Ghana Gas Board Member Charlotte Osei named among 2026 Ghana’s top 100 Women Board of Directors

Recognition for Ghana Gas Board Member

Former Electoral Commission Chairperson Charlotte Osei has been recognised among the 2026 Top 100 Ghana’s Women Board Directors, a ranking compiled by Avance Media Africa. Osei, who currently serves as a board member of the Ghana Gas Company Limited, was named alongside some of Ghana’s most prominent women serving on the boards of leading public and private institutions. The recognition marks the second edition of Avance Media’s ranking, which seeks to spotlight women making significant contributions to corporate governance and leadership across the country.

Selection Based on Leadership and Professional Experience

According to Avance Media, the 2026 ranking was based on several criteria, including professional experience, educational background, board tenure, industry expertise, leadership capabilities, notable impact and public presence. The assessment covered 100 institutions across 10 sectors, providing a broad picture of women’s participation in boardroom leadership in Ghana. Avance Media identified 895 board seats across the institutions assessed, with women occupying 232 positions, representing 25.9 per cent of the total. The ranking therefore highlights both the growing presence of women in corporate leadership and the continuing gap in achieving broader gender representation on institutional boards.

Osei’s Corporate Leadership Role

Charlotte Osei is widely known for her previous role as Chairperson of Ghana’s Electoral Commission, where she became the first woman to head the electoral body. Her inclusion in the 2026 ranking reflects her continued involvement in institutional leadership following her tenure at the Electoral Commission. As a board member of Ghana Gas Company Limited, Osei joins a growing group of accomplished Ghanaian women contributing to strategic oversight and decision-making within major organisations.

Women’s Growing Role in Corporate Governance

Avance Media said the ranking is intended to highlight the contribution of women to corporate governance, strategic decision-making and organisational leadership in Ghana. The list includes women serving as board chairs and members across banking, insurance, energy, telecommunications, technology, mining, public administration, media and other sectors. Among those recognised are Access Bank Ghana board chair Ama Sarpong Bawuah, First Atlantic Bank chair Catherine Engmann, Stanbic Bank Ghana chair Esi Tawia Addo-Ashong, GT Bank Ghana chair Irene Baaba Hagan and Ghana Grid Company chair Kuukua Maurice Ankrah.

Other notable names include Patricia Obo-Nai of Absa Bank Ghana, Mansa Nettey of Zen Petroleum, Pearl Nkrumah of the Ghana Stock Exchange and Rosie Ebe-Arthur, who serves as chair of FirstBank Ghana and a member of the MTN Ghana board.

Full List of the 2026 Top 100

Avance Media’s full list of recognised women board directors is as follows:

