Anthony Assan was appointed the Director Telecom and Information Systems (GRIDTel) of the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) in August 2025. Prior, he was the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) since 2023, having led the Management Information Systems (MIS) successfully, and driving its reorganisation into the Information Security special Section since 2023. He joined GRIDCo in August 2021, bringing on board a blend of Telecom engineering, Information Technology, and Information Security experience spanning over Twenty years.

Prior to joining GRIDCo he was Head of E-Banking in Fidelity Bank, Ghana, and held several leadership positions in Vodafone Ghana for eleven years. Prior to joining Vodafone, he was Chief Technology officer for National Communications Backbone Company (NCBC). He has also played key roles in Broadband infrastructure development, rollout of E-Banking infrastructure and software development. He has led key transformation initiatives such as the Ghana Government Enterprise Architecture (GGEA) and Ghana’s e-Government Interoperability (e-GIF).

As CISO he was instrumental in ensuring a Zero Trust Security Implementation, establishing key policies and Information and Cybersecurity operational controls of GRIDCo, and has supported key grid infrastructure initiatives, and has been GRIDCo’s representative on Cybersecurity Authority / MoE’s Sector SOC initiative.

Tony is an Information and Communication Technology professional and a professional project manager. He holds a Master of Business Administration degree in Management Information Systems, a bachelor’s degree in computer science, and Postgraduate diplomas in Telecom Engineering. He is certified PRINCE2 Practitioner. He is also a certified Lean Six Sigma practitioner. He is a certified ISO 27001 Lead Implementor, and Certified Chief Information Security Officer. He has certificate in Strategic Influencing People Influencing (SIPI) from Aziz Corporation. He also holds a degree in Law (LLB).

As Director GRIDTel he will continue to lead IT innovation and Cybersecurity implementations, and drive more effectively GRIDCo’s telecom business into a profitable venture. He will also work closely with the Engineering and Operations Departments to deliver stable systems and operational excellence.