Meet Our Team
Our Core Values
Sourcing quality employees should not be akin to searching for a needle in a haystack – No. We know there are other viable alternatives that enable prospective employers with the passion and determination to succeed to attract high-caliber employees. Our mission is to provide a remarkable experience in the recruiting process in Ghana. To this end, we put pride in our work and stand by it. We work and present ourselves with respect and dignity and seek to delight our clients and job seekers.
The VSS Story
Gottfried Oddoye
Gottfried Oddoye is the Founder and President of VSS. Before Vitalis, Gottfried was a Controller at Soros Fund Management, a fund with over $30 billion in assets under management located in New York City.
Preceding Gottfried’s role as Controller, he served as a consultant for a national CPA firm. Gottfried spent the first 5 years of his career performing financial service audits – initially at Ernst & Young, within the Financial Services Office, located in New York City, and later at Barclays Capital, also based in New York City.
He holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of North Florida and a Masters's degree in Accountancy from the University of Notre Dame – go Irish!
Gottfried is an avid golfer with a 14 handicap. In his free time, he enjoys biking with his son and taking long walks with his wife.
Gloria Oddoye
Gloria Oddoye is the Chief Financial Officer at Vitalis, where she manages the company’s finances, and is also a director responsible for corporate strategy and direction of the firm.
Prior to Vitalis, Gloria spent 10 years at EY and Deloitte performing financial statement audits and attestations and most recently serves as an Executive Director FP&A at Merck.
Outside of work, Gloria loves to travel (especially throughout the Caribbean) and enjoys tennis and working out. Gloria is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Master of Accountancy degree from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA from the University of North Florida.
John Brennan
John Brennan is the Chief Strategy Officer at Vitalis. In the role, John directs the long-term strategy around Vitalis’s products, packaging and pricing. John additionally leads Vitalis’s efforts on strategic partnerships, investments, and acquisitions. John also duals as the President and CEO at Presidential Express Trucking, Inc. and Presidential Express Warehouse & Distribution.
John joined Vitalis as one of the company’s first directors, working on Vitalis’s go-to-market strategy and business operations. During John’s time at Vitalis, the company has grown from a startup to a well-capitalized firm.
John holds degree from St. Peter’s College and served in the U.S. Army for 3 years. Following his service, John transitioned to Airline operations and ended his service as the director of operations overseeing three airports.
John is an avid golfer but also loves to play tennis and travel.
Barbara Oddoye
Barbara Oddoye is the General Manager, Operations and Administration - Vitalis Staffing Services (Ghana). Prior to Vitalis Consulting, Barbara worked in Corporate Banking for about 15 years with two Ghanaian Banks as an Account Relationship Manager and a Senior Credit Risk Assessment Manager.
Barbara holds a BSc. Business Administration from the University of Ghana and an MBA from the University of Denver, Colorado-USA.
In her leisure hours, Barbara loves to teach the Children in Church and in the Good News Club. Barbara is also passionate about reading, watching movies, and listening to music.
