About us
We provide support to the Institute's members and students in the region.
The aims of the branch are:
- To offer CPD and networking events for members and non-members alike.
- To support and encourage students.
- To promote the profession in the West Africa Region.
Upcoming events
The South East of England branch offers a variety of events to support your professional development at every stage of your career. Whether you to want brush up on your knowledge and skills, network with peers or add to your CPD, we run sessions on a variety of topics and in a variety of formats, with contributions from experts and guest speakers across the governance community.
Conference
2025 CGIUKI Annual Conference
Be sure to pencil 1st and 2nd July in your diary, to join us, hundreds of governance professionals and expert speakers in London for two days of insight, discussions on best practice and debate.
The CGI Annual Conference – Governance 2025 is the ideal environment to network governance professionals from across the UK and beyond.
Prices will start from £300 with discounted rates available for CGI Members and Students.
Latest Blogs
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The Institute's Response to the UK Stewardship Code Consultation
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has finished consulting on its proposed changes to the Code. The UK Stewardship Code sets a standard for how investors manage their responsibilities and aims to ensure that investment decisions drive long-term value and create positive societal outcomes.
Meet the team
The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland maintains a presence in West Africa (Ghana) through its local branch committee. The local branch strives to enhance the presence of the Institute and, to support members and students throughout their careers and study programmes, as qualified or aspiring governance professionals. If you are interested in joining the committee, please contact us.
Branch Chair
George Coleman FCG
George Coleman is a Manager in the Company Secretarial Services unit of PricewaterhouseCoopers (Ghana) Limited with over 10 years working experience with the firm.
George is a Fellow of The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland (FCG) and holds a MSc. in Financial and Legal Management from the University of West London.
He is a specialist in regulatory advice, corporate compliance review, statutory due diligence review, Technology Transfer Agreements (TTA) review, foreign exchange control matters, pathfinder & inward investor services, company secretarial services as well as immigration services including obtaining work and residence permits for clients' expatriates.
Secretary
Ruthy Amakie Strauss-Ashiaby ACG
Ms. Ruthy Amakie Strauss-Ashiaby is a Legal Practitioner and an Associate of The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland (ACG). Her practice areas are corporate law, commercial law and corporate governance.
Contact the West Africa branch
For membership and study enquiries please contact the student and membership team:
For branch support and event queries please contact the branch support team: