Major General Richard Addo Gyane has officially assumed office as the Commandant of the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre. He takes over from Major General Francis Ofori (Rtd) who was Commandant from 2019 – 2022.
A Mechanical Engineer by training, Major General Gyane commissioned into the Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (EME) Corps of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) in 1987 as Second Lieutenant. He holds many military and civil qualifications including a Master of Arts Degree in International Affairs; Executive Master’s Degree in Business Administration; a Master of Applied Business Research Degree, a Doctor of Business Administration Degree, a Post –Graduate Certificate in Contemporary Management and an International Diploma in Logistics and Transport. He has also undertaken several military courses including the UN Staff Officers Course, (German Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Germany), International Peace Support Operation Course, (KAIPTC), Certificate in Strategic Defence Management, (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) School Oberammergau, Germany), Certificate in Defence Resources Management, (The Naval Post-Graduate School (NPS), Monterey-California, USA).
Prior to his appointment as Commandant, KAIPTC, he was the Director-General, Plans, Research and Development (DG PR&D) at the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF). His main responsibilities included; strategic planning for the Ghana Armed Forces, research to enhance the future development of the Ghana Armed Forces, determination of the strategic disposition of the three Arms of Service i.e. Army, Navy, Air Force, budget planning and management, development of policy formation and organisation of new Units, among others.