MR. Daniel k. g. Markin - (executive chairman)
Daniel Markin is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Uniex. A Ghanaian by birth and married with four children.
He has 90% shares in Uniex Ghana Limited and stocks in Uniex USA Inc. Dan Markin is a mechanical engineer and a business administrator by profession. He is an entrepreneur with in-depth knowledge in project development and financing.
He holds degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana, and Executive Masters in Business Administration (Ex. MBA) from Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) Graduate School of Business. He also holds certificate from GIMPA, Accra, on Chairing of Boards (1999), and commenced a Ph D programme in Business Administration in 2007.
Dan Markin has in-depth training, knowledge and experience in Project Development, Leadership Skills, Contract Negotiation, Effective Supervision and Management, Market Development and Sustenance, Time Management, Effective Marketing, Effective Communication and Financial Management.
He participated in many workshops and seminars in Ghana and abroad (international). Amongst these are;
- West Africa Regional Trade Workshop (June 29-30, 1998) @ Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire, ORGANISED BY U. S. Feed Grains Council International
- Donor Conferences (in the years 1999, and 2000) in Accra Ghana’s Economic Forum/dialogue etc
His Business and Social practice spans over a wide range of activities. Among these are: In;
- 1987, Established Comesco Enterprise Limited, a trucking (haulage) business and registered it as a limited liability company. He raised this company from nothing to a million-dollar company within six (6) years of operation.
- 1992, Formed a Political Party, the Democratic Peoples Party (DPP) with other founding members and became its first General Secretary from 1992 to 1997, and saw to the establishment of the structures of the party as well as its running from meagre resources. The DPP allied itself to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the EGLE Party, which won two consecutive national Presidential and Parliamentary elections in 1992 and 1996.
- 1994, Founded Uniex Ghana Limited, with Divisions/Departments for: Mining; Trade and Agriculture; Consulting; and Construction
- 1997, Elected as the National Chairman of the Democratic Peoples Party (DPP) and reconfirmed in the 1998 National Delegates Congress of the Party in Kumasi. His duties as the national chairman was as is required of all those in similar positions in the democratic world. The added responsibility was that as a founding member and the Chairman the onus of raising funds for the running of the party lied on his shoulders, which he discharged creditably.
- 1997, Appointed by H. E. Dr. Rawlings, the President of Ghana as a member of the NATIONAL ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT TEAM, which had oversight responsibility over the national economy. This committee was chaired by Vice President Prof. Atta Mills. Resigned in 1999.
- 1997 – 1999, Served as a member of the VALUE ADDED TAX OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE of the Republic; and Drafted the VAT Bill for Parliament.
- 1997 - 1999, Served as a member of the Communications Resource Group of the Ministry of Communications of the Republic; responsible for formulating policies for enhanced media environment and to assist in creating the framework for the establishment of the National Media Commission.
- 1998 - 2000, Appointed by H. E. the President of Ghana as a member of the CABINET’S LEGAL AND POLITICAL SUB COMMITTEE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF GHANA; Duties included assessing and vetting government appointees to state bodies.
- 1998 -2000, Appointed by H. E. Prof Atta Mills, the Vice President of the Republic of Ghana as a member of the Ghana Governments In-house Committee, Castle; which was responsible for the monitoring, advising and giving direction to Government Ministries and Agencies. This Committee was chaired by the Vice President of the Republic of Ghana.
- 1998-2000, Served as a member of the OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE of the Progressive Alliance and the Government from 1998 to 2000. The committee overlooked the general political atmosphere in the country and operated as a political think tank for the government. This Committee was chaired by the President of the Republic.
- AUG 1998 – 2000, Appointed by the President of Ghana in consultation with the Council of State as the CHAIRMAN of the Board of Directors for the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park. Duties included formulation of policy.
- JAN 1999, Nominated by Government as a Board Member of the GHANA COMMERCIAL BANK; the biggest Bank in Ghana, but he declined the offer afterwards.
- JULY 1999, Appointed by the President of Ghana in consultation with the Council of State as the CHAIRMAN of the newly established Board of Directors for the GHANA HIGHWAY AUTHORITY, 1999 to 2001, and with the support of the Board members was responsible for policy formulation, implementation of the Ghana Highway Act, general supervision of management and giving direction and approval to road and bridge constructions in Ghana.
- 2001, Established contracts with Ghanaian importers for and on behalf of Uniex Ghana Limited.
- 1992, Appointed a Life Trustee of the Church of Christ (SM), a Church established in 1952 and registered in 1958 with over 300 Branches in Ghana, Ivory Coast (now La Côte d’Ivoire), Nigeria and Liberia. Currently, he is the only Trustee of the Church and a main speaker in most of the Churches conventions from1992 to date.
- 1996, Led Uniex to source markets for rice importers and assisted Delta Foods Limited sell its shipload (12,500 MT) of rise from India on the Ghanaian market.
- 1996, Jointly established Uniex USA with Mr John Mark Ahinful in Minnesota. The company was re-incorporated in the year 2003.
- 1997, Led Uniex in her participation in the importation of 22,000 metric tones of maize (corn) by Delta Foods Limited and Exatrade into Ghana, which was purchased by the Government of Ghana against the El nino crisis. Uniex facilitated the transaction between Delta Foods Limited and the Ghana Government through the instrumentation of its Executive Chairman. Uniex also did the inland transportation and hauled the entire consignment with its trucks and hired ones, as well as supervising the bagging and stacking of the commodities. Dan Markin also participated immensely in the contract development, preservation plans and evacuation, as well as participating in the legal and financial deliberations of the project. Uniex led by Dan Markin, also performed brokerage and consulting services in the transaction
- Established other companies including MAS Ltd & Prophetic Remnants Ltd
President Mills on Wednesday July 15th 2009 announced the appointment of Mr. Dan Markin as the chairman of the Authority’s board having consulted with the Council of State of Ghana in line with Ghana’s constitution.
Mr. Markin thus is the first chairman of this new Authority; Ghana Railways Development Authority established under an act of parliament 2009.
