About Us

Company Overview
Oakhouse Private investigations, is Africa’s number one independent risk consulting firm. Our sole and direct aim is to help our clients in assessing all forms of risks they face in their everyday business, social, personal, etc lives and advise them accordingly on ways to reduce or avoid them all together and help capitalize on opportunities available with their integrities unaffected.

Serious corporate entities and individuals worth their sort do not play games with the limited resources available for investment and hence take every prudent step in their decision making processes to ensure that waste avoidance and reduction are treated as paramount. 

If we all had the ability to double-check everything before we commit ourselves in the various issues we deal with day in and out, there would be no need for alarm and not fall victim to fraud. Unfortunately, our various lifestyles, schedules, locations, cultural backgrounds, etc vary so much that we just cannot do it. 

Oakhouse exists primarily to help its valued clients from all over the world to at least get a third eye to guide them where their two eyes cannot see well when it comes to risk consultancy services on the African continent. We offer a confidential consultancy service to define the problem and develop the solution strategy 

Please read through our services and send us an e-mail if you have any form of query. Our able consultants will assess your needs and reply as soon as they are able to.

Our Vision 
To be recognised globally; among governmental leaders, law enforcement agencies and communities as the premier provider of investigative expertise, training education and information. We will be the chosen resource on investigative issues and the standard by which all other investigation companies measure their performance. Efficiency, Effectiveness, Quality delivery, Confidentiality and Discretion will be the hallmarks of the services we provide.


Mission Statement
To provide reliable professional, investigators and investigative services and ensuring total client satisfaction every time.


Why Oakhouse
In the broader sense a fraud is a deception made for personal gain although it has a more specific legal meaning; the exact details vary between jurisdictions. Fraud permeates many areas of life including art, archaeology and science. In broad legal sense a fraud is any crime or civil wrong for gain that utilizes some deception practiced on the victim as its principal method. 

Fraud can be committed through many, methods including mail, wire, phone and the internet. As the financial scandals at the start of this century have demonstrated, all companies are vulnerable to fraud both internal and external. Organizations and companies have faced several damages from financial losses, lengthy litigation and soiled reputations. 

Clients require investigations to be taken place for different reasons. Some will require police involvement as an end result. Others, just evidence to aid in dispute resolution. OAK House Company limited has a multi-disciplinary approach utilizing police, financial investigation technological and legal experience providing a highly professional investigative service. 

We work closely with company directors senior management and legal counsel to reach intelligence and investigation objectives without disrupting your official daily operations. Our teams of specialists have carried out investigations worldwide on issues ranging from financial investigations to joint ventures and intellectual property etc. 


The Need for Professional/Private Investigators
People who hire professional investigators often discover their instincts are correct. There are also instances when the people believed to be guilty are innocent. 

The manifestation of truth, whatever it may be, allows us to make wiser decisions in business, relationship, and trust for another, courtroom justice among others. 

It will also give you mental tranquility which is necessary in every endeavor. 


Why Use Oak House
A competent, circumspect reliable service, State of the art equipment and professional experienced operatives, A full range of services, Cost effective solutions, individually tailored to meet clients requirements.

A proven track record with major clients including lawyers, insurance companies and banks.
 

OakHouse Directors

EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN
Nana Owusu Nsiah  (Ex IGP) (Bsc(Admin), DPA, MBA, MCIA, FFA)

Achievements

• Inspector General of Police (Rtd.), August 2002- March 2005National Development Planning Commission – Internal Auditor, October 1996
• Director – Ghana Immigration Service, March 2001- July 2002
• Senior Lecturer, Ghana Law School
• Chairman – Probe into Harbor Fire Outbreak, March 2005
• Membership of Professional Bodies
• Ghana Bar Association
• Charted Institute of Administrators
• Institute of Financial Accountants

 
DIRECTOR
WILLIAM PANFORD BRAY

Achievements

• Deputy Managing Director, Barclays Bank of Ghana Ltd., 1987-1998
• Managing Director, Ghana Commercial Bank, 1999 – 2002
• Acting Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Ghana Airways, 2002-2003

 EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING

• 1996 – Operations & IT (Barclays Bank of Zimbabwe , Harare )
• 1995 – Senior International Managers Course ( London , UK )
• 1994 – Operations & IT (Barclays Bank, PLC, London , UK )
• 1993 – Operations & IT (Barclays Bank of Kenya )
• 1990 – Information Technology Course ( Birmingham , UK )
• 1984 – Corporate Financial Analysis Course ( Coventry , UK )
• 1977 – Senior Management Development Course ( London , UK )
• 1973 – International Management Development Course ( London , UK )
• 1971 – Senior Management Development Course (GIMPA, Ghana )
• 1965 – Senior Managers Course (London , UK)

AWARDS

• Life Fellow International Biographical Association (LIFIBA)
• International Man of the year 2000-2002
• International who's who of Professionals – 2000Paul Harris Fellow

 

DIRECTOR
MR. J. B. CLOTTEY

Achievements

• Former Head – Banking Supervision, Bank of Ghana , September 2001 – June 2004
• Special Advisor, Financial Sector Issues, Bank of Ghana , June 200– January 2005-12-06
• Chairman (March 2003) – Committee of Bank supervisors of the WAMI Countries comprising Ghana , Nigeria , The Sierra Leone and The Gambia
• April 1994 – Committee of Banking Supervisors of West and Central Africa of 12 countries – Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria, Cape Verde, Burundi, DRC, Rwanda, Madagascar, Liberia.
• Elected Chairman of the Group in September 2003

 Training

• 2004 – Executive Forum Toronto Leadership Centre For Financial Sector And Supervision.
• 2001 – Risk Management and Corporate Governance BASLE , SWITZERLAND .
• 2001 – International Fraud Convention, LONDON
• 1999 – Toronto Leadership Program for Financial Sector Supervisors Toronto , Canada
• 1998 – Capacity Building Program WAIFEM, Lagos Nigeria .
• 1997 – Bank Restructuring – World Bank I.M.F
• 1996 – Bank Auditing Early Warning Systems CFED, Washington
• 1995 – Bank Management - CFED, Washington USA
• 1993 – Bank Restructuring through Management Initiatives Intrados. Washington , USA .

 

 

Background
OAK House, the first private investigative company headquartered in Ghana and operating in serveral countries on the AFRICAN Continent.

OAK House provides investigative services of the highest integrity to Individuals, Corporate Organisations, Law firms, Governments etc. This we do through our operative personnel who are located both within and without Africa . Our operative personnel all of who are highly educated and have extensive investigative experience and expertise in various professional disciplines have the contacts and know-how, to attract the most difficult to ascertain intelligence from virtually anywhere. Our ongoing operative training also ensures our clients of the most effective use of current technology and investigative techniques.

As leaders in private investigations in Africa our professionals are able to leverage the talent and expertise worldwide. Through our networks both within and without the continent we are able to provide customized intelligence and investigations services of the highest quality and professionalism.

Our reporting process is designed to meet the special and specific needs of our clients; providing accurate, understandable information in a clear, useable form.

At OAK House we place special emphasis on time efficiency; providing our clients with quality and cost-effective services. “Trust OAK House to be your private eye in these turbulent and fraudulent times”


Our Experience
Our operative personnel are skilled, highly educated and have extensive investigative experience and expertise in various professional disciplines. Through our association with investigative bodies both within and without Africa, we are able to attract the most difficult to ascertain intelligence from virtually anywhere. With Ex-Police Chiefs and Intelligence Officers as Directors and Operatives of OAK House, we assure our clients of a perfect understanding of the African continent and the provision of efficient and confidential services. We have Legal Luminaries in different countries who adapt our operations to their various Legal environment and systems.

Confidentiality
Not only do you have our assurance that your case is completely confidential, you have the law to back it up!

From corporate fraud and financial investigations to matrimonial affairs, our experts will thoroughly investigate any incident. Once all evidence has been gathered, OakHouse will advise the client on how best to proceed.

The investigative report we gather is dubbed "FOR OUR CLIENTS EYES EARS ONLY"