24/11/2025
Humans of Asante : Daniel Ofori - The Single Largest Investor on the Stock Market.
The only Ghanaian to have major shares in almost every Company in Ghana.
Daniel Ofori is a Ghanaian business magnate, investor and philanthropist. He is best known as the founder of White Chapel Limited, a pioneer apparel retail outlet which spanned the length and breadth of Ghana.
He is one of the best-known entrepreneurs and pioneers of the retail superstore revolution of the 1980s and 1990s.
Hailing from Juaben , Daniel was born and raised in Kumasi.
Daniel founded White Chapel Limited at the tender age of 15 years; it went on to become Ghana’s largest apparel superstore chain. Daniel led the company as chairman and CEO until stepping down to pursue his passion in design and create.
Such passion led Daniel to set up Advance Ventures Limited, a structural design and real estate development company, and Dano Engineering, whose products include Dano Air conditioners, among others. Daniel has since nursed Advance Venture Limited into a household name in Ghana, with residential and commercial properties across prime areas, providing retail and industrial space for leading organisations across all sectors and market segments. Daniel led both companies as Chairman and CEO until transitioning into Money & Capital Markets.
He is the single largest investor on the Ghana Stock Exchange. His investment portfolio extends beyond the shores of Ghana.
Daniel Ofori is the third-largest shareholder of Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB Plc) and Société Générale Ghana (SG Plc), and the fourth-largest of SIC Insurance Company (SIC Plc). His other portfolio includes holdings in Enterprise Group Limited, Standard Chartered Bank, Republic Bank, Camelot Ghana Limited, Fan Milk Limited, Guinness Ghana Limited, among others.
Daniel is currently the Chairman and CEO of White Chapel Holdings and also serves on the boards of several companies. He occasionally lectures on entrepreneurship and value investing at various business forums and investment clubs.
He is a fellow of the Ghana Chartered Institute of Administration and Management and a life patron of the body. He has extensive training from the Ghana Institute of Languages, the Ghana Stock Exchange, the Ghana Export Marketing Council and the Association of Certified Entrepreneurs.
...Now this is a Son of the Soil that we truly admire and celebrate.
Mo Peaw Juaben Dehyeɛ ✌🏿✌🏿.
