Friday, February 23, 2007

INVESTOR'S PROFILE: A Look at Ducor Petroleum Incorporated, the company making the difference








As Liberia gradually returns to the state of genuine stability under the leadership of Africa’s first female President, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian entrepreneurs are making all efforts to rebuild the Liberian economy which was destroyed over a decade ago as a result of a civil war.

One of these finest and industrious Liberian entrepreneurs who is striving to boost the growth of the Liberian economy through the establishment of a company to rapidly reduce the high rate of unemployment in the Country is no other but the General Manager of the Ducor Petroleum Incorporated, Mr. Amos P.K. Brosius, I.

Despite his appearance at first sight which confuses people due to his youthfulness and simplest interaction with people, Brosius manages the most reliable and serviceable petroleum distribution stations throughout the country, the Ducor Petroleum Incorporated, a subsidiary of the Monrovia Oil Trading Company (MOTC).

Due to its reliability and professionalism of its workforce, DPI services to the NGO community as well as International Organizations and Churches throughout the Country is been appraised by thousands of Liberians for the level of professional services has been provided by this Liberian owned company.

DPI headed by this learned Liberian, has grouped strategic areas in Monrovia for its service provider, including Bushrod Island Jamaica Road junction, where the Head office of the company is located, Center Street (Central Monrovia), Lone Star Filling Station in Gardnersville (Jacob Town).

For its outstations, DPI covers Ganta; Nimba County, Buchanan; Grand Bassa County Totota/Gbarnga, Bong County and Kakata, Margibi County. According to Mr. Brosius, it is his management’s desire to spread its wings through the length and breathe of the country by providing professional and reliable services to the nation.

With the support of his partner and major supplier in the petroleum business, the Monrovia Oil Trading Corporation (MOTC) which was established six years ago is said to be making a tremendous move alone with the DPI in helping to create and build confidence in the Liberian economy.

The setting up of DPI’s distribution networks throughout the country and managed by a staff of trained Liberian energetic professional individuals has indeed proven that this company is doing everything possible to empower Liberians in order to become masters of themselves in the future.

Mr. Brosius a 1996 product of the nation’s highest institution of learning, the University of Liberia where he sincerely earned for himself a BBA Degree in Accounting is happily married to beautiful and charming Ms. Hawa Fatta, now Mrs. Hawa Fatta Brosius, both are blessed with four (4) kids, two boys and three girls with ages 8, 5, 2 and one month old baby.

Mr. Brosius who believes in hard work and honesty has over the years worked with several reputable companies, including the Liberia Produce and Marketing Corporation (LPMC), and Mobil Oil Liberia Incorporated where he was also admired due to his professional handling of his assigned job, as Accountant.

While working at Mobil Oil Liberia Incorporated, he was privileged to have undergone several local and international exposure and training in Togo, Senegal, the Ivory Coast and the Republic of Ghana acquiring various techniques and experience through the sponsorship of Mobile Liberia limited, a gesture which he highly pleased with.

His professional services at Mobile at that time made his former bosses and other employees to missed him; being a man of integrity and diligent, others urged him to work for them but refused on ground that he was opting for his own business to help reduce and help to employ his fellow compatriots.

While also at this company (Mobil Oil Liberia Incorporated), according to some of his former workmates, the DPI Executive was always wining the hearts and minds of his bosses and receiving the highest appraisal every year from the company’s overseas office in Europe and the Americas. Similar honour was also given him at the end of last year (2006) when several media houses, honoured him for his valuable contribution to the state and its people.

His dream has today has become a reality, being a proud man to serve as the Chief Executive Officer of one of Liberia’s most reliable petroleum distributors which is measuring arms with some of the country’s biggest distributors in such business, “our services will cover the entire country, just give us some time”, Mr. Brosius relaxed behind his giant size desk in his office located at Jamaica Road Junction, Bushrod Island boastfully said.

When asked about his philosophy, the Gasoline and Petroleum guru smile and said, “The best way to happiness is to seek to make others happy”. Her said he has invested over half a million United States Dollars into the business and hope to invest more for the benefit of the Liberian people who will be catered to through the distribution of his products Nationwide.

Given his message to his fellow Liberians who may want to grow to become successful in business, Mr. Brosius urged them to “learn to be honest and committed and live within your means and pay your taxes regularly. These are the recipes for a successful businessman or woman”, the young Liberian business man stressed.

Mr. Brosius due to his hard work and interest in helping to reduce the high rate of unemployment in Liberia has also involved himself into farming. Presently he is operating a 10 acre farm land on the Monrovia/Roberts field highway where vegetables of all kinds are being harvested.

Speaking further, Mr. Brosius said 10 to 15 persons have been hired daily at a rate of US$5.00 per person, making sure that the ‘Green Revolution’ that was launched prior to the Liberian civil war regains its status. “This farm was recently harvested with lots of cabbages and other edibles vegetable,” Mr. Brosius.


Several Liberians spoken to by this writer called on other Liberian entrepreneurs to follow the good example of Mr. Amos Brosius who has taken the nationalistic initiatives to provide jobs for Liberians.