Herman Chinery-Hesse was born and raised to Ghanaian parents in Ireland. He eventually went on to study in the US and after college moved to Britain.
He had a dream to develop a software company, and knew it had to be in Africa. He decided to move to Ghana and start his company in 1990. He had very little funds to start up, but owned a computer. He collaborated with a friend and started writing codes out and selling them out of his home.
His company SOFTtribe is the largest software developer in Ghana. The most popular software program they have is Hei-Julor!!! It is a mobile phone-based emergency security alert system. A customer can text or call the Hei-Julor!!! emergency number signal an alarm to prevent a home or business from being intruded.
Here is a photo of Herman.
Here is a link to the SOFTtribe website.
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