| Intro | Ghanaian professional accountant |
| Is | Accountant |
| From | Ghana |
| Type | Finance |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 26 July 1976, Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana |
| Age: | 44 years |
| Star sign | Leo |
Mike Nyinaku (born 26 July 1976) is a Ghanaian professional accountant.
Nyinaku was born on 26 July 1976 in Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana. A professional accountant by training and architect at heart, Mike prefers to be referred to as a student of entrepreneurship. He received his secondary and university education from the Presbyterian Boys’ Senior High School and University of Professional Studies respectively. Mike founded The BEIGE Group (TBG) in 2008 after a successful career as a Professional Accountant for 10 years.
TBG is a financial services provider with subsidiaries providing Banking, Insurance, Pensions, Investment management and advisory services. Beyond the provision of basic financial intermediation services TBG has a private equity arm that actively invests in and promotes the development of small and medium size entreprises of African origin including start-ups.
BEIGE Capital Savings & Loans (BCSL) – a flagship subsidiary of TBG, has been the leading provider of retail banking services to the informal sector of Ghana since 2014. Together with its direct subsidiaries and other investee companies, TBG is providing direct employment to about 5,000 people while impacting on more than 20,000 individuals and economic units on a daily basis.
The BEIGE Foundation (BF) is also another initiative of Mike Nyinaku. Established on the principles of integrity and self-belief, BF promotes youth and social development through a variety of sponsored programs implemented across Ghana. Notable amongst the initiatives of BF is the Youth Excellence League (YEL). YEL is a life skills development program that recognises and celebrates youth who demonstrate exceptional talent.
As Chief Finance Officer for OICI-GH – a US based NGO; he had responsibility for providing financial planning, financial management, capacity building and technical advice on multiple community development programs that were implemented by the organization in several locations in Ghana and across West Africa. Mike served OICI – Ghana between 2001 and 2008. Prior to this he trained for 2 years as a finance and audit specialist with Deloitte & Touché.
An award winning entrepreneur highly regarded as one of Ghana’s emerging business leaders, Mike has demonstrated throughout his career, profound intellectual capacity in matters relating to finance as well as continuous leadership in business excellence. In 2012 at the national youth awards ceremony, Mike was recognized by the then president of Ghana as both the youth personality for finance and the ultimate youth personality of Ghana, all in recognition of his selfless efforts at business development and employment creation. In 2016 he was again recognized as the 6th most influential person in Ghana.
Mike’s ambition is to continue pursuing entrepreneurial aspirations as a means of influencing and inspiring a new breed of leaders from Africa.
He is a fellow of the ACCA.
Notable honours
– Entrepreneur Of The Year, 2016 -(GHANA ECONOMIC FORUM 2016)
– 6th Most Influential Person In Ghana, 2015 -(NATIONAL POLL by GLOBAL MEDIA ALLIANCE)
– SME Finance Leader Of The Year 2015 – (CFO Awards by Instinct Wave)
– Male Youth Personality Of The Year, 2012 –(ANNUAL NATIONAL YOUTH AWARDS)
– Gold Award For Financial Excellence, 2012 –(ANNUAL NATIONAL YOUTH AWARDS)
– Best Young Entrepreneur, 2012 –(ANNUAL GHANA ENTREPRENEURSHIP AWARDS)
– Nobles International Award Recipient (2012)
– Young Professional Role Model In Finance Excellence & Tourism, 2011 & 2012 – (ANNUAL YPYC Awards)
Philanthropy
The BEIGE FOUNDATION
The BEIGE Foundation (TBF) is the Social Responsibility arm of The BEIGE Group, a Financial Services Provider.
Its sole aim at the time was to care for Orphaned and Vulnerable Children (OVCs). After seven years of its existence, The BEIGE Foundation
has engaged over one thousand (1,000) youth in many of its projects as well as those that are currently on-going.
A year on, TBF saw the need to engage in Youth Development. In a nutshell, it was to nurture and develop young talents to become advocates for Excellence and Change in their communities and society at large.
In the past, TBF partnered Non-Governmental Agencies, Orphanages, and even Corporate entities to impact the lives of needy children through Projects such as The Easter Soup Kitchen, The BEIGE Kids’ Club, etc., and has since then been of enormous help to the Ghanaian society.
Talent Development
BEIGE Academy
BEIGE Academy is a special purpose institution, established for training and career development. It is the learning and development arm of The BEIGE Group, but also serves the general public.
Training at the Academy includes all subjects, either directly or indirectly, relating to the functional responsibilities of all subsidiaries of The BEIGE Group as well as other external clients.
These include the orientation on the origins of The BEIGE Group, specially for its staff, specialist/technical skills development programme, general skills as well as health and wellness for all.
Affiliations
- The BEIGE Group
- BEIGE Capital
- BEIGE Capital Asset Management
- The BEIGE Foundation
- U-Life Insurance
- Legacy Pensions Trust.