Overseas Market Development Corporation (OMDC)

Mr. Samuel Martinson is the Overseas Market Development Corporation official representative for Ghana. He is responsible for providing clients with market research, business development services, sales representation, sourcing and related company services within Ghana.

His experience includes consulting to import and export firms in Ghana, developing programs for manufacturers leading to a successful product launch, executive search and placement services, and representing international companies in Ghana and West African markets.

Other important career milestones include acting as a Regional Director for Global Young Leaders Conference in West Africa, and as current President of the Ghana chapter of a prestigious U.S. non-profit organization, Optimist International USA, that funds community service projects across the globe.

Mr. Martinson's skills include the ability to conduct market research, locate distribution partners, negotiate and resolve disputes for international agreements, represent manufacturers, act as a sourcing agent, conduct due diligence on Ghana suppliers, provide quality control for international firms purchasing Ghana exports, and advise companies on a wide range of strategic issues related to doing business in Ghana.

He received a certificate in International Diplomacy from the Institute for Trade and Commercial Diplomacy in Arlington, Virginia.

Potential product opportunities for import into Ghana include:
Agricultural raw materials, paper and paper products, food processing equipment and technology, canned food and beverages, edible oils, sugar, rice, frozen fish, meat products, matches and candles.

Export opportunities from Ghana include:
Timber, precious minerals (to be licensed by a Ghana government entity ( Precious Minerals Marketing Corporation), cashews, coffee, bananas, oranges, sheanuts, sheabutter, sesame seeds, groundnuts, cotton seeds, cocoa and cocoa products.

His interests and hobbies include listening to Italian classical opera and singing.

If your company is interested in establishing business, conducting market research, gaining competitive advantage, sourcing products, sales representation, or utilizing the local expertise of Mr. Martinson for other Ghana projects, please send your inquiry or questions via e-mail to ghanaATomdc.com, replacing AT with the @ character.