Frederick H. Hesse-Tetteh is a result driven Entrepreneur with a wealth of experience spanning several industries including real estate development, oil and gas, technology and finance. Frederick earned a B.S. in Computer Engineering, and a minor in Engineering Entrepreneurship from Villanova University in Pennsylvania, USA. Frederick is also an alumnus of the Stanford University Graduate School of Business and participated in the Stanford Seed Transformation Program in West Africa.
Frederick is the Chief Executive Officer of CADS Contract and Services Limited, a turnkey property development and integrated facilities management firm whose clients include Tullow Oil, MODEC, Deloitte, Exim Bank, MTN and Baker Hughes. CADS asset portfolio under management is valued at over USD 100M.
Frederick’s other directorships now includes CADS Developers Limited, a property development firm partly owned by Grit Real Estate Income Group, one of Africa’s largest Listed Real Estate Investors with a property portfolio of over USD 700M. In Q4 2017, Frederick initiated and led GRIT’s legal and technical DD for the acquisition of 50% of CADS – CADS 2 commercial real estate asset. The decision to sell equity in the CADS 2 asset was primarily based on the CADS group decision to free up capital for its investment portfolio diversification plan.
Frederick also serves on the Board of Directors of Darfin Finance Limited, a Finance House based in Accra; and HT Marine Offshore Logistics, an indigenous Ghanaian company that seeks to expand its fleet of Ghanaian flagged offshore support vessels to enhance local participation in Ghana’s Oil and Gas industry.
Frederick, through IME Fabrication recently acquired Harlequin Oil and Gas, Ghana’s premier Fabrication, Engineering and Hydraulic service center for the Oil and Gas, and Mining industries. He serves as the company’s Co-Chief Executive Officer, spearheading Projects, Commercial and Corporate Strategy. Harlequin’s client base includes NOV, GE, Maersk Drilling, Modec, Newmont, Goldfields etc.
Frederick is an agile team leader with a proven ability to effectively develop and manage client relations and surpass client expectations. He is passionate about innovative business models that create opportunities for economic advancement in emerging markets.