwapong. She has published several other papers which have been featured in international academic journals.
She is also the founder of Reach Out and Share Foundation which is an NGO founded in 2009 which focuses on providing support for the less and under privileged in our society. Also in 2009, she founded People Factory Ltd which specializes in leadership, Business Strategy and Human Capital issues. She was the first female the Chief Executive Officer of Prudential Life Insurance Ghana until April 2024. She serves on several local and international boards as non-executive and independent director.
She has served as a visiting faculty at China European International Business School Africa and used to be an adjunct lecturer at the University of Ghana Business School and the. She is an avid cyclist and masquerader and is blessed with two wonderful children.