Kennedy Asante Osei
{{Short description|Ghanaian lawyer and businessman (born 1988)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|10|10|df=y}}
| nationality = Ghanaian
| education = Master of Laws from the University of Ghana Law School
| alma_mater = Reverend John Teye Memorial Institute
| occupation = Lawyer
| father = Osei Kwame Despite
}}
Kennedy Osei Asante (born 1988) is a Ghanaian lawyer and businessman.{{Cite web |last=Baakojr |first=Samcilla |date=2020-02-15 |title=10 things to know about Despite’s son Kennedy Osei Asante |url=https://netbuzzafrica.com/10-things-to-know-about-despites-son-kennedy-osei-asante/ |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=Netbuzz Africa |language=en-US}}
Early life
Osei was born on 10 October 1988{{Cite web |last=Owusu-Mensah|first=Jeffrey|date=2022-10-11|title=Kennedy Osei 35|url=https://yen.com.gh/entertainment/celebrities/243492-kennedy-osei-at-37-friends-osei-kwame-s-son-pour-water-cut-cakes-video/|access-date=2024-01-28 |website=Yen.com.gh |language=en}} and is the eldest son of Dr. Osei Kwame Despite.{{Cite web |date=2021-01-03 |title=Kennedy Osei Asante |url=https://www.instagram.com/_kennedyosei/reel/Ck0saCJjL-S/?hl=en |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=Accra Mail |language=en-US}}
Education
Osei had his elementary education at the Reverend John Teye Memorial Institute. He attended Adisadel College in Cape Coast and then pursued a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with the option of Banking and Finance at the University of Ghana.{{Cite web |date=2020-02-14 |title=Adisadel College Reacts To It’s Alumnus, Kennedy Osei Asante’s Plush Wedding With Tracy |url=https://thedistin.com/2020/02/14/adisadel-college-reacts-to-its-alumnus-kennedy-osei-asantes-plush-wedding-with-tracy/ |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=Thedistin |language=en}}
He obtained an LLB from Mountcrest College before being called to the Ghana Bar after graduating with a Master of Laws in Corporate and Commercial Law from the University of Ghana Law School in 2022.{{Cite web |date=2022-11-11 |title=Despite's son Kennedy Osei called to the bar |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/Despite-s-son-Kennedy-Osei-called-to-the-bar-1660601 |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=GhanaWeb |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Kennedy Osei Despite, John Dumelo among public personalities who bagged Master's degrees |url=https://ghanaguardian.com/kennedy-osei-despite-john-dumelo-among-public-personalities-who-bagged-masters-degrees |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=The Ghana Guardian News |language=en}}
Career
Osei is the General Manager of Despite Media Group, the media conglomerate that owns and runs Peace FM, Neat FM, Hello FM, United Television and Peacefmonline.com.{{cn|date=February 2024|reason=Removed unreliable source}}
He also runs and controls Golden Crest Hotel, Aerial Plus, Nextbite Company Limited and Tribal Africa in top-level leadership capacity.{{Cite web |date=2019-10-08 |title=Kennedy Asante Osei, Despite Media GM honoured {{!}} 233times |url=https://233times.net/2019/10/kennedy-asante-osei-despite-media-gm-honoured/ |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=233times.net |language=en-US}}
Philanthropy
Osei refurbished and donated a new library to the Reverend John Teye Memorial Institute, his alma mater 2002.{{Cite web |last=Afful |first=Aba |date=2020-02-19 |title=Businesses run, cars & 3 other facts about Despite's son pop up after wedding |url=https://yen.com.gh/147713-kennedy-osei-businesses-run-cars-owned-by-despites-son-pop-wedding.html |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=Yen.com.gh - Ghana news. |language=en}}
Personal life
On Valentine's Day in 2020, Osei married fashion designer Tracy Ameyaw in a traditional wedding.{{Cite web |date=2020-02-13 |title=The exotic cars, expensive outfits at Despite’s son’s plush wedding |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/The-exotic-cars-expensive-outfits-at-Despite-s-son-s-plush-wedding-865258 |access-date=2024-01-29 |website=GhanaWeb |language=en}} The next day, the white wedding took place in what was described as a lavish event.{{Cite web |last=Afful |first=Aba |date=2020-02-15 |title=5 expensive cars displayed at Despite's son wedding and their prices |url=https://yen.com.gh/147339-kennedy-osei-5-expensive-cars-displayed-despites-son-wedding-prices.html |access-date=2024-01-29 |website=Yen.com.gh |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Byte |first=Nii Smiley |date=2020-02-14 |title=Gold Ornaments, A Rolex and the Most Expensive Kente Money Can Buy – Behind the Scenes Video of How Kennedy Osei Asante Dressed Up Like A King for His Wedding |url=https://www.ghanacelebrities.com/2020/02/14/gold-ornaments-a-rolex-and-the-most-expensive-kente-money-can-buy-behind-the-scenes-video-of-how-kennedy-osei-asante-dressed-up-like-a-king-for-his-wedding/ |access-date=2024-01-29 |website=GhanaCelebrities.Com |language=en-US}} In 2021, the couple announced the birth of their twins.{{Cite web |date=2021-02-02 |title=Kwame Despite's son and wife welcome twins |work=MyJoyOnline |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/kwame-despites-son-and-wife-welcome-twins/ |access-date=2024-01-29 |language=en-US}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.despitemedia.com/pages/people/kennedy_osei/ Kennedy Asante Osei] via Despite Media
Category:Ghanaian businesspeople