Warc
The West African Rice Company
Maryanne is the Managing Director at Endeavor Kenya and a member of the Nairobi Business Angel Network. Prior to Endeavor, she was the East Africa Senior Regional Chapter Head for Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs and a Business Development Manager for ACRE. She comes from a corporate banking background and brings a wealth of knowledge and insights on African entrepreneurship systems.
Amrita is the current Chief of Insights & Strategy for Acumen and was previously their Chief of Business Development. Prior to her time with Acumen, Amrita has been a management consultant and has held CFO roles with Acumen Fund and Katzenbach Partners, a Booz & Company company. Amrita also sits on the Board of another social enterprise and draws on her experience advising organizations and senior management.
Millicent is Warc’s Procurement Officer. She is looks after Warc’s requisition needs, coordinating the sourcing of inputs and materials to ensure timely and cost-effective manner. Prior to Warc she gained experience in sales, marketing and advertising roles in Ghana. She holds a Bsc in Procurement and Supply Chain Management from the University of Cape Coast, as well as professional certificates in Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations from GIJ.
Omar is Warc’s Sales Manager. He joined the company in 2022 and he is responsible for maintaining existing, and building new relationships with our current and potential partners and clients, as well as key relationships with large farmer suppliers and buyers. Omar has more than 10 years of experience in multiple industries in Ghana, having worked in distribution, logistics, sales and travel.
Kennedy is Warc’s Monitoring & Evaluation Officer, with a BSc. in Agribusiness Management from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana. He initially joined the company as one of the first Farmer Connectors in December 2020 and was later promoted to Project Implementation Assistant in March 2022, to support the consulting side of Warc. His passion for making impact in the areas of food security and livelihoods of farmers in Africa and beyond drives his work and dedication to Warc’s mission.
Naa-Adoley Pappoe Naa Adoley Pappoe is Warc’s Human Resource Manager, responsible for managing the end-to-end of employee success, including recruitment, benefits, evaluation and retention. She leads the development and implementation of HR initiatives and systems and also the management of disciplinary and grievance issues. Naa holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Geography at the University of Ghana and is currently a student of the Chartered institute of Human Resource Management.
