As a Senior Financial Analyst at Medco Health Solutions, Inc., based in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, Benedict Ntekor facilitates mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures. He also conducts valuations and analyses to aid in assessing internal investment opportunities and researches businesses, hostile takeovers, and other financial topics. Responsible for the weighted average cost of capital and return on invested capital, as well, he prepares presentations of his findings for the Chief Financial Officer. In addition, Benedict Ntekor handles treasury duties, including management of the firm’s savings plan, pension benefits, and compliance-related activities.
His other duties at Medco Health Solutions include executing due diligence on the performance of investment fund managers, reviewing pension-plan performance for the firm’s Retirement Investment Committee, and acting as a source of knowledge on 401(k) and defined benefits. Prior to accepting his current position in 2007, Benedict Ntekor worked at IBM in New York for seven years. Beginning as an IT Recovery Specialist, he earned a promotion to IT Recovery Advisor. Subsequently, Benedict Ntekor became a Senior Portfolio Analyst at IBM Global Financing. In this role, he analyzed technology trends at IBM, assessed opportunities for growth, and evaluated market data affecting pricing.
Benedict Ntekor graduated from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Ghana, West Africa, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering. He completed a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in corporate finance, financial instruments, and the markets at New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business. Outside of his professional pursuits, Benedict Ntekor supports humanitarian initiatives in Africa and follows global economic issues.
