24 •  Seth Kwasi Dei, founder, Leasafric and Blue Skies Ghana Limited; •  Ishmael E. Yamson, non- executive chairman, Standard Chartered Bank Ghana Limited, and former Chairman of Unilever Ghana Limited and Ghana Investment Promotion Centre. Members of the council were selected based on their business knowledge, diverse points of view, and history of success leading companies in Ghana. By listening to the advice and insights of these business leaders, Kosmos is playing a more active role in helping Ghana develop the full potential of its oil and gas resources to support Ghana’s development. There is natural alignment between Kosmos and Ghana when it comes to creating a well-managed and increasingly productive petroleum sector. POSITIVE IMPACTS Kosmos is committed to playing its part in creating positive development outcomes for host countries from our oil and gas discoveries. In Ghana, sourcing goods and services locally and hiring Ghanaian nationals is an important way that we achieve this goal. In 2015, Kosmos achieved a major milestone by employing a 100 percent Ghanaian staff. In addition, Kosmos has worked hard to build a network of local suppliers, and provided training and capacity building ourselves to bring them to international industry standards. We continue to support social investment in Ghana through Kosmos-initiated programs, as well as those led by the Jubilee Unit. In 2016, we took a new approach to social investment in Ghana by consolidating our efforts into the creation of the Kosmos Innovation Center. Page 26 describes the Kosmos Innovation Center in detail. Each year we contribute to the Jubilee Unit and TEN Development social investment programs, which focus largely on vocational training. These initiatives are overseen by a team of representatives from the Jubilee Unit companies, including Kosmos. These projects are carefully designed in collaboration with community- level stakeholders to ensure their long-term sustainability. For more information on the Jubilee Unit and TEN Development social projects, visit our website at www.kosmosenergy.com/ghana. In the community, Kosmos’ capacity building initiatives focused on offering opportunities for young people to develop technology skills. After listening to the interests and needs of communities, Kosmos built a new information technology (IT) center and provided equipment for a second IT center in the Western Region in collaboration with the Ghana Education Service, district assemblies, and traditional councils. The two technology centers are in the Jomoro District and Nzema East Municipality, respectively, to serve local schools. The objective is to help community members, particularly young people, develop their IT skills and then use the acquired skills for their studies, including passing the Basic Education Certificate Examination. As part of our plan for the sustainability and day-to-day management of the centers, Kosmos setup a printing house at the New Nzulezo Center as a strategy to internally generate funds and to ensure continuity and easy access to IT for the schools’ pupils and rural communities. In a similar collaboration with local communities, Kosmos developed the Teacher’s Resource Center as a multi-use space for local teachers to receive training, hold Children attend school in Takoradi, the capital of Ghana’s Western Region. “As an impact investor, being on the Advisory Council is a great fit. It is not always that you find a company that is so passionate about the kind of legacy it builds and preserves for its host country. Though in a non-operator role, Kosmos Energy, through many of its initiatives continuously improves the fortunes of the people of Ghana. I am happy to partner with a company which looks out for the good of the country.” ABENA AMOAH Founder and CEO, Baobab Advisors