Essie is the Managing Director of PHI Century Ltd. PHI Century is a joint venture between PHI Inc. and Century Aviation Company Ltd. PHI Century was set up to provide helicopter support services to the Oil and Gas as well as Mining industry in West Africa. She is a Director and Shareholder in Century Aviation. As well as managing PHI Century, she also manages RS Travel & Logistics.
Set up in 2009, it has grown to one of the largest Travel Management companies in Ghana. Essie is proud to be a co-founder of Legacy Girls’ College, the first private girls senior secondary boarding school.
The school was set up to provide holistic education, nurturing young girls to become agents of change in whatever area they choose as future women leaders in our society. The school opened its door to the first girls in September 2015. Prior to starting RS Travel & Logistics, PHI Century and Legacy Girls College, Essie worked as Managing Director of Ghana Airports Company from 2007 to 2009 with responsibility for managing all airports and aerodromes in Ghana. She had overall responsibility for the operational, technical, financial, as well as the human resources of the company. Biochemical Products Ghana Ltd was set up to develop innovations for enhanced agricultural productivity leading to food self-sufficiency for Ghana (and sub-Saharan Africa). Tissue culture technology has been used to produce target crops of plantains, bananas, pineapples, and yams. Essie is a key partner in this establishment. Essie worked with British Airways in Ghana. She joined British Airways in 1989 as Sales Specialist, rose to become Sales and Distribution Manager in 1990.
In 1999 she was appointed its first Ghanaian Country Manager. A position she held until 2007.
Essie is a product of Wesley Girls High School, Cape Coast, from where she proceeded to the University of Ghana, Legon where she was awarded a BA degree in Economics and Statistics. She studied for and obtained an MBA from the Graduate School of Management at Brigham Young University, Utah, USA. Essie is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints where she serves in the Leadership of one of the Women’s Group. She has also set up a library for the children at Denkyira Presbyterian Church Primary School in the Central Region. In her spare time, she grows vegetables in her backyard and on her porch. Essie is married to Prof Sammy Sackey. They have 3 children.
Mrs. Essie Anno Sackey, known as Essie, is a remarkable individual with a diverse portfolio of achievements and contributions across various sectors. Currently serving as the Managing Director of PHI Century Ltd, a joint venture between PHI Inc. and Century Aviation Company Ltd, Essie oversees the provision of helicopter support services to the Oil and Gas and Mining industries in West Africa. Her leadership extends to other ventures as well, including her role as a Director and Shareholder in Century Aviation and the management of RS Travel & Logistics, a prominent Travel Management company in Ghana. Notably, Essie is a co-founder of Legacy Girls’ College, Ghana’s first private girls’ senior secondary boarding school. The institution aims to provide holistic education, nurturing young girls into future women leaders capable of catalyzing positive change in society. Essie’s dedication to education and empowerment is evident in her involvement in Legacy Girls’ College, which opened its doors in September 2015. Prior to her current endeavours, Essie served as the Managing Director of Ghana Airports Company from 2007 to 2009, overseeing the management of all airports and aerodromes in Ghana. Her responsibilities encompassed operational, technical, financial, and human resources aspects of the company.
Furthermore, Essie is instrumental in Biochemical Products Ghana Ltd, a venture aimed at enhancing agricultural productivity in Ghana and sub-Saharan Africa. Through the application of tissue culture technology, the company focuses on producing target crops such as plantains, bananas, pineapples, and yams, contributing to food self-sufficiency in the region. Her professional journey includes significant roles at British Airways in Ghana, where she ascended from Sales Specialist to become the first Ghanaian Country Manager, a position she held until 2007. Essie’s educational background comprises a BA degree in Economics and Statistics from the University of Ghana, Legon, and an MBA from the Graduate School of Management at Brigham Young University, Utah, USA. Beyond her professional and educational pursuits, Essie is actively engaged in community service through her involvement in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, where she serves in the leadership of one of the Women’s Groups. She demonstrates her commitment to education by establishing a library for children at Denkyira Presbyterian Church Primary School in the Central Region. In her personal life, Essie finds solace in gardening and cultivating vegetables in her backyard and on her porch. She shares her life with Prof Sammy Sackey, and together they have three children. Essie’s multifaceted contributions to business, education, and community service underscore her dedication to making a positive impact on society, embodying the values of leadership, innovation, and compassion.
Founders Philosophy
Despite numerous affirmative action initiatives, there are still only a limited number of women in politics, institutions and communities, as leaders.
The confidence of a woman to dare to be in such spaces begins with an awareness of one’s self-worth and self-esteem.
At Legacy Girls’ College, our mission, is to provide a high quality educational environment that recognizes the individuality of
each student and nurtures their development to achieve their full potential intellectually and socially.
Our vision is to support the development of students to understand their rights and make them capable of contributing positively to national development.
At Legacy Girls’ College, we encourage our young girls to reach beyond the stars. Our mantra is encapsulated in the statement by Ellen Sirleaf Johnson, the former president of Liberia, “the size of your dreams must always exceed your current capacity to achieve them. If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough” and “just because something has not been done yet, doesn’t mean it can’t be.”
We provide strong mentors who interact with students in our quest to create a culture of achievement. A Legacy Girls’ training teaches students that there is pride in acting right even when nobody is watching; our definition of ethical leadership. We encourage an awareness of issues in their local communities and their participation and responsibility to help generate solutions. Measures are put in place to develop caring, confident and competent women, with a ‘can-do’ attitude and to encourage them to work hard to leave a legacy that extends beyond their period of education.
This legacy, we believe, will live through the girls who have been fortunate enough to have had a Legacy Girls’ College training.