President John Mahama has appointed a new chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Charlotte Osei.
According to a statement from the Flagstaff House, the President in consultation with the Council of State appointed the Chalotte Osei of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), to replace retired chairman, Dr. Kwadwo Afari Gyan who had steered the affairs of the Commission for about 20 years.
Mrs. Osei, is a lawyer with considerable experience in public service management, institutional reform also has expertise in corporate law, banking, insurance, project financing and public-private partnerships.
Below is her full CV
Career Summary
2011 – Present Chairperson, National Commission for Civic Education
Providing education to Ghanaians on their civic rights and responsibilities, voter education and knowledge of Ghana’s Constitution in order to strengthen Ghana’s democracy. Involves managing 1700+ staff in over 200 offices nationwide.
2005 – 2011 Founder and Lead Counsel, Prime Attorneys (Business Lawyers)
2002 – 2005 General Counsel & Company Secretary, Unibank (Ghana) Limited, Accra
1997 – 2002 Senior Legal Officer, Ghana Commercial Bank Ltd
1997 – 2003 Lecturer (Part-time) [Commercial Law, Company Law, Law of Contracts] Faculty of Law, University of Ghana
1994 – 1997 Associate Barrister and Solicitor, Laryea, Laryea & Company, Accra
1994 – 1995 Teaching Assistant, Faculty of Law, University of Ghana, Legon
Director / Board-level Experience
2014 – Present Member, Advisory Board, Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection
2012 – Present Vice Chair, African Capacity Building Foundation, Harare, Zimbabwe
2012 – Present Member, Board of Governors, Dominion University College, Accra
2009 – Present Non-Executive Director, Ghana Reinsurance Company Ltd
2009 – 2012 Non-Executive Director, Ghana Commercial Bank Ltd
Education and Qualifications
Masters (MBL) Business Leadership, University of South Africa, Pretoria (2006)
Masters (LLM) Law, Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada (1996)
Qualifying Certificate Law, Practicing Certificate to work as a Barrister & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Ghana, Ghana School of Law, Accra, Ghana (1994)
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