{"id":869,"date":"2020-10-12T16:28:26","date_gmt":"2020-10-12T16:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parsons.edu\/mpsfashionmanagement\/?p=869"},"modified":"2020-10-15T16:30:29","modified_gmt":"2020-10-15T16:30:29","slug":"paul-kweku-akrofie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parsons.edu\/mpsfashionmanagement\/paul-kweku-akrofie\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Kweku Akrofie (CEO, Real Peoples)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Extensive experience in the fashion design &amp; manufacturing industry in Ghana. Currently CEO at Real Peoples Company Ltd., a fashion design &amp; manufacturing company, based in Accra, Ghana, with a clear value preposition for its B2B and B2C clients. Designing and manufacturing large volume contracts for multinational brands which include the Vlisco Group (Woodin) and Nestle. Areas of interest: Sustainability in apparel and textile industries, global apparel production and sourcing, and apparel product development.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_HmXMgT_NYs&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here to view introduction<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paul-kweku-akrofie\/?locale=de_DE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Linkedin<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Extensive experience in the fashion design &amp; manufacturing industry in Ghana. Currently CEO at Real Peoples Company Ltd., a fashion design &amp; manufacturing company, based in Accra, Ghana, with a clear value preposition for its B2B and B2C clients. 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