1. Abena Nyarkoa Asomaning (Dr.) — SIC Insurance Company PLC (Member)
2. Abiba Zakariah (Dr.) — Driver & Vehicle Licensing Authority (Member)
3. Adjoa Kusiwaa Boateng — Fanmilk, IC Group (Member)
4. Adwoa Nyantakyiwa Annan — Fidelity Bank (Member)
5. Afua Adubea Koranteng — OmniBSIC Bank Ghana (Member)
6. Afua Konadu Mensah — Donewell Insurance (Member)
7. Akofa Dakwa — Guinness Ghana Breweries Plc (Member)
8. Ama Mawusi Mawuenyefia — Minerals Income Investment Fund (Member)
9. Ama Sarpong Bawuah — Access Bank Ghana (Chair)
10. Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh — Unilever Ghana PLC & National Information Technology Agency (Member)
11. Angela Lamensdorf Ofori-Atta (Prof.) — Enterprise Group (Member)
12. Angela Peasah — Absa Bank Ghana (Member)
13. Antoinette Kwofie — Ghana Stock Exchange & MTN Ghana (Member)
14. Audrey Naa Dei Kotey — Ghana Stock Exchange (Member)
15. Audrey Smock Amoah (Dr.) — Energy Commission, GIPC (Member)
16. Beatrice Bridget Ofei — First National Bank Ghana (Member)
17. Beatrice Feehi Annangfio — Bank of Ghana (Member)
18. Benedicta Wontumi — Absa Bank Ghana (Member)
19. Catherine Engmann — First Atlantic Bank (Chair)
20. Charlotte Osei — Ghana Gas Company Limited (Member)
21. Cynthia Anne Lumor — Standard Chartered Bank PLC (Member)
22. Dorothy Mensah — Affinity Ghana Savings and Loans Limited (Chair)
23. Edith Uyovbukerhi — Old Mutual Ghana (Member)
24. Edna Agyepong (Dr.) — Bui Power Authority (Member)
25. Efua Preba Arkaah Greenstreet — Prudential Life Insurance (Member)
26. Emelia Assiakwa — Ghana Shippers Authority (Member)
27. Emelia Guo (Dr.) — Northern Electricity Distribution Company (Member)
28. Emma Akua Bulley — Bank of Ghana (Member)
29. Esi Tawia Addo-Ashong — Stanbic Bank Ghana (Chair)
30. Estelle Akofio-Sowah — National Information Technology Agency (Chair) & Stanbic Bank Ghana (Member)
31. Ethel Cofie — Old Mutual Ghana (Member)
32. Evelyn Lamisi Asuah — GOIL Ghana (Member)
33. Faustina Nelson — Ghana Revenue Authority (Member)
34. Florence Afua Mangwe Hutchful — Multimedia Ghana (Member)
35. Florence Hope-Wudu — Zenith Bank Ghana (Member)
36. Frances Adu-Mante — Absa Bank Ghana (Chair)
37. Freda Yahan Duplan — Fanmilk (Chair), Zen Petroleum & Zenith Bank Ghana (Member)
38. Georgette Emefa Fugah — Electricity Company of Ghana (Member)
39. Gifty Seiwaa Nyorho (Dr.) — National Identification Authority (Member)
40. Gillian Sandra Slater — Unilever Ghana PLC & Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems Limited (Member)
41. Grace Amey-Obeng — Media General (Member)
42. Hasiyatu Abubakari (Prof.) — Petroleum Commission (Member)
43. Helen Amarquaye — Old Mutual Ghana (Chair)
44. Immaculate Kawe Kanlisi — Consolidated Bank Ghana (Member)
45. Irene Ackuaku — Consolidated Bank Ghana (Member)
46. Irene Baaba Hagan — GT Bank Ghana (Chair)
47. Jemilat Jawulaa Mahamah — Ghana Maritime Authority (Chair)
48. Joyce Okoree — Food and Drugs Authority (Member)
49. Juliana Asante — Societe Generale Ghana (Member)
50. Juliet Amoah — Graphic Communications Group (Member)
51. Justina Nelson — UMB Bank Ghana (Member)
52. Karen Akiwumi-Tanoh — Prudential Life Insurance (Chair)
53. Kizzita Mensah — Bank of Ghana (Member)
54. Kuukua Maurice Ankrah — Ghana Grid Company (Chair)
55. Linda Quaynor — UBA Ghana (Member)
56. Lucy Emma Alando — Ecobank Ghana (Member)
57. Maame Samma Peprah — Securities and Exchange Commission (Member)
58. Mabel Asi Sagoe — Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (Member)
59. Maidie Elizabeth Arkutu — GT Bank Ghana (Member)
60. Mansa Nettey — Zen Petroleum (Member)
61. Margaret Boateng Sekyere — Societe Generale Ghana (Chair)
62. Marian Ekua Hayfron-Benjamin — UMB Bank (Member)
63. Marietta Brew — Ghana Gold Board (Member)
64. Matilda Asante Asiedu — Exim Bank Ghana (Member)
65. Mavis A. Ampah — National Communications Authority (Chair)
66. Mavis Asare Donkor — Environmental Protection Authority (Member)
67. Mercy Naa Akua Offei-Koranteng (Dr.) — National Investment Bank Limited (Member)
68. Naa Adorkor Codjoe — Standard Chartered Bank PLC (Member)
69. Naa Kuorkor Aryee — Ghana Publishing Company (Member)
70. Naana Winful Fynn — Ghana Stock Exchange (Member)
71. Nana Adjoa Hackman — FirstBank Ghana (Member)
72. Nana Akua Ayivor — Bank of Ghana (Member)
73. Nana Ama Botchway — MTN Ghana (Member)
74. Nana Ama Browne Klutse (Prof.) — Petroleum Commission & Lands Commission (Member)
75. Nana Amma Adjovu (Dr.) — GCB Bank (Member)
76. Norkor Duah — Media General (Member)
77. Pamela Seyram Addo — GCB Bank (Member)
78. Patience Akyianu — Hubtel (Chair) & Ecobank Ghana (Member)
79. Patience Asante — Cal Bank (Member)
80. Patricia Obo-Nai — Absa Bank Ghana (Member)
81. Peace Mamle Yoko Tetteh (Prof.) — GOIL Ghana (Member)
82. Pearl Nkrumah — Ghana Stock Exchange (Chair)
83. Peggy Addo — Volta River Authority (Member)
84. Peggy Dzodzomenyo — Societe Generale Ghana (Member)
85. Petra Aba Asamoah — Ghana Post Company Limited (Chair)
86. Rosie Ebe-Arthur — FirstBank Ghana (Chair) & MTN Ghana (Member)
87. Rosy Fynn — First National Bank Ghana (Member)
88. Sadia Chinery-Hesse — OmniBSIC Bank Limited (Member)
89. Salamatu Braimah Mahama — Social Security and National Insurance Trust (Member)
90. Sanja Anita Morrison — National Petroleum Authority (Member)
91. Sarah-Mary Frimpong — Stanbic Bank Ghana (Member)
92. Setutsi Goka Ivowi — Unilever Ghana PLC & Enterprise Trustees (Member)
93. Shirley-Ann Awuletey-Williams (Dr.) — Ecobank Ghana (Member)
94. Suweibatu Adam — Environmental Protection Authority & Ghana Tourism Authority (Member)
95. Teresa A. Cooke — OmniBSIC Bank Ghana (Chair)
96. Thelma Efua Quaye — First Atlantic Bank (Member)
97. Vera Ogeh Lassey Fiador (Prof.) — Republic Bank Ghana PLC (Member)
98. Yaa Asantewaa Asante — Minerals Income Investment Fund (Member)
99. Yvette Adounvo Atekpe — Access Bank Ghana (Member)
100. Yvonne Ofosu-Appiah — Cal Bank (Member)

A Sign of Progress in Boardroom Representation

Charlotte Osei’s inclusion in the ranking places her among a distinguished group of women helping shape the governance and strategic direction of major Ghanaian institutions. With women accounting for 25.9 per cent of the board seats assessed by Avance Media, the 2026 ranking also draws attention to the progress made in women’s representation while underscoring the need for continued efforts to promote greater diversity in Ghana’s boardrooms.