Successful entrepreneur and astute businessman with over 30 years’ experience in managing a group of complex businesses, Stephen Boateng, also known as Kwabena Kesse, has died.
Kessben, as he is known by many, died late at night on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, after a short illness.
Before his demise, he was the chief executive officer or director of the Kessben Group of Companies. He was born on September 12, 1957, and grew up in North Suntreso in Kumasi.
The Kessben Group is an umbrella for some registered companies: Kessben Travel and Tours, Kessben Driving School, Kessben Computer School, Kessben Shipping and Forwarding Ltd., Fosua Hotel & Conference Centre, Kessben University College, Kessben Consult, and Kessben Foundation—as well as Kessben FM Limited.
According to the company’s profile on the Office of the Registrar of Companies’ Registrar General’s records, he is the sole shareholder of Kessben FM Limited, the company under which his media businesses (Kessben TV, Aseda TV, and Kessben FM) are registered.
He also holds majority shares in Multi Credit Savings and Loans Ltd.
He was a philanthropist and family man. He served as a member of the National Peace Council between 2004 and 2010, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme, to coordinate peaceful responses to conflicts.
Stephen Boateng was also the Chancellor of the Kessben University College.
He holds a first-class honours degree in Economics and Law, and a Master of Business Administration degree majoring in Finance from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.
Stephen Kwabena Boateng Kesse was officially called to the Ghana Bar on June 24, 2022.
